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492 VINEGAR HILL AREA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE HARTMAN MILL ROAD AREA AS DENOTED IN SAID ELECTION BY QUESTION A AND QUESTION B, THAT A MAJORITY OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SA10 CITY WHO VOTED UPON THE QUESTION OF SUCH APPROVAL CAST THEIR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES FOR THE APPROVAL, SUCH FACT IS HEREIN ENTERED OF RECORD. IT FURTHER APPEARING FROM AN ORDER OF THIS COURT ENTERED JANUARY 15, 1961 THAT THE ELECTION WAS VALID AND BINDING, IT IS HEREBY ADJUDGED, ORDERED AND DECREED THAT PURSUANT TO SAID CANVASS OF VOTES, QUESTION A AND QUESTION B HAVE BEEN ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THE CLERK OF THIS COURT IS ORDERED TO FORWARD A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS ORDER TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, WHICH COUNCIL SHALL THEN HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE AUTHORITY'S PROPOSAL. GEORGE M. COLES ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL REQUESTS THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION RESOLUTION RE: SPECIAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE AUTHORITY'S APPLICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT ON THE COX'S ROW SITE SHOULD BE APPROVED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO FILE SUCH REQUEST WITH THE CORPORATION COURT. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS MADE BY MR. MOUNT: PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED FEDERAL UNITS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING IN CHARLOTTESVILLE EXPIRE ON JUNE 3O, 1961, UNLESS A PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY APPROVED BY THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY PRIOR TO THAT DATE. APPROVAL OF SUCH STATEMENT BY MR.r'MOUNT RE: A PROJECT GENERALLY TAKES ABOUT 45 DAYS FROM THE TIME IT IS INITIATED. UNDER PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT - FEDERAL FUNDS ALLOCATED THIS TIME SCHEDULE IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN APPROVAL OF COX'S ROW BEFORE JUNE 3O IF THAT SITE IS APPROVED IN THE PROPOSED MAY 23RD REFERENDUM. HOWEVER, THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY THE PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MAY INITIATE A PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT ON AN APPROVED SITE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE ITS ALLOCATION OF UNITS, ANO THEN LATER MAY SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER APPROVED SITE FOR THE PROJECT. IT IS THE HOPE AND DESIRE OF THE COUNCIL THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL CONSTRUCT PUBLIC HOUSING ON COX'S ROW, ANO WE INTEND TO SUBMIT THIS CHANGE TO A REFERENDUM. BUT IF THE COX'S ROW SITE IS NOT AFFIRMED IN THE REFERENDUM, THE COUNCIL AND THE AUTHORITY WILL CONSTRUCT SUCH HOUSING ON THE HARTMAN'S MILL ROAD SITE. IN ANY EVENT, TO AVOID LOSING THE PREVIOUSLY ALLOCATED UNITS I OFFER THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION: WHEREAS, rHE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HEREIN CALLED THE '~AUTHORITY~~~ PROPOSES TO DEVELOP IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA HEREIN CALLED THE ~~CITY"~ IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESOLUTION RE: PUBLIC HOUSING VIRGINIA HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAW, A LOW-RENT PUBLIC MOUSING PROJECT CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 125 DWELLING UNITS AND WHEREAS, A COOPERATION AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE CITY ANO THE AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH