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MATTER RE-' VALLEY RD. REFERRED TO ST. COMMo COMMUNICATION RE: CITY BUS SERVICE MATTER RE: TAXATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY JULY 3RD MEETING CHANGED - 2:00 P. ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER REt S C. 4= ART, !!! APP. ~l - DISTRICT MAP OF TAXES WHICH WILL BE MADE FOR THE PROJECT AND OF THE AHOUNT OF TAXES WHICH WOULD BE LEVIED IF THE PROPERTY WERE PRIVATELY OWNED. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT OUR ESTIMATE OF THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES IS ~2,615.76 AND OF THE ANNUAL AHOUNT OF TAXES WHICH WOULD BE LEVIED WERE THE PROPERTY PRIVATELY OWNED IS $913.85. S I NCERELY~ CHARLOTTESV! LLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUS I NG AUTHOR I TY A. E. ARRINGTON (SIGNED) A. E. ARRINGTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AEA:MAL A PETITION FROM THE RESIDENTS OF VALLEY ROAD EXTENDED REQUESTING THE CITY TO IMPROVE AND ACCEPT THIS STREET INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED: JUNE 14~ 1961 MR. JAMES E. BOWEN CITY MANAGER CHARLOTTESV I LLE~ VIRGINIA DEAR MR. BOWEN: THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE BUS COMPANY REQUESTS PERMISSION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO OPERATE THE BUSES IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE RECENTLY EXPIRED CONTRACT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING JUNE 15~ 1962. IF IT IS AGREEABLE WITH THE CiTY COUNCIL, THE COMPANY WILL AGREE TO OPERATE THE CITY BUSES BEYOND JUNE 15, 1962 PROVIDED THAT EITHER THE CITY OR THE COMPANY COULD CANCEL THE AGREEMENT, GIVING SIX MONTHS NOTICED VERY TRULY YOURS) CHARLOTTESVILLE & ALBEHARLE BUS COMPANY CLAUDE A. JESSUP (SIGNED) CLAUDE A. JESSUP PRESIDENT THE COMMITTEE ON CITY Bus SERVICE RECOMMENDED THAT THE FOREGOING OFFER BE ACCPETED AND THAT THE OFFICIALS OF THE BUS COMPANY BE THANKED FOR THEIR COOPERATION IN PROVIDING THIS SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. ON MOTION BY MR, MOUNTs, SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORTED THAT THEY HAD MADE A STUDY OF THE GENERAL PROBLEM OF THE TAXATION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, AND RECOMMENDED THAT CHARLOTTESVILLE ADOPT AN ALTERNATE METHOD OF APPRAISAL NOW USED BY SOME CITIES IN THE STATE. UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM A TAXPAYER MAY APPRAISE HIS PERSONAL PROPERTY BY THE METHOD NOW IN USE OR THE ALTERNATE METHOD OF TWELVE PERCENT OF THE ASSESSED VALUE OF HIS ~E AND LAND IN THE CASE OF PROPERTY OWNERS OR FIFTY PERCENT OF HIS ANNUAL RENT IN THE CASE OF RENTERS. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED~ AND A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THE CiTY ATTORNEY, THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE AND THE CITY TREASI~RER WAS REQUESTED TO PREPARE THE NECESSARY TAX FORMS. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ THE TIME OF THE JULY 3RD MEETING WAS CHANGED FROM 7:30 P. H. TO IO:O0'~oM. BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:~ AYES: MR. LEE~ MR. MOUNT.. AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: MR. HAGGERTY. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE !11 OF APPENDIX !! OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1959~ BY THE REZONING OF A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND LOCATED ALONG RIDGE STREET GENERALLY BETWEEN C & O RAILWAY AND OAK STREET" WAS OFFERED BY MR. LEE, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ AND CARRIED OVER TO A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON JULY t7~ 1961 AT 7:30 P. M.