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114 MATTER RE: NlCKEL~S PROPERTY NEW HIGH SCHOOL SITE APPROPR IATI ON - DES IGN DEVELOP. - NEW HIGH SCHOOL APPROPRIATION - ToPo SURVEY AND MAPS COMMITTEE FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES. HR. LAURENCE BRUNTON, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE~ PRESENTED THE REPORT RECOMMENDING THAT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL BE BUILT ON THE NICKEL~S PROPERTY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY. DR. W. C. HCLEAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD, AND MR. THOS. d. MICHIE~ JR. ALSO ADDRESSED THE MEETING AND GAVE THE REASONS FOR SELECTION OF THIS SITE. A NUMBER OF THE PUBLIC ALSO ADDRESSED THE COUNClL~ SOME IN OPPOSITION AND SOME IN FAVOR OF THE SITE. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION~ A MOTION BY HR. RINEHART, SECONDED BY HR. DAVIS THAT THE SITE SELECTION COMHITTEE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AS PRE~ENTED~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART~ HR. VAN YAHRES AND MR. VOGTo NOES: MR. WRIGHT. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $77~500.00 TO COMPLETE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 5~ 1970, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: HR. DAVIS~ ~R. RINEHART~ HR. VAN YAHRES~ MIR. VOGT AND HR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~18~970o00 FOR TOPO SURVEY AND MAPS, WHICH WAS OFFERED AT'THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY t6~ 1970~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAViS~ MR. RINEHART~ HR. VAN YAHRES~ MR. VOGT AND HR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 2, 1970 PETITION WITHDRAWN RE: JOHNSON VILLAGE PETITION RE: 5TH REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. PETITION RE: KNOLL ST~ REFERRED TO PLANN~ COMM. PETITION RE: RETAIL DRUG STORES REFERRED TO PLANNo COMM. REQUEST RE: HOLY COMFo Low COST HOUSING REFERRED TO PLANN. CO~M. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR° DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART~ ~. VAN YAHRES~ MR. VOGT AND HR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. DR. F. CLYDE HELMS GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE HEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 16~ 1970 AND FEBRUARY 20~ 1970 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ADVERTISED TO BE A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS/HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PETITION TO REZONE PORTIONS OF JOHNSON VILLAGE FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO R-1 RESIDENTIAL. MR. CHARLES RD HAUGH REPRESENTING THE JOHNSON VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE PETITIONERS BE ALLOWED TO WITHDRAW THE PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. ON MOTION BY [V)R. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS~ THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. A JOINT PUBliC HEARING WAS ALSO HELD ON A PETITION TO REZONE A PARCEL OF LAND ON 5TH STREET~ S. W. FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO B-1 BUSINESS AND ANOTHER PARCEL FROM R-~ RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 MULTIPLE D~ELLING. HR. ED DEETS~ HR. FRANK 0~NEILL AND MR. HAX EVANS ADDRESSED THE COUNCi. IL ON BEHALF OF THE PETITION AND EXPLAINED THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. A PETITION SIGNED BY RESIDENTS OF THE JOHNSON VILLAGE AREA WAS PRESENTED IN OPPOSITION TO THE CHANGE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM JOHNSON VILLAGE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. THE PETITIONERS WERE ADVISED THAT THIS PETITION WOULD BE CONSIDERED AFTER A RECOMMEND- ATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION° A PETITION TO CLOSE A PORTION OF KNOLL STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING CO~MISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A PETITION REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE AREA ALLOWED FOR RETAIL DRUG STORES IN THE B-OFFICE'DISTRICT WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE HOLY COMFORTER LOW COST HOUSING CORP. REQUESTING RELIEF FROM THE OFF-STREET PARKING ORDINANCE~ AND REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION.