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268 MATTER RE: UTILITY CONTRACT - ALBEMARLE DEVELOP. CORP. TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON THE 19TH INST. AT 5:00 P. M. O~CLOCK- 1. CONSIDERATION OF UTILITY CONTRACT WITH ALBEMARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. BY ORDER OF J. S. RUSH~ JR. (SIGNED) CLERK FRANCIS H. FIFE {SIGNED) PRES I DENT THE COUNCIL HET iN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. FIFE~ MR, GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND ~o VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: MR. BARBOUR. A UTILITY CONTRACT BETWEEN BISHOP JOHN O. RUSSELL~ OWNER OF BRANCHLAND~ THE CITY AND ALBEMARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN WHICH BISHOP RUSSELL CONVEYS TO ALBEMARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A 25 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT THROUGH HIS PROPERTY. IN CONSIDERATION OF THIS EASEMENT THE CITY AGREES TO FURNISH 100 RESIDENTIAL SEWER CONNECTIONS FOR THE USE OF BRANCH- LAND~ AND AT SUCH TIME AS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY IS AVAILABLE~ AN ADDITIONAL 800 CONNECTIONS. ALL CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE AT ACTUAL COST TO PROPERTY OWNER. THE CITY ALSO AGREES TO PROVIDE WATER TO BRANCHLAND UPON INSTALLATION OF A WATER TRANSMISSION LINE. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART~ THE FOREGOING CONTRACT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED, ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. PRES I DENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - OCTOBER 9, 1972 PUBLIC HEARING RE: KNOLL TERRACE ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: VACATING PORTION KNOLL TERRACE MATTER RE: ELM ST. RESOLUTION RE: CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ACT THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. FIFE~ MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. REV. STANLEY HIERS~ PASTOR OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY ALLIANCE CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE HINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF SEPTEMBER 18~ 1972 AND SEPTEMBER 19~ 1972 WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE PLAT OF KNOLL TERRACE PURSUANT TO SECTION 15.1-482(B)~ CODE OF VIRGINIA. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSAL. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'JAN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE PLAT OF KNOLL TERRACE AND VACATING CERTAIN STREETS THEREIN", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1972, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR~ MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. (MR. FIFE NOT VOTING) MR. OTIS LEE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CONDITION Of ELM STREET. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT A SURVEY IS CURRENTLY BEING MADE TO DETERMINE THE COST OF BRINGING ALL UNACCEPTED STREETS UP TO CiTY STANDARDS. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM~ SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR~. THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUS- LY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE VIRGINIA CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ACT ESTABLISHES MINIMUM STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS; AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DESIRES TO ESTABLISH~ BY RESOLUTION~ HIGHER STANDARDS OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE IN ORDER TO AMELIORATE LEGITIMATE CITIZEN CONCERN FOR THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS; NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT: MEMBERS OF BOARDS APPOINTED BY THIS COUNCIL~ IN ADDITION TO DISCLOSING THE FACT THAT THEY MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN MATTERS BEFORE THEM~ SHALL REFRAIN FROM APPEARING AS AN ADVOCATE BEFORE THE BOARD OR AGENCY TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN APPOINTED IN ANY CASE IN WHICH SUCH MEMBER HAS~ OR REPRESENTS A PERSON WHO HAS~ A PROPRIETARY INTEREST~ EXCEPT THAT: (1) NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT SUCH MEMEER FROM ANSWERING QUESTIONS OF A FACTUAL NATURE WHEN SUCH MEMBER HAS