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3-64 Resolution re: Authorizing the Mayor to sign contract for the sale of Lane High School to Albemarle County BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that there is hereby appropriated from the unencumbered balance of the General Fund to expenditure account~01-92010 the sum of $30,000 to be paid as the City's share of the cost of Charlottesville-Albemarle Joint Transportation Study. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the resolution adopted March 6, 1978 appropriating money for such purpose is hereby repealed. A proposed agreement for the sale of the Lane High School Building to the County of Albemarle was presented and discussed. Mr. W. R. Bingler, Jr., Mr. Jimmy Miller and Mr. Lawson Davis addressed the Council in opposition to the sale of the property. Mr. Brunton stated that he does not feel the City is getting a high enough price for this property and can not support this action, On motion by Mr. Gatewood, seconded by Mr. Fife, the resolution hereinafter set forth was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, Mr, Fife, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Adoption of 1979 Criminal Justice Plan Ordinance re: Amending Community Attention Home Ordinance Consideration re: Ordinance - Permit Parking Zones on Edgewood Lane Consideration re: Ordinance - Rezoning- at 1018 Holmes Avenue - Denied Noes: Mr. Brunton.. WHEREAS, a joint committee of representatives of this Council, the City School Board and the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County has concluded its negotiations and recommended approval of an agreement for the sale of the property for the sum of $800,000 cash, and other consideration set forth in such agreement; and WHEREAS, such agreement of sale has been unanimously approved by the City School Board and the Board of Supervisors of Albemarle County, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottes- ville that the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the City that certain document, consisting of six pages, constituting an agreement for the sale of the Lane High School property presented to Council at the meeting at which this resolution is adopted, a copy of which shall be kept on file with the minutes of such meeting, and be it further RESOLVED, that the City Attorney and City Manager are directed to undertake all actions necessary for fulfill the City's obligations under Such agreement. The 1979 Criminal-Justice Plan as adopted by the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission was presented and discussed. On motion by Mr. Brunton, seconded by Mr. Fife the foregoing Criminal Justice Plan was unanimously approved. An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 30-15 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 19.76, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE COFR~UNITY ATTENTION HOME," which was offered at the meeting of the Council on April 3, 1978, was adoPted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr'. Fife, Mr.Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. An ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 16-56 OF THE'CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PERMIT'.PARKING ZONES, TO ESTABLISH A NEW PERMIT ZONE ON EDGEWOOD LANE," was offered by Mr. Fife, seconded by Mr. Gatewood and carried over no-the next for consideration. A cot~r~unication was presented from the Planning Commission recommending that the petition to rezone from R-1 to R-2 property located at 1018 Holmes Avenue be denied for the following reasons: 1. This would constitute spot zoning; 2. This could set a bad precedent for the street which is primarily single fnmily; 3. The applicant understood the restrictions of the R-1 zone when he obtained the building