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RES~UTI ON RE: STRE]~T CLOSING- COLEMAN r. RIVER ROAD CONSIDERATION RE: ORDINANCE - BUILDING PERMIT FEES CONSIDERATION RE: GAS RATES AUTPE)RIZATION RE: CONVEYING OF DEED TO RIVANNA WATER & SEWER AUTh~DRITY RESOLUTION RE: TELEPHONE FRANCHISE EXTENSION ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A RESOLUTION APF~DINTING VIEWERS TO CONSIDER A REQUEST FOR THE VACATION OF AN UNNAMED STREET RUNNING BETWEEN COLEMAN STREET AND RIVER ROAD. WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS RECEIVED A PETITION REQLESTING VACATION OF AN UNNAMED STREET RUNNING BETWEEN COLEMAN STREET AND RIVER ROAD; 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 POSTED; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT MESSRS. J. P. BORDEN, MASON S. BYRD AND LEE GREAVER REPORT IN WRITING TO COUNCIL WHAT INCONVENIENCE, IF ANY, WOULD RESULT FROM SUCH VACATION. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED '' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY DF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BY ADDING A SECTION NUMBERED 7-2.1 TO PROVIDE FOR A SCHEDULE OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES," WASJOFFERED BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. VAN YAHRES, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT ~ETING FOR CONSIDERATION. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED '' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN ~ i4-2, 14-2. i, 14-2.2, 14-3; 14-9, 14-12, 14-13, 14-14, 14-16, 14-18, 14-19, 14-21 AND 14-23 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOI-FESVILLE, 1965, AS AMENDED AND TO REPEAL ~!~ I4-4 AND 14-24 OF SUCH CODE AND TO ADD A SECTION NUMBERED i4-i.1 TO SUCH CODE; THE AMENDED AND REPEALED SECTION RELATING GENERALLY TO RATES AND CHARGES FOR NATURAL GAS SERVICE AND TO ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION AND CONTROL OF THE CITY NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND THE ADDED SECTION IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON NEW GAS SERVICE ", WAS OFFERED BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTIVE DEED CONVEYING AN EASEMENT TO RIVANNA WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY AC]ROSS QUARRY ROAD PLAY GROUND AND AZALEA PARK. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. WHEREAS, THE CITY'S EXISTING TELEPHONE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE SUCCESSORS TO VIRGINIA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY IS DUE TO EXPIRE ON MARCH 19, 1975; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY'S STAFF IS IN THE PROCESS OF NEGOTIATIONS AND PREPARATIONS TO ENABLE THE CITY TO ENTER INTO A REVISED TELEPHONE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT; AND WHEREAS, IT WILL NOT BE F~]SSIBLE TO COMPLETE THESE NEGOTIATIONS AND PREPARATIONS IN TIME TO HAVE A NEW FRANCHISE EFFECTIVE ON MARCH 19, i975;. AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL FINDS IT TO BE IN THE PLBLIC INTEREST TO PERMIT AN EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING FRANCHISE AGREEMENT ON A TEMPORARY BASIS UNTIL SUCH PREPARATIONS MAY BE COMPLETED, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE FRANCHISE GRANTED BY COUNCIL ON MARCH 16, 1948, TO VIRGINIA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY OR ITS CORPORATE SUCESSOR, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY EXTENDED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS UNTIL SUCH TIME AS A NE~ FRANCHISE AGREEMENT CAN BE PREPARED. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT SUCH TEMPORARY EXTENSION MAY BE TERMINATED AT ANY TIME BY THIS COUNCIL UPON GIVING THIRTY DAYS NOTICE TOTHE HOLDER OF THE FRANCHISE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESI DENT