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CONSIDERATION RE: TAXICAB FARE iNCREASE A REQUEST WAS PRESENTED FROM YELLOW CAB AND PACE'S TAXI FOR A FARE INCREASE, HOWEVER, ACTION WAS DEFERRED ON THIS REQUEST UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART ~HE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS U~ANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE APPROVING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 2, FOR THE VINEGAR HILL PROdECT, NO. VA. R-12 WHEREAS, BY RESOLUTION DATED JUNE 5, 1967 THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 1, FOR THE VINEGAR HILL PROJECT, NO. VA. R-12; AND WHEREAS, tT IS NOW DESIRED TO AMEND THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TO SUBSTITUTE ~RIMARY RETAIN USE FOR HULTIFAMILY USE AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED COPY OF EXHIBIT RP-2, DATED HARCH 1966, REVISED SEPTEMBER 1972; AND WHEREAS, THE CHANGE OF LAND USE FROM HULTIFAMILY TO PRIMARY RETAIL~ AS SPECIFIED IN THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN~ IS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE CITYtS RESOLUTION RE: APPROVED LAND USE PLAN; AND AMENDING THE LAND USE MAP AND REVEDELOPHENT WHEREAS~ ALL REDEVE~OPERS'"WHO MAY BE MATERIALLY AFFECTED BY SUCH A PLAN FOR VINEGAR HILL PROOECT CHANGE IN THE LAND USE HAVE INDICATED THEIR AGREEMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE LAND USE MAP IDENTIFIED AS EXHIBIT RP-2, DATED MARCH 1966~ REVISED SEPTEMBER 197~ AND THE DOCUMENT ENTITLED "REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR VINEGAR HILL REDEVELOPMENT pROJECT AS AMENDED BY AMENDMENT NO. 2" DATED SEPTEMBER ~972 AND CONSISTING OF SEVENTEEN PAGES OF TEXT AND TWO EXHIBITS IS HEREBY IN ALL RESPECTS APPROVED. ~ AN AMENTORY COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR THE GARRETT STREET PROJECT WAS CONSIDERATION RE: PRESENTED IN WHICH THE CiTY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL AMENDATORY COOPERATION FOR GARRETT STREET AS THE CITY~S SHARE OF THE RELOCATION EXPENSES OF THIS PROJECT. ON MOTION BY PROJECT HR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART ACTION WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. A REQUEST FOR REZONING FROM R-~ RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 HULTIPLE DWELLING FOR REQUEST RE: REZONING PROPERTY AT JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE, WASHINGTON AVENUE AND OBSERVATORY AVENUE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS MADE BY THE MAYOR: EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE FACT THAT THROUGHOUT AMERICA MANY CITIES ARE IN TROUBLE. ~OST OF THESE CITIES ARE INFECTED WITH CENTRAL CITY DISEASE. YEARS OF EAI~URE TO COMPREHEND THE PROBLEMS, LACK OF COOPERATION AMONG THOSE WHO ~OULD ACT~ INADEQUATE FUNDS OR JUST SHEER NEGLECT, THE HEART OF THESE CITIES HAS DETERIORATED ALARMINGLY. IN FACT THE POINT HAS BEEN REACHED AT WHICH ONLY MASSIVE INFUSIONS OF FUNDS AND GREAT EXPENDITURES OF HUMAN EFFORT WILL RESCUE THESE CITIES FROM THEIR DEPLORABLE CONDITION. ~Y NO STRETCH OF THE IMAGIATION COULD CHARLOTTESVILLE BE INCLUDED AMONG THESE CITIES. HOWEVER NO ONE CAN TRUTHFULLY SAY THAT -- ~tlT COULD NEVER HAPPEN HERE." WE DO HAVE PROBLEMS AND IT IS THE PART OF WISDOM TO PUT FORTH A MAXIMUM EFFORT TO SOLVE THEM. MANY OF THESE PROBLEMS EXIST RIGHT tN THE CENTER OF THE CITY '' HOUSING~ TRAFFIC~ PARKING AND BEAUTIFICATION -- TO HENTION ONLY A FEW.