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RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER - SHOFFNER PROPERTY MATTER RE: RAILROAD ASSESSMENT CASE APPROPRIATION - ATTORNEY'S FEE - RAILROAD ASSESSMENT CASE REQUEST RE: CHANGE IN USE REGULATIONS IN WATER CONTRACT KIDDIE COLLEGE, MATTER RE: GREENBRIER PARK AREA MATTER RE: BIDS IMPROVEMENTS TO BARRACKS RD. APPROPRIATION ARCHITECTS FEES NEW HIGH SCHOOLS PUBLIC HEARING RE: BILLIARD PARLORS B-1 BUSINESS CITY7 AN AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~6~089.38 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITYIS SHARE OF THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE THE SHOFFNER PROPERTY. THE CItY "MANAGER ADVl3ED THE COUNCIL THAT THE VIRGINIA MUNICIPAL LEAGUE HAS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES JOIN TOGETHER AND EMPLOY ONE LAW FIRM TO REPRESENT THEIR INTEREST IN THE RAILROAD ASSESSMENT CASE PRESENTLY BEFORE THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION? IN THIS CASE THE RAILROADS ARE REQUESTING A REDUCTION IN THE ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PROPERTY THROUGHOUT THE STATE. ON MOTION BY MR. RI-NEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. R~NEHART, MR. VAN YAHRE$~ MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT 9306.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE ClTyIS SHARE OF THE ATTORNEY'S FEE IN THE RAILROAD ASSESSMENT CASE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PRESIDENT OF KIDDIE COLLEGE~ INC. REQUESTING THAT THE USE REGULATIONS iN THEIR WATER CONTRACT BE CHANGED TO'CONFORM TO THE REGULATIONS OF THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE. THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A PETITION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE RESIDENTS ADJACENT TO THE GREENBRIER PARK AREA REQUESTING THE CITY TO CLEAR THE AREA BETWEEN THEIR PROPERTY AND THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE STREAM. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE CITY IS ATTEMPTING~ WHEN CONDITIONS PERMIT, TO DRAIN THE SWAMP AND NO PREFERENCE IS BEING GIVEN TO EITHER SIDE OF THE STREAM~ AND THAT ALL THE SWAMP LAND DOES NOT BELONG TO THE CITY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE DOUBTED VERY MUCH THAT IT WILL EVER BE POSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE THE STAGNANT WATER WITHOUT EXPENSIVE FILL. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD RECEIVED BIDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF BARRACKS ROAD FROM EMMET STREET WEST'TO A POINT.NEAR THE 250 BY PASS, AND THE LOWEST BID AMOUNTED TO ~201~594.2T AND THAT UNLESS C6UNCIL WAS OPPOSED TO GOING AHEAD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, HE WOULD EXECUTE THE CONTRACT FOR THE WORK. THE COUNCIL VOICED NO OBJECTION TO THIS PROCEDURE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~79~195.20 FOR ARCHITECTS FEES FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOLS~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 2t~ 1969, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VO~E: AYES: MR. DAVlS~ MR. RINEHART, MR, VAN YAHRES~ MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUAR~17~ 1969 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART, MR. VAN YAHRES~ MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT; NONE. DR. g. CLYDE HELMS GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 3, 1969 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 25 OF ARTICLE VIII OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW BILLIARD PARLORS IN B-1 BUSINESS DISTRICTS. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE, AND A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. C. Ei TOWNSEND IN OBdECTION TO THE CHANGE. AN