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Resolution re: Authorizing the Mayor to execute a deed for the sale of City property Resolution - Appointing Viewers - Garrett Street 2.85 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia (the "Council"), has created the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia (the "Authorityi'), pursuant to tke Virginia Industrial Development and Revenue Bond Act to fulfill the purposes of such Act; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance adopted by the Council on July 19, 1976, which created the Authority (the "OrdinanceS,), provides that the Authority shall not finance any facility until the location and financing of such facility have been approved by the Council; WHEREAS, Section 5 of the Ordinance sets forth certain standards to be considered by the Authority and the Council in determining the nature and location of facilities to be financed by the AuthOrity; and WHEREAS, the Authority on September 19, 1979, adopted an inducement resolution agreeing to assist The Kroger Co. zn the financing of the acquisition, construction and equipping of a facility to be used for the retail sale of products of agriculture, pharmaceutical products and general merchandise to be located in the City of Charlottesville, Virginia (the UProject") by the issuance of the Authority's industrial development revenue bonds in an amounn estimated not be exceed $3,000,000; and WHEREAS, preliminary plans for the Project and the financing have been described to the Council in a presentation by a representative of~The Kroger Co.; and WHEREAS, the Project will be located at the intersection of Hydraulic Road and U. S. Route 29 in the City of Charlottesville Virginia. ' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA: 1. It is hereby found and determined that the acquisition, construction and equipping of the Project will be in the public interest and will promote the safety, health, welfare, convenience or prosperity of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, and its citizens. 2. The Council hereby approves the location and financing of the Project. 3. It is hereby found and determined that the Project meets the criteria set forth in Section 5 of the Ordinance. 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. ~lbro the following resolut~on~.was unanimously adopted. A RESOLUTION appointing viewers to consider a request for the vacation of a small portion of Garrett Street. WHEREAS, this Council has received a petition requesting vacation of a small portion of Garrett Street; and WHEREAS, it appears to Council that the notices required by 815.1-364 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended have been duly posted; ' NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that Messrs. Mason S. Byrd, W. J. Copeland and H. P. Winn report in writing to Council what inconvenience, if any, would result fmom such vacation. The City Manager advised the Council that the City has been requested to close a portion of unopened Ware Street, south of Cherry Avenue to Rohinson Place. He stated this street abuts the First Street Housing project. He stated the Housing Authority has raised a number of issues regarding the closing of this street, since they will be required to maintain a portion of the stream on this property. Mrs. O'Brien remarked that the Housing Authority has very little money to maintain streams. Mr. Wiley stated that he assumed that if the Housing Authority were going to do something to the branch it would have to come to tme City CounCil for the money as long as the two bodies are composed of the same people that shouldn't be too.b~g a problem. The City Attorney also pointed out the stream has been on City property for a number of years.