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RESOLUTION Re: <br />STONEWALL JACKSON PARK <br /> <br />MATTER RE: LEVY <br />OPERA HOUSE <br /> <br />REZONING PETITIONS REFERRED <br />TO PLANN. COMM. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION RE: <br />STREAMS CLEAN-UP <br /> <br />SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. DAVIS~ MR. FIfE~ MR. <br /> <br />VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. <br /> ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. <br /> <br />C0UNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 6, 1971 <br /> <br /> THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: <br /> <br />MR. BARBOUR, MR. DAVIS~ HR. FIFE~ Ma. VAN YAHRES AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. <br /> <br /> REV. STANLEY HIERS~ PASTOR OF CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH, GAVE THE <br />INVOCATION. <br /> <br /> THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 19~ WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. <br /> <br /> MR. FRED W. SCOTT ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION <br />ENDORSING THE IMPROVEMENT OF JACKSON PARK BY THE CIVIC LEAGUE. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, <br />SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS~ THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE CIVIC LEAGUE BY RESOLUTION <br /> <br />ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 2~ 1971 HAS UNDERTAKEN THE IMPROVEMENT OF STONEWALL JACKSON PARK <br /> <br />IN COURT SQUARE IN MEMORY OF MARY FRAZIER CASHj AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE LEAGUE WILL REQUIRE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH <br /> <br />THE IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT TO BE PERFORMED; AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DESIRES TO SEE THE <br /> <br />APPEARANCE OF THIS PARK IMPROVED~ AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS~ THE COUNCIL CONSIDERS IT FITTING THAT MARY FRAZIER CASHES MEMORY <br /> <br />SHOULD BE SO HEMORIA~IZED~ <br /> <br /> NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE <br /> <br />THAT IT ENDORSES THE IMPROVEMENT OF STONEWALL JACKSON PARK ON COURT SQUARE BY THE <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE CIVIC LEAGUE; AND <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS WHO DESIRE <br /> <br />TO SEE THIS PROJECT CARRIED TO ITS PROPER CONCLUSION EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST BY <br />DONATIONS OF SUCH FUNDS AS THEY MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE <br />CIVIC LEAGUE. <br /> <br /> MR. GEORGE WORTHINGTON ANDANUMBER OF PEOPLE REPRESENTING THE GROUP WHO WISH TO <br /> <br />PRESERVE THE LEVY OPERA HOUSE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND ELABORATED ON THE ARCHITECTURAL <br />AND HISTORICAL VALUE OF THIS HOUSE. THEY REQUESTED COUNCIL TO GiVE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION <br />TO THIS LANDMARK. <br /> <br /> PETITIONS FOR REZONING AT 350 PARK STREET AND AT 104 OBSERVATORY AVENUE WERE REFERRED <br />TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. <br /> <br /> THE LAND USE PLAN AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS PRESENTED. THE MAYOR <br />STATED THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WOULD BE SET AT A LATER DATE. <br /> <br /> ON NOTION BY MR. WRIGHT, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, DECEMBER 24TH WAS DECLARED A HOLIDAY <br /> <br />FOR CITY EMPLOYEES THIS YEAR. <br /> <br /> ON HOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUS- <br />LY ADOPTED: <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THROUGH NEGLECT AND LACK OF CONCERN MANY OF THE STREAMS OF THE <br /> <br />CiTY HAVE BECOME BURDENED WITH REFUSE, DESTROYING THEIR BEAUTY~ AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, THE STREAMS COULD BE CLEANED UP ONLY BY HAND LABOR~ FOR WHICH <br /> <br />THE CITY HAD INADEQUATE FORCES~ AND <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, CONCERNED CITIZENS H'AVE CONDUCTED A CLEAN-UP DRIVE THAT DID <br /> <br />MUCH TO RESTORE THE CHARM OF CERTAIN STREAMS IN THE CITY, <br /> <br /> <br />