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RESOLUTION RE: CLARIF COLLECTION - LOCAL RECORDATION TAXES CATION SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS STATEMENT BY MR. VAN YAHRES RESOLUTION RE: MARCHANT AVENUE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FROM JANUARY 1~ 1961~ WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED BY RESOLUTION OF THIS COUNCIL ON MARCH 5~ 1962 FOR COLLECTION OF LOCAL RECORDATION TAXES FOR THIS CITY~ IS FOR SALARY AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 15.1-823 OF THE STATE STATUTES AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS FEES OF SUCH OFFICE. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVlS~ MR. T. ELSOM JOHNSON~ JR.~ DR. BERNARD A. MORIN AND MR. LAURENCE A. BRUNTON WERE ELECTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR THREE YEAR TERMS EXPIRING JUNE 30~ 1972. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS MADE BY MR. VAN YAHRES: IT Is AN UNUSUAL OCCURRANCE FOR A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER TO BE RELEASED AFTER ONLY ONE TERM OF SERVICE WITHOUT HIS REmUESTING SUCH REMOVAL. MR. KESSLER~ A WELL EDUCATED AND RESPECTED MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY~ HAS SERVED THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WITH COMPLETE SELFLESSNESS~ DEVOTION~ INTEGRITY AND SKILL. IT BOTHERS ME THAT HE IS NOW BEING PURGED BECAUSE HE DARED TO DISAGREE PUBLICLY WITH A MAJORITY OF THIS COUNCIL. ~ THINK THAT FOR AN INDEPENDENT BOARD OF THIS NATURE~ WE SHOULD SELECT THE BEST QUALIFIED PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND THAT ONE ,OF THESE QUALIFICATIONS SHOULD NOT BE THAT HE ALWAYS AGREES WITH THE MAJORITY OF COUNCIL. HO BOARD,£AN FUNC~I'ON TO'THE. BENEFIT OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WITHOUT HAVING CONTRASTING VIEWPOINTS. ATt'THIS TIME~ I HAVE NO DISAGREEMENT WITH THE MEN ELECTED SINCE ! WAS NEVER GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THEIR QUALIFICATION. HOWEVER~ THIS VOTE £AUSES ME A GREAT DEAL OF CONCERN FOR WE MAY BE ESTABLISHING A CLIMATE FOR FUTURE BOARD MEMBERSHIP WHERE ONLY A "YEs" MAN WILL SURVIVE. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR, WRIGHT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANI;MOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON MARCHANT AVENUE~ A STREET RUNNING THROUGH PORTIONS OF RiVERVIEW CEMETERY~ AS HEREIN- AFTER DESCRIBED~ HAVE REQUESTED THAT SUCH STREET BE CLOSED~ AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED JUNE 13~ 1969~ HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH CLOSING~ AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE STREET ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ALL OF MARCHANT AVENUE AS SHOWN ON A PLAT OF O. R. RANDOLPH~ DATED JULY 28~ 1948~ WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND ~N- CORPORATED BY REFERENCE, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED$ AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THIS ~ACATION 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 R1GHT TO LAY~ HAINTAIN~ REPAIR AND OPERATE ITS UTILITY LINES AND DRAINAGE FACILITtES~ INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO~ OPEN OR ENCLOSED STORM SEWERS~ 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 THIS RESOLUTION SHALL REVER~ 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 PLAT IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF ~THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE.