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337 Rublic hearing re: Proposed relocation of U.Va. hospital Mr. Comover and Ms. Gleason stated they felt that there is non enough information to go-on at this point to make an intelligent decision about ~der~gulation,~which would be hard to overturn at a later date if it didn't work, They also wanted to see taxi drivers and owners accept resp'onsihility for financial reporting and asked the City..to .obtain information from other cities about their regulations for Cabs, MaYor Buck requested that the staff obtain information ab0nt the hist~ory of r~gulm~ion in Charlottesville, how Other citima get their data. from cab drivers and some data on current struzture of the cab iindumtry in the City as well as a draft ordinance for deregulation. Mr. Hendrix agreed that this information cou]~ be provided at the 'first Council meeting in November. The ordJ~an'ce was therefore offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. Mayor Buck stated that the City has not yet taken a stand on the issu of the p=oposed =eloeation of the University of Virginia Medi~ al Center and wished to hear comments, from thepublic. Mr. Horace Symonds of the Federalion of Neighborhood Associations stated-that the Federation-has not taken a stand as yet but is concerned about the issue as it is one of the most far-reaching land decisions CharlotteSville.has faced. Ms. Cordelia Plunkett~ of the Jefferson Park Avenue Neighborhood Association asserted that the alternative of expanding the center in its present location would threaten the neighborhoods south of U.Va. The traffic and par~ing congestion are already a problem. The JPA Asso~ion has not yet taken a stand. Mr, William Coleman of the Belmont Association stated that the association's executive committee voted in favor of the Blue Ridge site because of accessability, parking, emergency services availability, alleviation of congestion around U.Va. and City growth in the south whereas now all growth is to the north and west. ~ir. James F. King,.Jr~., asked what impact the proposal would have on plans for Vinegar Hill, Starr Hill and the west end of the downtown mall. H.e also questioned the quality of health care that may be available in the new site. ,Ma. Gall Comraa of the Belmont Neighborhood Association stated that Mr~ Colemanls remarks do not necessarily reflect the feelings of~ the general memhership and that a poll would be taken of the members. Dr. Crmapton of~'l106 Rugby Road asked that the City encourage the University to stay within City. limits, Mr. Rohert Langdon,of 1864 Edgewood Lane stated that the medical faculty is opposed to the move because it wouldn't necessarily insure better quality health care. He questioned how the poor, elderly and handicapped would get to the center at Blue Ridge, whereas the present center is easily accessible by buses · or cabs. He was concerned about the issue of patient service.