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Resolution re: In Support of Greene County's efforts to gain state and federal aid Consideration re: Resolution - Granting a special permit to VEPCO - Public utility facility at Smith St. and St. Clair Ave. and Adopted The City that this could be accomplished in a communication to the County~Executive. 203 On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Gatewood the following resolution was unanimously adopted. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottes- ville, that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the City the following document~ in form approved by the City Attorney: Contract between the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville for the Watershed Manage- ment Official. A copy of such document shall be kept on file with the minunes of the Council meeting at which this resolution was adopted. On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Albro the following resolution was unanimously adopted, WHEREAS, on the 24th day of October, 1979, at approximately 10:12 a.m. the County of Greene suffered a grevious loss to its Clerk's Office, administrative offices, Courthouse, Sheriff's Office, Commissioner of Revenue's Office, District Court Clerk's Office, Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Clerk's Office, Extension Offices, Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, among others, and indeed all public buildings of the County of Greene with the exception of an old jail and the school buildings were destroyed; and WHEREAS, the County of Greene, after carefully reviewing the loss with counsel, with its architect, and with its accounting staff, has determined that there is no possibility that this damage can be rectified with available funds without placing an excessively burdensome tax upon the people of the County; and WHEREAS, Greene County is economically disadvantaged, has a high unemployment rate, has no industries within its borders and is not able to support such burden, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that we do recommend to the Honorable John N. Dalton, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia that he most heartily recommend to James Earl Carter, President of the United States, that Greene County, Virginia, be declared a federal disaster area under the provisions of the applicable statutes, now THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Charlottesville support efforts of the County of Greene to obtain assistance from the Commonwealth. of Virginia and the United States Government. A communication was presented from the Planning Commission recommending that the application for a special permit to use the property located at Smith Street, St. Clair Avenue and Coleman Street Extended for an Electric Power Transformer Substation be granted subject to site plan approval for the following reasons: 1. it is in harmony with the Comprehensive Plan; and 2. there is the need for the expansion of this facility in this area. On motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mrs. O'Brien the following resolution was unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, Virginia Electric and Power Company has applied for a special permit to use property owned by it, at the inter- section of Smith Street and St. Clair Avenue, designated as Parcel 225 on City Real Property Tax Map 49, for expansion of the existing sub-station located on said property; and WHEREAS such application has been duly advertised as provided by law, and has been subject of a public hearing jointly held by this Council and the City Planning Commission on January 8, 1980; and