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294 <br /> <br />Appropriation re: <br />$3,000 Office on <br />Youth <br /> <br />Appropriation re: <br />$9,500 Sculpture <br />for Juvenile Court <br />Building <br /> <br />Resolution re: <br />Granting special <br />permit request for <br />Queen Charlotte <br />Square project <br /> <br />additional priorities for sidewalk improvements as the <br />City crews have completed projects earmarked by Council previously <br />are now ready for additional projects. On motion by Mr. Albro, <br />seconded by Mr. Conover, Council unanimously agreed to hold a <br />public hearing on the matter of sidewalk priorities before <br />deciding on the Projects to be done. <br /> <br /> Council considered the following appropriation resolution: <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia, that the sum of $.3,000.00 .is hereby appropriated from <br />the unappropriated balance of the general fund to expenditure <br />account 11-12050. for' the operation of an Office on Youth. <br /> <br />On motion hy Mr. Albro, seconded by Dr. Hall, the appropriation <br />resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for <br />consideration. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Albro, seconded by b~r. Conover, the following <br />appropriation resolution was offered and carried over to the next <br />meeting for consideration: <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED. bT tRe Council of the City of Charlottesville, <br />Virginia, that the sum of .$9,500.00 is hereby appropriated from <br />the unappropriated balance of the general fund to expenditure <br />account 01-12030 for the creation of a sculpture for the Charlottesville- <br />Albemarle Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court; provided, however, <br />that the amount of this appropriation shall not exceed the total <br />amount of the contributions from private sources for said sculpture. <br /> <br /> Mr. Thomas~ G. Martin of Martin, Walker, Jones, Lawrence & <br /> <br /> Lynn presented the C.F. Corporation's request that the City extmnd <br /> the special permit for the Queen Charlotte project since <br /> litigation has tied it up and made it impossible to proceed so <br /> far. Mr. Lloyd-Smith questioned whether the City would gain any <br /> advantage by granting the extension, pointing out that if the <br /> permit is allowed to expire the City would have a second opportunity <br /> to consider the .project, which would not be appreciably delayed <br /> by the necessity to present the request a second time.. He pointed <br /> out that the. C.F. Corporation has stated it would almost certainly <br /> re-design the project, which would necessitate another look at <br /> it and the granting of another permit. He urged Council not to <br /> close its options. Mr. Paul Peatross of Older Charlottesville, Inc., <br /> also opposed the.granting of the extension, pointing out that the <br /> original granting of a special permit was based on a special <br /> exception based on then-existing circumstances which have now <br /> changed and warrant new consideration (McGuffey project, needs of <br /> the City and residents of the neighborhood). He pointed out also <br /> that the developer was not .forced to delay construction but chose <br /> to do so because of the litigation, and that the litigation may <br /> take nother three or four years to complete. Mayor Buck raised <br /> the issue of whether the litigation would be continued if the <br /> special permits lapsed and this was discussed. Mr. Conover moved <br /> to amend the extension of the special permit to a time frame of <br /> one year but not .longer than two years, which was seconded by Mr. <br /> Albro, to enable a future Council to again look at the project. <br /> Mayor Buck made a substitute motion to amend the special permit <br /> extension to read 12 months beyond the end of the final litigation <br /> decision. This substitute motion was seconded by Mr. Albro and <br /> <br /> <br />