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Vote on Extension <br />of the Mall using <br />Vinegar Hill <br />Urban Renewal <br />Project Close-Out <br />Funds <br /> <br /> Mr. Nick Barlow, Vice-President of DCI spoke in favor of <br />extension of the mall and the possibility of a street from Water <br />Street to Preston Avenue through the eastern edge of the Vinegar <br />Hill property. <br /> <br /> The Mayor stated that a decision could be made tonight on <br />extension of the mall or the close-out funds could be allocated <br />through Community Development Block Grann Funds. Mr. Fife moved <br />that $150,000 be set aside as seed money for a development <br />corporation for other possible uses for Vinegar Hill. This <br />motion died for lack of a second. Mr. Gatewood stated that the <br />Council should decide if we're going to have a mall, how much <br />its going to cost and then decide how to use the rest of the <br /> <br />Joint Public Hearing <br />set with Housing <br />Authority <br /> <br />Work Session <br /> <br />Presentation re: <br />Solar Energy Tax <br />Exemption <br /> <br />Presentation re: <br />MACAA Emergency Fuel <br />Relief Program <br /> <br /> money. A motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mr. Brunton tmat <br /> the Vinegar Hill Close-out funds be used for extension of a <br /> mall, was unanimously adopted. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Fife, seconded by Mr. Brunton a joint <br /> public hearing with the Redevelopment and Housing Authority was <br /> se~t for May 1, 1978 at 7:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> A work session to discuss designs and concepts for a mall <br />was set for April 25th at 8:30 p.m. <br /> <br /> Mr. David Pais on behalf of the Charlottesville Solar <br /> <br />Energy Coordinating Committee addressed the Council and stated <br />that the last session of the General Assembly passed enabling <br />legislation which would allow localities to grant a tax exemption <br />to home owners who install solar heating systems and requested <br />that Council adopt an ordinance granting this exemption in the <br />City. However, action was deferred until a copy of this <br />legislation is available for study. <br /> <br /> Mrs. Anna Bell Hopkins, Energy Coordinator for the Monticello <br />Area Community Action Agency addressed the Council and gave a <br />progress report on the Emergency Fuel Relief Program. She <br />stated that the agency is now involved in three differenn <br /> <br />Consideration re: <br />Appropriation - <br />$29,000 Fringe <br />Benefits <br /> <br />programs 'involving fuel relief, including the City funded <br />program, state ~funded program and a federal program. She stated <br />that $8,195.38 has been expended in the first quarter for <br />emergency fuel relief. She requested that if there are any <br />funds left at the end of the fiscal year that the agency be <br />allowed to keep those funds for use at a later date. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Brunton, seconded by Mr. Fife the following <br />resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting <br />for consideration. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br /> Charlottesville, that the sum of $29,000.00 is hereby appropriated <br /> from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to <br /> expenditure account 01-91030 for payment of medical expenses <br /> and survivor benefits as ordered by the Virginia Industrial <br /> Commission in the matter of Cecil J. Critzer, deceased. <br /> <br />Consideration re: On motion by Mr. Fife seconded by Mr Gatewood the following <br />Appropriation - ' · <br /> <br />$30,000 Transportation resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for <br />Restudy <br /> consideration. <br /> <br />36.3 <br /> <br /> <br />