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RESOLUTION RE: COMM I TTEE TO STUDY EXISTING STREAMS PUbLiC HEARING RE: REZON I NG WEST STREET PUBLIC NEARING RE: R/ZONING REQUEST MARTMA JEFF. CORP. WHEREAS~ it IS THE DESIRE OF COUNC iL THAT THE RESTORATION AND FUTURE PROTECTION OF THESE STREAMS BE STUDIED TO THE END THAT APPROPRIATE ACTIONS AND POLICIES MAY BE INSTITUTED. NCA/~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE THAT THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE PROTECTION OF STREAMS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF 7 MEMBERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL. THE COMMITTEE SHALL SELECT FROM ITS MEMBERSHIP A CHAIRMAN. THE COMHITTEE IS REQUESTED TO STUDY THE EXISTING CONDITION OF THE STREAMS IN CHARLOTTES- VILLE~ TO EXAMINE AND RECOMMEND WITH RESPECT TO WAYS AND MEANS FOR CORRECTING DEFICIEN- CIES AND TO SUBMIT SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS AS MAY TO IT SEEH APPROPRIATE WITH RESPECT TO FUTURE PROTECTION OF THESE STREAMS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CALL UPON SUCH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OFFICERS THAT THEY MAY DEEM NECESSARY TO ASSIST THEN IN THE STUDY OF ANY TECHNICAL ASPECTS INVOLVED IN THEIR OVERALL WORK. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. WRIGHT~ HR, STEVEN B, BINGLER~ MRS. DIMMOCK BUXTON~ HR. SAM CRICKENBERGER~ MR. A. O. GiANNINY AND MR. RICHARD C, SMITH WERE APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE CREATED BY THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ON MOTION BY HR. FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVlS~ THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ANNEXATION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. DAVIS~ MR. FIFE~ HR. VAN YAHRES AND ~R. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. COUNC IL CHAMBER - OCTOBER 12, 1971 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: TAKE NOTICE MR. CHARLES L. BARBOUR MR. KENNETH E. DAVIS HR. FRANCIS H. FIFE MR. MITCHELL VAN YAHRES MR. d. W. WRIGHT7 JR. A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 12TH INST. AT 7:30 P. M. O'CLOCK. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING REQUESTS: REQUEST TO REZONE 846 AND 848 WEST STREET FROM R-2 TO B-OFFICE SHOP. REQUEST TO REZONE THE NORTHERN ONE-HALF OF THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY E. HIGH STREET~ JACKSON;STREET~ TAYLOR STREET AND LEXINGTON AVENUE. BY ORDER OF J. S. RUSH~ JR. ,(SIGNED,) MITCHELL VAN YAHRES (SIGNED) CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR, BARBOUR~ MR. DAVIS~ MR, FIFE AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: HR. WRIGHT. A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS HELD TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR REZONING 846 AND 848 WEST STREET FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO B-OFFICE SHOP, MR. JACK CAMBLOS~ ATTORNEY FOR THE PETITIONER~ AND MR. BERNARD J, HAGGERTY~ EXECUTIVE VICE- PRESIDENT OF THE VIRGINIA NATIONAL BANK~ ADDRESSED THE HEARING AND PRESENTED THE PROPOSED USES FOR THE PROPERTY, A LARGE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OF THE AREA ADDRESSED THE HEARING IN OPPOSITION TO THE CHANGE. AFTER A LENGHTY HEARING~ MR. HAGGERTY REQUESTED THAT THE BANK BE PERMITTED TO WITHDRAW THE PETITION. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO 'HELD ON THIS DATE ON THE REQUEST OF THE MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL TO REZONE THE NORTHERN ONE-HALF OF THE BLOCK BOUNDED BY E, HIGH STREET) JACKSON STREET) TAYLOR STREET AND LEXINGTON AVENUE FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO B-OFFICE SHOP, MR.