1969-07-21 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

REQUEST RE: HUMBLE OIL CO. GRANTED REQUEST RE: BRIARCLIFF AVE. DENIED REQUEST RE: MARTHA JEFF. HosP. BLDG. FUND RESOLUTION APPROP. - CARRIED OVER - HARTHA JEFF. HOSP. BLDG. FUND MATTER RE: STORM WATER - PRESTON -Rose HILL AREA MATTER RE: RIDGECREST REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. STEWART CL. ACCEPTED INTO CITY ST. SYSTEM REQUEST - FUNDS SCHOOL BOARD RESOLUTION CLOSING ALLEY BETWEEN 6TH STREET AND EARLY STREET COMMITTEE OF UNITY~ AND IMPLEMENT A STUDENT SCHOOL BOARD. THE MAYOR STATED THAT A RESPONSE TO THE REQUESTS WOULD BE GIVEN AT A LATER DATE. THE REQUEST OF HUMBLE OIL COMPANY TO OPERATE A GASOLINE FILLING STATION AT BARRACKS ROAD AND ROUTE 250 BY-PASS WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. THE C~TY MANAGER ADVISED THAT NOTICES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS AND NO ONE HAD OBJECTED, AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS GRANTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART~ MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: MR. VAN YAHRES. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVtS~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT~ THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THE REQUEST TO CLOSE BRIARCLIFF AVENUE BE DENIED~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE MARTMA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL BUILDING FUND COMMITTEE REQUESTING A SUPPORT OF THE BUILDING FUND DRIVE. MR. FREDERICK L. WATSON~ JR, AND DR. M. C. WILHELM ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE REQUEST. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION~ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ 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 950;000.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL BUILDING FOND. A PETITION WAS PRESENTED FROM SOME OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE PRESTON AVENUE- ROSE HILL DRIVE AREA REQUESTING HELP IN SOLVING THE FLOODING PROBLEM IN THEIR AREA. MR. GEORGE FERGUSON AND MRS. VIRGINIA YANCEY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS PRESENTLY ENGAGED IN A STUDY TO DETERMINE WHAT CAN BE DONE AND RECOMMENDED THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT'S REPORT WHEN COMPLETED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. VAN YAHRE'S AND MR. WRIGHT TO THIS COMMITTEE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE HOUSING FOUNDATION REQUESTING THE VACATION OF PART OF THE PLAT OF ~RIDGECREST~ KNOWN AS BLOCK B. THIS WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING THAT STEWART CIRCLE BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CiTY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE~ AND A REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THE ACCEPTANCE. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART) SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A RESOLUTION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTING FUNDS~ NOT TO EXCEED ~34~000.00, FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN WORK FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON PORTIONS OF AN ALLEY IN THE BELMONT AREA AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ HAVE REQUESTED THAT A PORTION OF SUCH ALLEY BE CLOSED) AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED JULY 18, 1969, HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH CLOSING) AND WHEREAS~ THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE ALLEY ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSIONtS RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES - VILLE THAT ALL OF A 12' ALLEY RUNNING BETWEEN 6TH STREET AND EARLY STREET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL TO PALATINE AVENUE AS SHOWN iN BLOCK 67 OF BELMONT ON A SKETCH