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PUBLIC HEARING RE: REZONING - M. C. THOMAS WAREHOUSE PROPERTY ORDINANCE ADOPTED - SEC. 4~ ART. Ill~ APP. 11 SIXTH ST., S. E. PUBLIC HEARING RE: FRY'S SPRING BEACH CLUB PROPERTY PROPOSALS - MR. WALTER SMITH REVOKING REQUESTS REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. REPORT RE: 1968 DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES COUNC 1L CHAMBER - NOVEMBER 17, 1969 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, HR. RINEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. DANIEL R. LowE, PASTOR OF MOUNT VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBERS, 1969 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO B-3 BUSINESS, THE PROPERTY ON SIXTH STREET, S. ED KNOWN AS THE M. C. THOMAS WAREHOUSE° A REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE. MR. LOYD REYNOLDS, MANAGER OF M. C. THOMAS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PETITION. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965~ BY THE REZONING OF A PARCEL OF LAND ON SIXTH STREET, S. E." WAS OFFERED BY MR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART, AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: MR. VAN YAHRES. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO HELD ON A REQUEST TO REZONE THE FRY'S SPRINGS BEACH CLUB PROPERTY FROM e-2 RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 MULTIPLE DWELLING. PETITIONS CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 400 SIGNATURES WERE PRESENTED IN OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. A REPORT WAS PRESENTED ~ROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING AGAINST THE CHANGE. ON MOTION BY MRo RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. MR. WALTER SMITH ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS: (1) REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE PRESIDENT'S STAND IN VIET NAM; (2) REFER TO A COMMITTEE ALL MATTERS WHICH APPEAR TO BE SO CONTROVERSIAL IN NATURE AS TO CREATE THE ABSENCE OF DECORUM IN COUNClL~ AND (3) A FULL TINE ASSISTANT FOR THE COMMONWEALTHtS ATTORNEY. THE MAYOR INFORMED MR. SMITH THAT THESE PROPOSALS WOULD BE GIVEN DUE CONSIDERATION. ON MOTION BY MR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. EINEHART~ THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO DRAFT A RESOLUTION AS pROPOSED BY MR. SMITH BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART~ MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: MR. VAN YAHRES. REQUESTS FOR REZONtNG ON FIFTH STREET~ So W. AND AT 724 CHERRY AVENUE WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: THE CiTY COUNCIL CItY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: NOVEMBER 14, 1969 WE HAVE EXAMINED THE CITY TREASURER'S LIST OF 1968 DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES, DATED JUNE 30, 1969~ IN THE AMOUNTS OF 4t52,466.24 AND ~;7, 563.79 RESPECT I VELY. THE ERRONEOUS TAXES ARE THE RESULT OF CHURCHES AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ACQUIRING PROPERTY ON WHICH NO TAXES ARE ASSESSABLE, AND DUPLICATE ASSESSMENTS ON PERSONAL PROPERTY. WE RECOMMEND THAT THE LtST BE ACCEPTED, THAT THE ERRONEOUS TAXES BE CHARGED OFF, AND THAT THE CITY TREASURER BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTINUE TO COLLECT THE DELINQUENT TAXES, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, K, E. DAVIS (SIGNED) 3. WR',GHT ~RAi.A. MA'up"iN (siGNED) '~'. S, RUSH',..dR. ('sIGNED ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED THEREIN WERE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.