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ORDINANCE CARRIED <br />OVER RE: SEC. 8-2 <br /> <br />RESOLUT ! ON RE: <br />ROUTE 631'- <br />CITY-COUNTY <br />TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL <br />EDUCATION CENTER <br /> <br />REFUND ERRONEOUS <br />TAXES <br />RESOLUTION : APPROP. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION RE: <br />REVENUE SHARING <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 8-2 OF THE <br /> <br />C~E OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965~ RELATED TO THE PLANNING CO~NISSION" WAS <br /> <br />OFFERED BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING <br />FOR CONSIDERATION. <br /> <br /> ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. DAVlS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS <br />UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COUNTY-CITY <br /> <br />TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION CENTER ARE WELL ADVANCED; AND <br /> <br />WHEREAS~ THE~IRGi1NIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS HAS INITIATED <br /> <br />PLANS TO IMPROVE A PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 631~ BUT SUCH PLANS DO NOT <br /> <br />ENCOMPASS THE FRONTAGE OF THE SITE SELECTED FOR THE CENTER; AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT, FROM THE ASPECTS OF SAFETY <br /> <br />AND ECONOMY THAT THE FRONTAGE OF THE CENTER BE IMPROVED BY THE TIME <br /> <br />SUCH CENTER IS PREPARED TO FUNCTION, <br /> <br />N~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY TH,E COuNcIL OF THE CITY <br /> <br />OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS tS <br /> <br /> REQUESTED TO EXTEND THIS IMPROVEMENT OF VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 63i <br /> TO INCLUDE THAT PORTION WHICH PASSES IN FRONT OF THE SITE OF THE <br /> <br />PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE VOCATIONAL- <br />'~TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER. <br /> <br /> ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS <br />ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. DAVIS, <br /> <br />VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br />THAT ~8.24 BE AND THE SAME 1$ HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR REFUND OF <br /> <br />ERRONEOUS TAXES TO JULIAN M. GRAVES. <br /> <br />MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. BARBO~R~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UN- <br /> <br />ANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE COULD PROVIDE MORE QUICKLY <br /> <br />VERY DESIRABLE MAJOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IF MORE FUNDS WERE AVAILABLE; AND <br /> <br />WHEREAS~ AN INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO <br /> <br />ACCELERATE SIGNIFICANTLY THE SATISFACTION OF.SUCH NEEDS WOULD IMPOSE UN- <br /> <br />ACCEPTABLE TAX BURDENS ON THE CITIZENS~ AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS~ THE MAJOR PORTION OF TAXES iS COLLECTED bY THE FEDERAL <br />GOVERNMENT; AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE CITY CAN ADMINISTER THE FUNDS FOR THESE MAJOR PROJECTS <br />MORE EFFECTIVELY IF THE FUNDS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE CITY RATHER THAN <br /> <br />THROUGH SOME FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS, <br /> <br />N~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF REVENUE SHARING WITH THE LOCALITIES <br />AND WITHOUT CONTROLS 15 HEARTILY ENDORSED. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE, CITY MANAGER IS DIRECTED TO <br /> <br />TRANSMIT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THEi MEMBERS OF CONGRESS REPRESENTING <br /> <br />THE CITY WITH THE REQUEST THAT THEY EXERT THEIR BEsT EFFORTS TO INSURE THE <br /> <br />EARLY ADOPTION OF THIS VITAL PROPOSAL. <br /> ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. <br /> <br />PRESIDENT <br /> <br /> <br />