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COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 6, 1970 <br /> <br />REZON lNG REQUEST - <br />337- 15TH ST., N. W. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION RE: <br />RULES COVERING WORK <br />SESSIONS OF COUNCIL <br /> <br />RESOLUTION RE: <br />CLOSING RAILROAD AVE. <br /> <br /> THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> MR. DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART, MR. VAN ~AHRES~ HR~ VOGT AND HR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. <br /> <br /> REV. MORRIS BRANCH, ASSOCIATE HINISTER OF BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. <br /> THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 16~ 1970 WERE READ AND APPROVED. <br /> <br /> A REQUEST FOR REZON1NG AT 337 - 15TH STREET~ N. W. WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING <br /> COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. <br /> <br /> ON MOTION BY HR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY ~R. VAN YAHRES, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS <br /> <br /> ADOPfED:'B¥ THE~0LL~WING VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART, MR.'VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT <br /> AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. <br /> BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HEREBY <br /> <br /> AGREES TO HOLD ITS WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING RULES: <br /> <br /> 1o So CALLED WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF COUNCIL MAY BE CALLED <br /> <br /> FROM TIME TO TIME BY: <br /> <br /> A. THE MAYOR <br /> <br /> B. A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL <br /> <br /> 2. THE MAYOR OR WHOMEVER HE HAY DESIGNATE SHALL GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE <br /> <br /> OF ANY WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF COUNCIL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME IN ADVANCE <br /> OF THE MEETING EXCEPT IN CASES OF EMERGENCIES WHERE TIME OR PUBLIC SAFETY DOES <br /> NOT PERMIT. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN, IN PERSON, BY TELEPHONE OR IN WRITING <br /> TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEWS MEDIA CUSTOMARILY COVERING CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY <br /> AFFAIRS~iAND SHAL~INCLUDE: <br /> <br /> (A) DATE, TIME~ AND PLACE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING <br /> <br /> (BI A LIST OF ~HE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED <br /> <br /> 3. ANY WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE CONDUCTED <br /> <br /> IN ACCORD WITH PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (SEC. 2.1-340 <br /> <br />ET. SEQ. OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950). <br /> <br /> ~. AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ANY <br /> <br />WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF COUNCIL~ THE MAYOR OR WHOMEVER HE MAY DESIGNATE SHALL <br />MAKE AVAILABLE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEWS MEDIA WHO CUSTOMARILY COVER CITY <br />AFFAIRS A RESUME OF THE SUBJECTS QISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL DURING SUCH WORK OR <br />EXECUTIVE SESSION AND~ WHERE APPROPRIATE~ THE DATE UPON WHICH THESE MATTERS WILL <br />BE GIVEN PUBLIC CONSIDERATION. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS COUNCIL HEREBY EXPRESSES THE HOPE AND <br /> <br />INTENTION THAT WITHIN TWELVE (1~) MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION~ <br />THE COUNCIL SHALL~ AFTER REVIEW AND APPROPRIATE AMENDMENT OF THE AFORESAID REGULATIONS~ <br />REENACT THE SAME OR SOME VARIATION THEREOF IN ORDINANCE FORM AS PART OF THE FORMAL <br />COUNCIL RULES NOW CODIFIED IN CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 196~o <br /> <br /> ON MOTION BY ~Ro RINEHART, SECONDED BY HR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS <br />UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS~ THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON A PORTION <br />OF RAILROAD AVENUE BETWEEN MONTPELIER AND LEWIS STREETS AS HEREINAFTER <br />DESCRIBED, HAVE REQUESTED THAT SUCH STREET BE CLOSED~ AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS~ THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED <br />MARCH 1~, 1970, HAS R/COMMENDED SUCH CLOSING~ AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING <br />TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE STREET ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S <br />RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DE$CRIBED~ <br /> <br /> NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ALL OF THAT PORTION OF RAILROAD AVENUE LOCATED <br />BETWEEN MONTPELIER AND LEWIS STREETS AS SHOWN CROSS HATCHED ON A SKETCH <br />OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, DATED MARCH <br />10~ 1970, WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE~ BE <br /> <br /> <br />