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AUTHORIZATION RE: VIRGINIA STAGE LINES AND BENTON PATTERSON RESOLUTION RE: APPOINTMENT OF VIEWERS IRVING STREET APPOINTMENT RE: PLANNING COMMISSION - NANCY O'BRIEN APPOINTMENT RE: PLANNING COMMISSION - LUCIUS BRACEY APPOINTMENT RE: ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD - MRS. LLOYD SMITH REQUEST RE: HIGHWAY DEPT. PRESTON AVENUE PUBLIC HEARING RE: SHERWOOD ROAD SEWER LINE REQUEST RE: SPECIAL JUSTICES - GEN. DISTRICT COURT ON MOTIOn4 By MRS.*~'~*~4EHART, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT WITH G. BENTON PATTERSON, CLARICE B. PATTERSON AND VIRGINIA STAGE LINES FOR EXCHANGING THE USE OF LAND AT OLD MIDWAY SCHOOL SITE FOR LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST OF EAST WATER STREET AND 5TH STREET. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIEWERS TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE VACATION OF IRVING STREET IN THE VINEGAR HILL REDEVELOPMENT AREA. WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING VACATION OF IRVING STREET IN THE VINEGAR HILL REDEVELOPMENT AREAl AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO COUNCIL THAT THE NOTICES REQUIRED BY ~15.1-364 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950), AS AMENDED, HAVE BEEN DULY POSTEDI NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT MESSRS. J. P. BORDEN, MASON S. BYRD AND LEE GREAVER BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY APPOINTED AS VIEWERS SUCH STREET AND REPORT IN WRITING TO COUNCIL WHAT INCONVENIENCE, IF ANY, WOULD RESULT FROM SUCH VACATION. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, MRS. NANCY O'BRIEN, WAS APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 31, 1978. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, MR. LUCIUS BRACEY, WAS APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 31, 1978. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, MRS. LLOYD SMITH, WAS APPOINTED TO THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD TO SERVE AN UNEXPIRED TERM EXPIRING JANUARY I, 1975. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION STATING THAT THE APPARENT PRESTON AVENUE IS SANFORD CONSTRUCTION COMPAN COMPANY, INC., IN AMOUNT OF $6,800,904 AND TH MR. HENDRIX STATED THAT THE HIGHWAY DEPARTNEN BUT MUST HAVE THE CITY'S CONCURRENCE IN THE A SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE CITY MANAGER W _OW BID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF INC. AND T. E. BROWN CONSTRUCTION CITY SHARE WILL BE $1,379.109.30. WOULD LIKE TO AWARD THE CONTRACT, ~ARD. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, AS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, THE CITY-STATE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PRESTON AVENUE. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO HELD ON THIS DATE TO CONSIDER A POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF SANITARY SEWER LINE TO PROVIDE SEWER SERVICE TO CERTAIN PROPERTY FRONTING ON SHERWOOD ROAD AND THE PROPOSED CREATION DF A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT COMPOSED OF ALL PARCELS OF SUCH PROPERTY WHICH WOULD BE BENEFITED BY THE INSTALLATION OF THE PROPOSED SEWER LINE. MISS ALICE WEST AND MR. JACK EASTON ON BEHALF OF HIS BROTHER MR. LAWRENCE EASTON .ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL. THEY STATED THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE HEALTH HAZARD WITH REGARD TO SEVERAL PROPERTIES. A MOTION BY MR.GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THAT A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SANITARY SEWER LINES TO SERVE CERTAIN PROPERTIES ON SHERWOOD ROAD AND THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BE REQUESTED TO VOLUNTARLY AGREE ON A BASIS FOR PAYMENT FOR THESE LINES AND IF NOT THE CITY SET AND AMOUNT FOR EACH PROPERTY OWNER, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM JUDGE MARSHALL STATING THAT MENTALLY ILL PERSONS MAY NOT BE DETAINED ANY LONGER THAN 48 HOURS BEFORE A HEARING IS HELD. HE REQUESTED THAT PERMISSION BE GIVEN TO ASK THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THIS JUDICIAL DISTRICT TO APPOINT A SPECIAL JUSTICE TO CONDUCT HEARINGS FOR INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OF MENTAL PATIENTS WHEN HE IS UNABLE TO DO SO. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED.