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PETITION AUTHORIZED RE: BREACH OW WATER CONTRACT THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF FEBRUARY 18~ 1971 RESUMED SESSION WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ HR, DAVlS~ MR. FIFE~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND HR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. A MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THAT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION BE TERNENATED~-.~ AND OPEN SESSION BE RESUMED WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. FIFE~ IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE CITY HANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO FILE A PETITION FOR INJUNCTION TO STOP THE PRESENT BREACH AND ANY FURTHER BREACH OF THE WATER CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUN~Yo ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED, PRES IDENT / OMITTED FROM THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 16~ 1971: AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AHENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 16A-6 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1965~ ENTITLED 'EXEMPTIONS FROH CHAPTER' ' WAS OFFERED BY HR. WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY HR. FIFE~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR "~J -'CLERK ~_~ .... PRESIDENT ~' COUNCIL CHAMBER - HARCH 1~ 1971 HATTER RE: PEACE TREATY REZONING REQUEST - PAGE ST. REQUEST RE: UTILITIES ALBEMARLE TOWNHOUSES GRANTED REQUEST RE: FILLING STATION REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. EASEMENT VEPCO THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. BARBOUR~ HR, DAVIS~ MR. FIFE~ HR. VAN YAHRES AND rvlR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE, CAPT. PETE COSTAS OF THE SALVATION ARMY GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 16~ 1971 AND FEBRUARY 18~ 1971 WERE READ AND APPROVED. SEVERAL PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF PRESTON AVENUE, MR. KEN LEWIS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PROPOSED PEACE TREATY DESIGNED TO END THE WAR IN VIET NAM AND REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO RATIFY THE TREATY. HR. KEENE HOLLAND URGED THE COUNCIL TO REJECT THE PROPOSED TREATY. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSStON~ A MOTION BY MRo DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MR. FIFE~ THAT NO ACTION BE TAKEN ON THIS RESOLUTION SINCE THE COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTIONS DEALING WITH FOREIGN POLICY~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: HR. BARBOURy HR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFE~ MR. VAN YAHRES° NOES: MR,.WRIGHT. A REQUEST FOR REZONING AT 708 PA~E STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A REQUEST WAS PRESENTED FROM ALBEMARLE TOWNHOUSES FOR WATER~ GAS AND SEWER TO SERVE ~6 UNITS. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST BE GRANTED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COUNTY CONNECTIONS. ON NOTION BY HR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE REQUEST TO OPERATE A GASOLINE FILLING STATION AT 6~5 WEST MAIN STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE MEETING OF APRIL 5~ 1971 FOR CONSIDERATION. ON MOTION BY ~R. BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MR, DAVI$~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED~ THAT THE HAYOR AND CLERK OF THE CORPORATION BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CERTAIN AGREEMENT OF EASEMENT TO BEAR DATE AS OF 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1971, CONVEYING TO THE VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER CONPANY~ A CORP- ORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA~ A RIGHT OF'WAY