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RESOLUTION RE: CLOSING EARHART STREET AND EARHART DRIVE RESOLUTION ADOPTED RE: PROJECT NO. VA. R-44 RESOLUTION RE: URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT - GARRET STREET AREA UNTIL O~NEILL COMPLETES ITS WORK ON THE BOX CULVERT AND RELOCATION OF EARHART STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH A CONTRACT DATED MARCH 10~ 1969. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE FOLLOW. lNG RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON PORTIONS OF THE PRESENT EARHART STREET AND EARHART DRIVE AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, HAVE REQUESTED THAT A PORTION OF SUCH STREETS BE CLOSED, AND' WHEREAS, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL 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 COMMISSION'S RE- COMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THOSE PORTIONS OF THE PRESENT EARHART STREET AND EARHART DRIVE WHICH LIE WITHIN THE AREA OUTLINED IN RED ON THE ATTACHED PLAT OF B. AUDREY HUFFMAN DATED JANUARY, 1969, AND REVISED FEBRUARY 21, 1969 WHICH PLAT 1S 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 INCLUDING THOSE EASEMENTS FOR STORM DRAiNAGE~ AND 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 PLAT IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE Of THE CORPORATION COURT Of THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. A RESOLUTION ENTITLED "RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF RELOCATION FOR PROJECT NO. VA. R-Z~~' WAS OFFERED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY PROPOSED TO UNDERTAKE AN URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT IN THE GARRETT STREET AREA IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINtA~ TO BE KNOWN AS PROJECT NUMBER VA. R-44, W'ITH FEDERAL ASSISTANCE PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1949, AS AMENDED$ AND WHEREAS~ IT IS NECESSARY FOR SUCH PURPOSE THAT THERE BE AN AGREEMENT FOR LOCAL COOPERATION (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT) BETWEEN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, THAT A COOPERATION AGREEMENT~ AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH~ BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPHENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THAT THE MAYOR SHALL EXECUTE AND THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL ATTEST SUCH AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IN AS MANY COUNTERPARTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY. THE COOPERATION AGREEMENT, WHICH IS HEREBY APPROVED AS TO FORM AND SUBSTANCE, SHALL BE SUBSTANTIALLY AS FOLLOWS: