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JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH PLANNING COMM. TAKE NOT I CE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 13TH INST. AT 7:30 P. M. O'CLOCK. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: 1. AMENDMENTS TO APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE (ZONING ORDINANCE) TO ESTABLISH FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICTS AND REGULATIONS THEREFOR. 2, AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 72 OF APPENDIX II Of THE CODE OF THE CITY Of CHARLOTTESVILLE ( ZONING ORDINANCE) TO PROVIDE THAT OCCUPANCY PERMITS MAY BE ISSUED FOR STRUCTURES WHOSE SITE PLAN IMPROVEMENTS ARE INCOMPLETE~ pRoVIDED THAT A BOND WITH SURETY ADEQUATE TO GUARANTEE THE COMPLETION OF SITE PLAN IMPROVEMENTS IS POSTED, BY ORDER OF J, S. RUSH~ dr. (Slq,NED)___ FRANCIS H. FIFE ' C'LERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: ~R. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE TO CONSIDER THE ABOVE MATTERS. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 18~ 1972 CONTRACTS APPROVED RE: OPERATIONS OF AIRPORT TO GOVERNING BOARD - HORIZON AVIATION MATTER RE: PARKING SPACES - HILTON INNS MATTER RE: TURNAROUND AIRPORT THE COUNCIL NET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. BARBOUR) HR. FIFE~ MR. GILLtAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE HEETING OF SEPTEHBER 5~ 1972 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. THE CONTRACT WITH ALBEMARLE COUNTY TRANSFERRING THE OPERATIONS OF THE AIRPORT TO A GOVERNING BOARD~ AND A FIVE YEAR CONTRACT WITH HORIZON AVIATION GovERNING FIXED BASE OPERATIONS AT THE AIRPORT WAS AGAIN CONS'IDERED- ON MOTION BY ~- GtLLIAM~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~ BOTH CONTRACTS WERE APPROVED~ AND THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THEM ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED 'FROM SECURITIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STATING THAT THIS GROUP HAS BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH HILTON )NNS~ INC. FOR A HOTEL FRANCHISE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 250 ROOM HOTEL, IT PLANS TO CONSTRUCT THE HOTEL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MARKET STREET~ BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH STREETS~ BUT NEEDS THE ASSURANCE OF ADEQUATE PARKING SPACES FOR THE BUSINESS. THE CORPORATION OFFERED TO LEASE 125 SPACES IN THE PROPOSED NEW PARKING GARAGE AT ~25.00 PER SPACE PER MONTH FOR A PERIOD OF 25 YEARS~ AND REQUESTED A LETTER OF INTENT FROM THE COUNCIL IN ORDER TO PLAN THE NECESSARY FINANCING. IN VIEW OF HIS FtRMtS CONNECTION WITH THE CORPORATiON~ MR. GILLIAM DISQUALIFIED HIMSELF FROM THE DISCUSSION OF THIS MATTER~ AND) ALSO~ ABSTAINED FROH VOTING, ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART~ THE ABOVE REQUEST FOR A LETTER OF INTENT WAS APPROVED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MRS. RINEHART AND ~R. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. (MR. GILLIAM ABSTAINED) A MEMO WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CITY MANAGER STATING THAT THE I. L, S. SYSTEM AT THE AIRPORT WAS BELOW THE ESTIMATED COST~ AND THEREFORE~ THERE WERE FUNDS LEFT OVER FROM THE FEDERAL GRANT FOR THIS PROJECT. HE STATED THAT A TURNAROUND IS BADLY NEEDED AT THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY WHICH WOULD ALLOW DEPARTING AIRCRAFT TO GET OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE OTHER PLANES ARE LANDING~ THUS I~ EFFECT WOULD SERVE AS A HOLDING PAD FOR OUTBOUND PLANES. HE STATED THAT THE FAA HAVE INDICAT- ED THEY WOULD LOOK FAVORABLY UPON A REQUEST SHIFTING SOME OF THE EXCESS GRANT HONEY FROM THE Io L. S. SYSTEM TO THIS PROJECT. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE PROJECT~ INCLUDING PAVING AND LIGHTING~ IS APPROXIMATELY ~5~300.00 WHICH WOULD BE PAID 50% BY FAA, 25~ BY THE CITY AND 25~ BY THE COUNTY. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY Mr. VAN YAHRES~ THE FOREGOING PROJECT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. A PROPOSED AGREEMENT ~AS PRESENTED BETWEEN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE AND THE RIVANNA ~ATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY PROVIDING FOR A LOAN FROM THE CITY OF