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COMMITTEE REPORT RE: SEWER CONNECTION - HYDRAULIC RD. RESOLUTION APPROP, CARRIED OVER - DEMOLITION CiTY HALL BLDG. 521-523 E. MAiN ST. RESOLUTION RE: TAX ON INCOME FROM MUNICIPAL BONDS REQUEST RE: METALLIC TUBING REQUIREMENT JUNE 2~ 1969 To THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEME~: YOUR COMMITTEE HAS CONSIDERED THE REQUEST OF ~NVESTMENTS DIVERSIFIED~ INC. FOR SEWER SERVICE ON HYDRAULIC ROAD~ OUTSIDE OF THE C1TY~ AND REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: THE SITE TO BE SERVED IS LOCATED WITHIN THE AREA WHICH THE COUNCIL HAS ASSIGNED TO ALBEMARLE COUNTY UNDER THE WATER CONTRACT DATED APRIL 8~ 1969. THE ClTYIS ORDINANCES PROVIDE THAT SEWER SERVICE iS TO BE PROVIDED ONLY TO THOSE :BEING BILLED FOR CITY WATER SERVICE, OUR COMMITTEE DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE CHANGING OF OUR ORDINANCES FOR OUTSIDE CONSUMERS~ HOWEVER~ tF THE APPLICANT CAN ARRANGE TO USE CITY WATER WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO CONNECT TO THE CITY SEWER SYSTEM UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SINCE THE PROPERTY IS IN AN AREA LIKELY TO BECOME A PART OF THE CITY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ UTI LITI ES COMMITTEE W~ A, RINEHART~ ~11 (SIGNED) d l M BOWEN (S ~ GNED_ ) ON MOTION BY MR, DAVlS~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATIONS WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVlS~ 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 ~t5~000.00 BE AND THE SAME iS HEREBY APPROPRIATED' FOR DEMOLITION OF OLD CITY HALL AND THE BUILDING AT 52t-523 E. MAIN STREET, ON MOTION BY MR, WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVlS~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS THE HOUSE WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING LEGISLATION WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY AND/OR INDIRECTLY TAX INCOME FROM MUNICIPAL BONDS ~ AND WHEREAS SUCH TAXATION WOULD SURELY JEOPARDIZE THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET AND WOULD IN MANY INSTANCES MAKE iT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SOME cITIEs AND COUNTIES TO COMPETE WITH PRIVATE CORPORATIONS FOR FUNDS~ AND WHEREAS THE INTEREST RATE ON MUNICIPAL BONDS~ iF TAXED~ WOULD SURELY BE MUCH HIGHER AND WOU:I~D. THEREBY INCREASE THE LOCAL COSTS SO AS TO PROHIBIT MANY NEEDED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS~ WITHOUT FEDERAL SUBSlDY~ AND WOULD CERTAINLY INCREASE LOCAL COSTS AT A' TIME WHEN LOCALITIES ARE FINDING IT MOST DIFFICULT TO RAISE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVlCES~ NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SENATOR HARRY F, BYRD~ JR. ~ SENATOR WI LLI AM B, SPONG~ JR. ~ REPRESENTATIVE JOHN O, MARSH~ AND REPRESENTATIVE JOEL T. BROYHILL BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO OPPOSE ANY LEGISLATION WHICH WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT THE MUNICIPAL BOND MARKET AND WHICH WOULD CAUSE HIGHER INTEREST RATES ON MUNICIPAL BONDS AND THEREBY INCREASE LOCAl] COSTS~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL SEND COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO SENATORS BYRD AND SPONG AND TO REPRESENTATIVES MARSH AND BROYHtLLo A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR, OTIS L, LEE REQUESTING THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO WAIVING THE METALLIC TUBING REQUIREMENT ON A PROPOSED SIX UNIT APARTMENT BUILDING AT 6~ RIDGE STREET, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE ELECTRICAL BOARD AND ~R, VOGT AND MR, VAN YAHRES FOR RECOMMENDATION, ON MOTION BY MR. WRtGHT~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAViS~ MR, RINEHART~ ~,R: VAN YAHRES AND MR. WR l GHT. NoEs: NONE.