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MATTER RE: IMPROVEMENTS AT AIRPORT PUBLIC HEARING SET RE: LINDEN STREET RESOLUTION RE: CLOSING PORTION 12½ & PAGE STREET RESOLUTION RE: CLOSING UNNAMED STREET FROM LANE RD. TO JEFF, PK. AVE. RESOLUTION RE: LIONS CLUB THAT ~133.95 BE AND THE SAME IF HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR REFUND OF ERRONEOUS REAL ESTATE TAXES TO MR. FRANCIS D, SMITH. A RESOLUTION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE JOINT AIRPORT COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE GOVERNING BODIES O~ THE CITY ANDCOUNTY HAKE APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY FOR MATCHING FUNDS TO BUILD ADDITIONAL RAMP SPACE AND A SOUTH TAXIWAY AND CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO PAVING ADDITIONAL AREA BETWEEN THE TERMINAL BUILDING AND RAMP. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR, VOGT~ MR. RINEHART AND MR. BOWEN AS A COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH A COMMITTEE FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO STUDY THIS MATTER AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING ON LINDEN STREET BE GRANTED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR JULY 15, 1968 AT 7:30 P. M. TO CONSIDER THIS MATTER. ON MOTION BY MR. VOGT, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON PORTIONS OF 12½ STREET AND PAGE STREET AS HEREI'NAFTER DESCRIBED~ HAVE REQUESTED THAT A PORTION OF SUCH STREETS BE CLOSED, AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED JUNE 12~ 1968~ HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH CLOSING, AND WHEREAS~ THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE STREETS ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSIONIS RECOM- MENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT PORTIONS OF 12½ STREET AND PAGE STREET AS SHOWN ON A SKETCH OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ DATED JUNE~ 1968~ WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE~ BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THIS VACATION SHALL NOT EXTINGUISH EXISTING UTILITY LiNE EASEMENTS FOR TELEPHONE~ ELECTRIC AND T. V. CABLE LINES IN THE AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE CITY RETAINS AND RESERVES TO ITSELF THE RIGHT TO LAY~ MAINTAIN~ REPAIR AND OPERATE ITS UTILITY LINES WHICH ARE NOW OR MAY BE INSTALLED IN SAID AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED. TITLE TO THE STREETS~ SUBJECT TO THE UTILITY EASEMENTS HEREIN RESERVED~ CLOSED BY THIS RESOLUTION SHALL REVERT ONE-HALF TO EACH ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER. BE It FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO RECORD THIS RESOLUTION AND SKETCH IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, ON MOTION BY MR. VOGT, SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE PROPERTY OWNER OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON AN UNNAMED 20 FOOT STREET RUNNING FROM LANE ROAD TO JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ HAS REQUESTED THAT SUCH STREET BE CLOSED~ AND WHEREAS, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED JUNE 12~ t968, HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH;:CLOSING~ AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CitY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE STREET ACCORD;I.ING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSiONIS RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE THAT AN UNNAMED 20 FOOT STREET RUNNING FROM LANE ROAD TO JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE AS SHOWN ON A SKETCH OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VlLLE) DATED JUNE~ 1968~ WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE~ BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THIS VACATION SHALL NOT EXTINGUISH EXISTING UTFLITY LINE EASEMENTS FOR TELEPHONE) ELECTRIC AND T. V. CABLE LINES tN THE AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED$ AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE CITY RETAINS AND RESERVES TO ITSELF THE RIGHT TO LAY) MAINTAIN) REPAIR AND OPERATE ITS UTILITY LINES WHICH ARE NOW OR MAY BE INSTALLED IN SAID AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED, TITLE TO THE STREET~ SUBJECT TO THE UTILITY EASEMENTS HEREIN RESERVED~ CLOSED BY TRIS RESOLUTION SHALL REVERT ONE-HALF TO EACH ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO RECORD THIS RESOLUTION AND SKETCH IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR, VOGT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE LIONS CLUB OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HAS RECENTLY MADE A GENEROUS FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THIS CITY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES~ AND WHEREAS~ THIS GIFT WILL RESULT IN IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE AT VARIOUS PARKS THROUGHOUT THE CiTY WHICH WILL BENEFIT MANY CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY.