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PUBLIC OTHER BUSINESS MINUTES PUBLIC PUBLIC ~EARING: BANNERS t976, BY THE RBZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 308 TENTH STREET, N.B." was offered and Carried over to the next meeting for consideration. Mrs. Gleason stated that she would abstain from participation on this item. There were no matters by the public. Interviews for vacancies on the Planning Commission were set for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21st. Mr. Hendrix stated that he had received a letter from the Department of Housing and Urban Development informing him that 275 Section 8 slots were available. These would provide housing subsidy funds which would subsidize rents in property that met certain standards, but would not create additional units. Mr. Hendrix asked Council if they were in favor of the City applying for the funding. It was the consensuf of COuncil The meeting was adjourned. President be applied for. COUNCIL CHAMBER - August 20, 1984 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gieason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. On motion by Mrs. Gleason, seconded by Dr. Gunter, the minutes of August 6th were approved as corrected, with Mr. Buck abstaining. Mr. Pete Keyser of 2316 Stadium Road, presented the following list of complaints regarding, the construction of the new University of Virginia dormitories: 1) dust on the roads, 2) speeding trucks, 3) speed limit signs had been knocked down and never replaced, ~) there appeared to be access roads into the dorms from Stadium Road where Mr. KeySer was told there would be none, and 5) it was questionable whether parking for the new dorms could be limited to Scott Stadium instead of increased parking on Stadium' Road. Mr. Buck responded that the speed limit signs would be replaced the following day by the City. Mr. Buck added that while the City has little control over the other complaints, he hoped that the City could use its present good relationship with the University to address the concerns. Mrs. Gleason suggested that pe-rmit parking be investigated. Mr. Gary O'Connell, Assistant City Manager, summarized the issues involved in the debate over whether to continue to allow banners to be hung across City streets. Mr. O'Connell stated that VEPCO had recently begun to enforce its policy of not allowing banners to be hung from their utility poles for safety reasons. Mr. O'Connell added that if Council decided to continue to allow banners, a decision must also be made about whether to accept VEPCO's offer to erect poles at no charge, or whether the City preferred to erect their own pol-es at City cost and, if so, in what locations. Ms. Kennedy Smith, President of Downtown Charlottesville, Inc., supported banners because substantial financial investments had been but into the banners and because she fel~. they were fun and decorative. Ms. Smith added that she would accept any guidelines and time limits the City adopted for banner hanging. Ms. Smith read a resolution from the Board Of Directors of DCI endorsing banners.