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469 RES LV~Dib~the Council of the City of Charlottesville that a sum sufficient not to exceed $5,000 is hereby released from expenditure account 01-71060-5399 to fund the preparation of the aforesaid cost-benefit analysis. Resolution re: Granting On motion by Mrs. O'Brien seconded by Mr Albro the following Special Permit for property ' at 1301 Harris St. resolution was unanimously adopted. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottes- ville, that there is hereby granted, pursuant to §31-93 of the City Code, a special permit for the continued use of the property located at 1301 Harris Street, designated as Parcel 90.6 on City Real Property Tax Map 34, as a dry cleaning establishment of moderate to high hazard. Such hazard classification shall conform to that established in the Uniform Statewide Building Code. Such permit shall be subject to the conditions and regulations set forth in the aforesaid §31-93 as well as to all general conditions and regulations imposed upon special permits by Chapter 31 of the City .Code, provided that no site plan approval shall be required for continuation of the existing use of such property. Any expansion or change in existing use shall be subject to amendment of this resolution and site plan approval. Resolution re: Authorizing The pre-application to the Urban Mass Transit Administration the City Manager to file a reapplication for UMTA requesting funding of a capital grant for additional transin Capital Grann equipment was again discussed. Mrs. O'Brien stated that she did not know what the feeling was about amending the grant application to not retrofit the present buses, but it seems that money could be better spent, but she would like to move that the grant application be amended to eliminate the funds to retro- fit the present buses and for lifts on the new buses. The motion was seconded by Mr. Albro and unanimously adopted. A motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Albro the following resolut~on~ was unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, the City Manager has presented to this Council a proposal daned September 20, 1978 for a preapplication (number 79-10-032) to be submitted to the Urban Mass Transit Administration, United States Department of Transportation, requesting funding of a capital grant for additional transit equipment; and WHEREAS, such preapplication has been modified in those particulars outlined in a memorandum from the Assistant City Manager dated November 3~ 1978, and further modified to reflect the elimination of certain special equipment for the handicapped~ and has been reviewed and discussed by this Council; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit to the Urban Mass Transit Administration the preapplication as so presented and modified; and be it further RESOLVED that the City Manager is further authorized to take all actions he deems necessary to secure participation by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation zn funding the non-federal share of such grant request. Mrs. O'Brien requested the Mayor to contact other cities in Virginia of our size and population who have transit systems to determine their feelings about the kinds of regulations being Resolution re: Appointing Viewers - Hedge Street promulgated by UMTA and that some effort be made to communicane to our congressional representatives the feelings of the Council about how regulations being developed to meet the needs of large cities are really squeezing small cities. On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Albro the following resolution was unanimously adopted. A RESOLUTION appointing viewers to consider a request for the vacation of that portion of Hedge Street lying between 2nd Street, N. E. and Park Plaza.