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344 Staff repo=t re: Trailways bus parking lot Appropriation re: $85,000 Consultants for City-County negotiations (2nd reading) Appropriation re: $2,944 RSVP grant Resolution re: Appointing viewers for vacation of alley south of Wertland Street Resolution re: Making adjustments to certain City accounts for FY 1979-80 Mr. Michael Letcher, Assistant to the City Manager, presented a report on the current status of the'Trailways bus parking lot agreement. Currently, the City is allowing the company to use the Midway school property for parkinglbuses in exchange for the use of a lot behind Reid's Supermarket currently leased by Trailways a~d used by the City for public parking. In view of the sale of the Midway property, Council must consider what alternative arrange- ment to make. A vacant lot on Garrett Street can be paved for Trailway's use for $77,509 with the land donated by the Housing Authority and City crews doing the paving work. In such an arrange- ment, the City would retain the use of the Reid's lot for public parking for the next ten years, the remaining tenure of the Trailways lease. Mr. Conover and Mr, Albro questioned whether Trailways should receive the use of the Garrett Street lot for no monetary consideration, as this lot is considerably larger than the Reid's lot and more convenient to the bus station. Mr. Letcher responded that Trailways seems unwilling to pay for the use of the Garrett Street lot when they are already paying the $410 per month lease on the Reid's lot. Mr. Hendrix stated that this decision needed to be made soon or the imminent winter weather would delay construction of the Garrett Street lot and the City would lose the use of the Reid's lot. Council asked that the staff continue to negotiate with Trailways on the issue and report back to Council. The appropriation for'S85,000 for consultants to advise the City on City-County annexation negoatiations, which was offered at the meeting of Council on October 6, was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Buck, Mr. Conover, Ms. Gleason, Dr. Hall.~ Noes: None. On motion by Mr. Albro, seconded by Dr. Hall, the following appropriation was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration: BE IT RESOLVED by-the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $2,944 is hereby appropriated in the grants fund to expenditure account 11-51090 for use by the Retired Senior Volunteer Program in preparation of an oral history, slide presentation and radio series about the history of Vinegar Hill; provided, however, that such appropriation shall be offset by revenues in a like amount from a grant provided by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. On motion by Mr. Albro, seconded by Mr. Conover, Council unanimously approved the following resolution: WHEREAS this Council has received a petition requesting vacation of a certain alley located on the south side of Wertland Street; and WHEREAS it appears to Council that the notices required by Section 15.1-364 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, have been duly posted; now, therefore, he it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that Mrs. Mary Jane Haynes, W.J. Copeland and H.P. Winn, Jr., report in writing to Council what inconvenience, if any, would result from such vacation. On motion by Mr. Albro, seconded by Ms. Gleason, the following resolution was unanimously adopted by Council: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the actions hereinafter set forth are hereby authorized with respect to the accounts of the City herein listed, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1980: