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COMPREHENSIVE PARKING PLAN PRESENTED - UNIV. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING: MASTER PLAN BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION C. O. LAWSON FIELD PUBLIC HEARING SET: KNOLL TERRACE ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER: KNOLL TERRACE DELINQUENT & ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS PRESENTED REQUEST FROM SCHOOL BP. SCHOOL GUARDS APPROPRIATION CARRIED OVER: SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS CONTRACTS RE: AIRPORT DEFERRED MATTER RE: WILLIAMSON PROPERTY COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 5, 1972 THE COUNCIL HET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. BARBOUR, MR. FIfE~ MR. G1LLIAM~ HRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. REv. RICHARD MYERS~ MINISTER OF UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF AUGUST 21~ 1972 AND AUGUST 31~ 1972 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. DR. EDGAR F. SMANNON~ MR. RICHARD F. SHUTTS AND MR. KEVIN ADAMS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A COMPREHENSIVE PARKING PLAN FOR THE UNIVERSITY. THEY STATED THAT THE INITIAL SURVEY SHOWED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PARKING PROBLEM AT THE UNIVERSITY WAS TO INSTITUTE A PAY PARKING PLAN WITH BUS SERVICE FROM THE OUTLYING PARKING LOTS. THEY STATED THAT UNDER THIS PLAN MUCH TRAFFIC WOULD BE ELIMINATED FROM THE GROUNDS AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT CITY STREETS. A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING BY THE COUNCIL AND THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON THE HASTER PLAN OF THE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION. MR. MICHAEL P. GLEASON PRESENTED THE MASTER PLAN OUTLINING THE GOALS AND PROGRAMS OF THE PROPOSED PLAN. (COPY OF PLAN ON FILE WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING). A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNClL~ INCLUDING MR. A. E. HOWARD OF THE STATE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSlON~ SENATOR J. HARRY MICHAEL~ JR.~ DELEGATE THOMAS J. HICHIE~ JR. AND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. EDGAR F. SHANNON~ JR. STRONGLY ENDORSING THE HASTER PLAN~ AND COMMENDING THE COMMISSION AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON 1TS STRONG PROGRAH. NO ONE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN. THE MAYOR STATED THAT'THE PLAN WOULD BE TAKEN UNDER CONSIDERATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE COMMISSIONER OF THE CHARLOTTESVILle BOYS BA~E- BALL ASSOCIATION REQUESTING THAT THE BASEBALL FIELD AT THE QUARRY ROAD PLAYGROUND BE NAMED "THE C. OD LAWSON FIELD" ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM~ SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT A SUITABLE PLAQUE BE PLACED DESIGNATING THE NAME OF THE FIELD. A PETITION WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING THAT A PORTION OF THE PLAT OF KNOLL TERRACE BE VACATED AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 15.1-482(B), CODE OF VIRGINIA. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR OCTOBER 9~ 1972 TO CONSIDER THIS REQUEST. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PC~TION OF THE PLAT OF KNOLL TERRACE AND VACATING CERTAIN STREETS THEREIN" WAS OFFERED BY MR. GILLIAM~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE MEETING OF OCTOBER 9~ 1972 FOR CONSIDERATION. THE TREASURER'S LIST OF 1971 DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS ASSESSMENTS IN THE AMOUNTS OF :~J~339, 577. 71 AND ~110,353.81 RESPECTIVELY WAS PRESENTED, AND REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF h~R. BARBOUR~ MR. VAN YAHRES~ THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD REQUESTING THAT SCHOOL GUARDS BE FURNISHED AT THE SIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS FROM 11=30 A. H, TO 1~=30 P. M. TO ASSIST KINDER- GARTEN CHILDREN. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT THE COST OF FURNISHING THESE GUARDS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR WOULD BE ~3~7~.0C). ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~3~726o00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS. THE CONTRACT WITH ALBEMARLE COUNTY TO TRANSFER OPERATION OF THE AIRPORT TO A GOVERNING BOARD~ AND THE CONTRACT WI_TH HORIZON AVIATION GOVERNING FIXED BASE OPERATIONS WERE DISCUSSED~ HOWEVER~ ACTION WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE WILLIAMSON PROPERTy ADJACENT TO THE CITY YARDS IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AND BADLY NEEDED FOR EXPANSION OF THE CITY YARD. HE STATED THAT THE PROPERTY CAN BE PURCHASED FOR ~10~,000.00~ AND RECOMMENDED THAT HE BE AUTHORIZED TO ACQUIRE THIS PROPERTY. ON MOTION BY MRS. R1NEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ THE CITY