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REPORT RE: COVERING SCHENKS BRANCH MATTER RE: UTILITY LINES REMAIN~'NG PORTION AZALEA GARDENS SUB. UTILITIES DENIED - SUB. S. W. STRIBLING AVE. REPORT RE: DELINQUENT WATER AND GAS ACCOUNTS. ZONING ORD. RE: Comm. SWIMMING POOLS DEFERRED GENTLEMEN: Your COMMITTEE HAS STUDIED THE REQUEST THAT SCHENKS BRANCH BE COVERED BETWEEN 7TH STREET, N. W. AND lOTH STREET, N. W. AND REPORT AS FOLLOWS: THIS HATTER HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT CONSIDER THE INSTALLATION Of a CULVERT TO COVER THIS BRANCH. THEY WILL, HOWEVER) INSTALL ON THEIR SIDE OF THE BRANCH A FENCE AND SHRUBBERY. THE LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY RECOGNISES FULLY THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF KEEPING THEIR PART OF THE BRANCH CLEANED OUT. WE HAVE ALSO CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CITY COVERING THE BRANCH, HOWEVER, WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS SERIOUS DOUBT THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO EXPEND PUBLIC MONEY FOR THIS PURPOSE SINCE THE PROPERTY INVOLVED IS NOT PUBLIC PROPERTY. WE CERTAINLY AGREE THAT THE COVERING OF ALL BRANCHES WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT IMPROVEMENT BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION UNLESS A STREET OR OTHER PUBLIC USE IS INVOLVED. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT MR. NICK SAKELL BE PERMITTED TO EXTEND CIty UTILI+Y LI~ S TO SERVE THE REMAINING PORTION OF AZALEA GARDENS SUBDIVISION} PROVIDED, THE DEVELOPMENT IS DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNCIL'S POLICY ADOPTED DECEMBER 19~ t960. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT) SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOREGOING RECOHMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUEST FOR UTILITIES FOR A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION SOUTHWEST OF STRIBLING AVENUE BE DENIED SINCE THE AREA IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION AREA AND THE WATER AND GAS LINES ALONG STRiBLING ~VENUE ARE NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO SERVE THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION. ON MOTION BY MR. LE£, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR REQUESTED THE ~TILITIES COMMITTEE TO CONFER WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND RECOMMEND A FUTURE POLICY FOR THE EXTENSION OF UTILITIES OUTSIDE THE ANNEXATION AREA. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED: AUGUST 1 ~ 1 961 To THE MEMBERS Of THE COUNCIL CitY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MET WITH THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ON AUGUST I, 1961 AND REVIEWED 362 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS FOR A TOTAL OF ~8,091.~2. IT WAS ESTABLISHED THAT MOST OF THESE ACCOUNTS ARE FOR THE YEARS 19~9 AND 1960, AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE~S OFFICE HAS MADE EVERY EFFORT TO EFFECT COLLECTION, THEREFORE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THESE ACCOUNTS BE CHARGED OFF. THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED A FURTHEr PROGRAM OF COLLECTION OF THESE ACCOUNTS AND ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIME BE SHORTENED FOR THE CUT-OFF OF THESE UTILITIES. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REDUCE BY ONE MONTH THE TIME THAT A DELINQUENT ACCOUNT IS FURNISHED SERVICE. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, B. J. HAGGERTY (SIGNED) R. L. B. MOUN~'-- ON MOTION BY MR. LEE~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE AMENDMENT tO THE ZONING ORDINANCE WHICH WOULD ALLOW COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOLS IN B-! BUSINESS DISTRICTS WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED~ HOWEVER, ACTION WAS DEFERRED UNTIL NEXT MEETING~ AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS REQUESTED TO RECOMMEND OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS BUSINESS. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. LEE, THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED TO ALSO ALLOW !CE SKATING RINKS IN B-1 BUSINESS DISTRICTS, ON NOTION BY MR. LEE> SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: