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230 COUNCIL CHAMBER - MAY 6, 1957 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF APRIL 22, 1957 ANO APRIL 26, 1957 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. ROBERT G. BURNET ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ANO REQUESTED RELIEF FROM THE REQUEST RE: SEWER CHARGE REFERRED TO UTILITIES COMM. SEWER CHARGE IMPOSED ON WATER USED FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES AT THE NURSERY. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO TO THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. REQUEST RE: ORDINANCE A COMMUNICATION FROM DR. S. D. STURKIE REQUESTING AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PROHIBITING USE OF PUBLIC BLDG AFTER DISCONTINUING THE USE OF A PUBLIC BUIl01NG AFTER WATER SERVICE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED WAS REFERRED WATER SERVICE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY. THE RESIGNATION OF MR. HENRY E. BELT AS DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTOR WAS PRESENTED. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE THE FOREGOING RESIGNATION WAS RESIGNATION RE: DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTOR ACCEPTED WITH REGRETS. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER THE MAYOR WAS REQUESTED TO APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO FILL THIS VACANCY. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. MICHIE, MR. BATTLE ANO MR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING 7,023.75 FOR ARCHITECTURAL FEES IN CONNECTION APPROPRIATION RE' WITH ADDITIONS TO JEFFERSON SCHOOL, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ARCHITECTURAL FEES ON APRIL 22ND, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. (MR. COLEMAN ABSENT AT THIS TIME . APPROPRIATION RE- THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING 6,000.00 FOR WATER WASTE SURVEY, WHICH WAS WATER WASTE SURVEY. OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON APRIL 22ND, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. (MR. COLEMAN ABSENT AT THIS TIME . AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 121.75 ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE' OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AS AMENDED", was OFFERED BY SECTION 121.75 BLDG.•CODE MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, AND UPON THE RULES BEING SUSPENDED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES:NONE. (MR. COLEMAN ABSENT AT THIS TIME . PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO SUBSECTION 3 OF SECTION 5; SUBSECTION 5 OF SECTION 6; PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE REFERRED SUBSECTION 7 OF SECTION 7; AND THE ADDITION OF SUBSECTION H OF SECTION 7 OF THE TO PLANNING COMM. ZONING ORDINANCE WERE PRESENTED AND REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION, AND .JUNE 3, 1957 AT 2:00 P.M. WAS SET AS THE DATE AND TIME OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THESE PROPOSALS. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED SEVERAL DETAILED PLANS FOR A NEW BELMONT BRIDGE AS APPROVED BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS. MR. BOWEN MATTER RE: PLANS FOR NEW BELMONT BRIDGE. STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED COST OF THIS BRIDGE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $1,300,000.00 AND THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WOULD PAY 5O~ OF THE COST, THE STATE 25~ AND THE CITY~S SHARE WOULD BE 25;1;. MR. BOWEN RECOMMENDED THAT "SCHEME A" AS APPROVED BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES BE APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, THAT THE COUNCIL AGREE TO PAY ITS 25~, THAT THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE AUTHORIZED AND REQUESTED TO EMPLOY AN ENGINEERING FIRM FOR THIS WORK, AND THAT HE BE AUTHORIZED AND INSTRUCTED TO CONFER WITH THE C & O AUTHORITIES IN REGARD TO THEIR SHARING IN THE COST OF THIS BRIDGE. ON MOTION 8Y MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THE FOREGOING RECOMMEN- DATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER WERE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ;. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION