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163 <br /> <br />ORDINANCE CARRIED <br />OVER RE: SEC. 8-2 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 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 />CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, RELATED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION" WAS <br /> <br />OFFERED BY ~R. 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. DAVIS, 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~ TMEi~IRG~NIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS HAS INITIATED <br /> <br />PLANS TO IMPROVE A PORTION OF STATE ROUTE {?)31~ 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 TIHE <br /> <br />SUCH CENTER IS PREPARED TO FUNCTION, <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br /> <br />OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS IS <br />REQUESTED TO EXTEND THIS IMPROVEMENT OF VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 631 <br />TO INCLUDE THAT PORTION WHICH PASSES tN FRONT OF THE SITE OF THE <br />PLANNED CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALBEMARLE-CHARLOTTESVILLE VOCATIONAL- <br /> <br />'TECHNICAL EDUCATION CENTER. <br /> <br /> ON MOTION BY HR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS <br /> ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFE~ MR. <br /> VAN YAHRES AND HR, WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br /> <br /> THAT ~8.24 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR REFUND OF <br /> <br /> ERRONEOUS TAXES TO JULIAN M. ~RAVE$. <br /> <br /> ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, SECONDED BY MR. BARBO~R, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UN- <br /> ANIHOUSLY 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 /> ACCELERATE SIGNIFICANTLY THE SATISFACTION OF SUCH NEEDS WOULD IMPOSE UN- <br /> ACCEPTABLE TAX BURDENS ON THE CITIZENS; AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE HAJOR 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 /> <br />MORE EFFECTIVELY IF THE FUNDS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE CITY RATHER THAN <br /> <br /> THROUGH SOME FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS~ <br /> <br /> NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF REVENUE SHARING WITH THE LOCALITIES <br /> AND WITHOUT CONTROLS IS HEARTILY ENDORSED. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CITY HANAGER IS DIRECTED TO <br /> <br /> TRANSMIT COPIES OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE:.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 />CLERK <br /> <br />PRESIDENT <br /> <br /> <br />