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IMPROVEMENT OF ELM STREET PROPOSAL RE: UPGRADING SUBSTANDARD HOUSING PROPOSAL RE: ~RENT-ESCROW ORDINANCE REQUEST RE: VACATING LOTS CLEVELAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION REQUEST RE: REZONING HELBOURNE ROAD REQUEST RE.' DOGWOOD FESTIVAL AUTHOR I, ZA~iO~ :RE: GRAM,TING Or, :CUB~151 ACCEPTANCE OF GIF~ RE: STRIP OF LAND STATE ROUTE 743 (HYDRAULIC ROAD) APPQINTMENT RE: BICYCLE SAFETY COHMIS$10N REPORT RE: EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY ON JAHESTGWN DRIVE PROPOSAL RE: TAX RELIEF FOR ELDERLY AUTHORIZATION OF HAYOR TO EXECUTE AMENDATORY COOPERATION AGREEMENT No, 2 HR. OTIS LEE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND ASKED IF ANY DECISION HAD BEEN REACHED ON HIS REQUEST FOR IHPROVEMENTS TO ELM STREET. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION HR, LEE STATED~ "THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS.n THE CITY HANAGER ADVISED HR, LEE THAT A COST ESTIMATE WOULD BE PREPARED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. HR. KEENE BYRD~ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA 0JC~ ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FOR UPGRADING SUBSTANDARD HOUSING IN THE CITY. HIS PROPOSAL WOULD PROVIDE THAT THE CITY INVEST IN A RENOVATION SERVICE TO RENOVATE SUB- STANDARD HOUSING FOR WHICH THE OWNER WOULD PAY. THE PROFETS WOULD BE RETURNED TO THE CITY. IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATING HOUSING~ PEOPLE WOULD BE TRAINED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTEY. ~R. RICHARD BARRICK~ CHAIRHAN OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE LEGAL AID SOCtETY~ ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PROPOSED RENT-ESCROW ORDINANCE. THE ~AYOR ADVISED HR. BARRtCK THAT HE WAS CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENT OF A COMHITTEE TO STUDY SUCH PROPOSALS AND HAKE A RECOMMENDATION, A PETITION WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING THAT A PORTION OF THE PLAT OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION BE VACATED AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 15.1-482 (B) OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. AN OR:DJ NAN.CE;; ~N~t T'gED !)AN ORB I NANCE VACAT I NG"A PQBTiON ~ O~:THE~ BLAT: OF:: CLEVELAND HE I GHTS SUBDIVISION" WAS OFFERED BY HRS, RINEHART~ SECONDED BY HR, G'ILLIAM~ AND CARRIED OVER TO A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 16, 1973. A REQUEST TO REZONE A PARCEL OF LAND ON HELBOURNE ROAD WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMHISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY HR. BARBOUR~ SECONDED BY HRS. ~iNEHART THE DOGWOOD ~ESTIVAL WAS GRANTED PERMISSION TO USE HCINTIRE PARK FOR ITS SPRING ~ESTIVAL DURING THE WEEK OF APRIL 23 THRU 28, 1973. ON MOTION BY HRS. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR THE HAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A HEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT CONDITIONED UPON GRANTING oFCUP 151~ BETWEEN COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE~ THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ ALBEHARLE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION~ JOHN J. RUSSELL~ B$SHOP OF ~ICHMOND~ HENRY C. HILLER AND ROSE S. HILLER AND FHK CORPORATION. A DEED OF GIFT FOR ~ SHALL STRIP OF LAND ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF STATE ROUTE 743 (HYDRAULIC ROAD) WAS PRESENTED. ON MOTION By HR. GILLIAM~ ~ECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR THIS GIFT WAS ACCEPTED WITH THANKS, THE HAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE TO THE BICYCLE SAFETY COMMISSION: HR. PETER HcLEAN~ HISS DONNA BUCHANAN~ HISS KATHLEEN CRAIG~ DR. BERNARD HORIN~ HR. JOSEPH L. BINGLER~ JR.~ HR. HUGO HALANGA AND HR. RICHARD ERGLER. THE CITY HANAGER REPORTED THAT IN ORDER ~e CONSTRUCT A PERMANENT TURN AROUND ON OAHESTOWN DRIVE THE CITY NEEDS TO ACQUIRE 1073 SQUARE FEET~ EACH FROM HR. THOMAS A. SYDE$ AND HR, RICHARD HESS. To COMPENSATE FOR HIS LOSS OF PROPERTY~ HR. SYDES HAS REQUESTED THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE 6742 SQUARE FEET OF CITY PROPERTY KNOWN AS GREENBRIER PARK. HR. HENDRIX RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COHPENSATE HR. HEss AND HR. SYDES FOR THE PROPERTY NEEDED AND PERMIT HR. SYDES TO PURCHASE'THE LAND AS REQUESTED AND ALSO TO PROVIDE LABOR AND MATERIALS TO CONSTRUCT HR. SYDES A GRAVEL DR:[VE~AY, ON MOTION BY HR. GILLIAH) SECONDED BY HRS. RINEHART THE FOREGOING RECOHHENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY HANAGER PRESENTED a PROPOSED TAX RELIEF PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY. HENDRIX WAS REQUESTED TO HAVE AN ORDINANCE PREPARED FOR THE NEXT MEETING EMBODYING- HIS PROPOSAL. ON MOTION BY HRS. RINEHART) SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR THE HAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN AMENDATORY COOPERATION AGREEHENT NO. ~ FOR THE GARRETT STREET PROJECT, (EXECUTED COPY OF CONTRACT ON FILE WITH THESEF~MINUTESo)