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ORDINANCE ADOPTED: CLEVELAND HGTS. SUB. REZONING REQUESTS REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. REQUEST RE: REZONING MELBOURNE RD. ORDINANCE ADOPTED : REZONING - MELBOURNE RD. ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE; STEWART STREET F~NAL AGREEMENT PRESENTED RE: DOWNTOWN MALL & CiTY MASTER PLAN CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED RE: SWIMMING POOLS RESOLUTION RE: FEDERAL HOUSING SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PORTION OF THE PLAT OF CLEVELAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 18, 1972~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR, GILLIAM) MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. A REQUEST FOR REZON1NG OF PROPERTY ON MCELROY DRI'VE AND MIODLETON LANE AND THE NORTH- WEST CORNER OF EAST HIGH STREET AND GILLESPIE AVENUE WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSlON-REcOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING ON MELBOURNE ROAD BE GRANTEO AND THAT THE CiTY TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO HAVE THE PROPERTY IT 1S RECEIVING FROM MR. NUNLEY REZONED FROM BUSINESS TO RESIDENTIAL. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED 1N SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE Ill OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BY THE REZONING OF A PARCEL OF LAND ON MELBOUR'NE ROAD", WAS OFFERED BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM~ MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. GtLLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO APPLY TO THE COUNTY FOR THE REZON1NG AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A COMMUNICATION WAS ALSO PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING ON STEWART STREET BE GRANTED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III OF APPENDIX 11 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BY THE REZONING OF A PARCEL OF LAND ON STEWART STREET," WAS OFFERED BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. GILLIAM, AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. GILLIAM, AND MRS. RINEHART. NOES: MR. FIFE AND .MIR. VAN YAHRES. MR. ALVIN CLEMENTS, CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CITY COMMISSION ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND LAWRENCE HALPRIN ASSOCIATES FOR THE DESIGN OF THE DOWNTOWN MALL AND THE CiTY MASTER PLAN. HE STATED THAT THE MALL DESIGN PLAN WILL COST APPROXIMATELY ~140, O00 TO BE PAID 50~ BY THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND 50~ BY THE CITY. HE STATED THAT THE MASTER PLAN COST WAS ~55,0OO FOR THE BASIC CONSTRUCTION, PLUS ~0, OOO FOR TRANSPORTATION AND ECONOMIC CONSULTANTS OF WHICH THE CITY WOULD PAY lO~r~ AND' A WORKSHOP CONTRACT FOR 910,000 WHICH THE CITY WOULD PAY ENTIRE COST. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. GILLIAM~ THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THESE CONTRACTS, AFTER APPROVAL BY THE CITY ATTORNEY. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES~ SECONDED BY HRS. RINEHART, THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH WILLIAM AND TAZEWELL AND CARLTON STURGIS ABBOTT FOR DESIGN OF THREE SWIMMING POOLS AND RECREATION CENTERS AT WALKER JUNIOR HIGH, BUFORD ~UNIOR HIGH AND MEADE AVENUE PARK. PUBLIC HEARINGS TO CONSIDER ALLOCATION Of REVENUE SHARING FUNDS WERE SET FOR JANUARY 29, 1973 AT 7:30 P. M. AT WALKER JUNIOR HIGH AND FEBRUARY 12, 1973 AT BUFORD JUNIOR HIGH. ON MOTION BY MR. BARBOUR, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS ESTABLISHED AND FUNDED CERTAIN SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING TO MEET THE VAST HOUSING NEED OF A LARGE SEGMENT OF OUR NATIONS POPULATION, AND WHEREAS, ONLY A SMALL PART OF THAT NEED IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE NATION, HAS BEEN MET; AND WHEREAS, THERE IS A DEEPENING CRISIS IN THIS CITY DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF ADEQUATE HOUSING; AND WHEREAS, THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION HAS NOW IMPOSED A MORATORIUM (WHICH THE COUNCIL BELIEVES TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL) ON SUBSIDIES FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING; AND WHEREAS~ NO ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA$ THAT It IS THE BELIEF OF THE COUNCIL THAT THE MORATORIUM IMPOSED BY THE