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Regular meeting Approval of minutes Public Hearing re: Downtown Mall Special Assess- ment Ordinance 145 COUNCIL CHAMBER - MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1978 The Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife and Mr. Gatewood. Absent: Mrs. O'Brien. The minutes of the meeting of August 2, 1976 were approved as corrected. A public hearing was held on a proposed ordinance creating a special assessment district in the Downtown Mall Area. Mr. Fife announced due to a possible conflict of interest he would not be participating in any of the discussion or voting on this matter. The City Attorney announced that the ordinanee has been published as required by law and explained the proposed ordinance. Mr. Tom Branham, City Assessor addressed the Council and explained the method used in determining the amount of assessment for the properties effected by the Mall construction. The following letter was presented from National Bank and Trust Company: Mrs. Mayor and Members of City Council City Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 Dear Mrs. Mayor and Members of .City Council: We represent, in various capacities, the owners of the property known as 215 East Main Street, the forward part of which is presently rented to Trolls of Norway. We believe that the sPecial tax assessment of this property, which comprises four (4) separate tracts of land, is inappropriate, inequitable and unfair, and that the special tax assessment should be reduced to ~ake into account this separation. An official request has been made to City Attorney, Roger Wiley, and to City Assessor, Thomas Branham, to consider the three (3) tracts of land on Third Street as a single tax parcel and, also as a single tax parcel, the one (1) tract fronting on Main Street and running back to Market Street. In our opinion only the parcel fronting on Main Street should be included in the special tax assesgment. The value of the three tracts on the corner of Third Street and Market Street should be excluded from the special tax assessment. We request that this protest be made a part of the official record of the August 16, 1976, public hearing. Very truly yours, John Fischbeck (signed) John Fischbeck Trust Officer Mr. Mike Termain, addressed the Council and stated that it was his understanding when preliminary plans were being developed for the Mall that a total of 157 properties would be effected and assessed for a portion of the cost. He stated that only 55 properties were effected by the completed Mall, but were still being asked to pay the same total amount of the cost. He stated, he felt there should be