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CLARKE COURT ACCEPTED INTO CiTY STREET SYSTEM A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING THAT CLARKE COURT BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE. THE STREET COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS STREET. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. LEE~ REQUEST RE: LEONARD ST. REFERRED TO ST. COMM, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION FROM JEFFERSON HILLS CORPORATION REQUESTING THAT LEONARD STREET AND A PORTION OF CARLTON ROAD BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REQUEST RE: ROLLING HILLS DEVELOP. CORP. REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE REQUEST REt ROSE HILL ENTERPRISES~ INC. REFERRED TO PLANNING COMNo REPORT. A COMMUNICATION FROM ROLLING HILLS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REQUESTING THAT THE STREETS IN ROLLING HILLS SUBDIVISION BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. A COMMUNICATION FROM ROSE HILL ENTERPRISES~ ~NC. REQUESTING THAT JOB PRINTING PLANTS BE ALLOWED iN B-~ BUSINESS DISTRICTS WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY MR, MOUNT~ SECONDED BY HRo LEE) THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: HR. HAGGERTY~ MR. LEE~ HR. HOUNT~ APPROPRIATION - REFUND BANK STOCK TAX HR. PeNTON AND MRo SCRIBNER, NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~12.48 BE AND THE SANE IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR REFUND OF ERRONEOUS PAYMENT OF BANK STOCK TAX TO THE PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK. THE FOLLOWING OPINION BY THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED SPREAD IN THE MINUTES OF THIS HEETING: OCTOBER 5~ 1961 MEMBERS Of THE CITY COUNCIL CITY Of CHARLOTTESVILLE) VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: CITY ATTORNEY!S OPINION RE: STRIP OF LAND ON LEONARD ST. AT THE COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 2~ 1961~ I WAS DIRECTED TO RENDER AN OPINION CONCERNING THE REQUEST BY JEFFERSON HILLS CORPORATION FOR THE CITY TO CONDEMN A STRIP OF LAND ON LEONARD STREET. THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN IS EXPRESSLY GIVEN TO CITIES BY LEGISLATIVE GRANT IN VIRG.INIA~ HOWEVER~ THE USE OF THIS POWER IN CONNECTION WITH STREET CONSTRUCTIGN~ MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR CAN ONLY BE DONE WHEN THE NECESSITY FOR EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS IS PROVABLE BEFORE A COURT OF RECORD. WITH REGARDS TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS CASE ~ DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE CITY COULD CONDEMN A ONE FOOT STRIP OF LAND ON LEONARD STREET BELONGING TO U. Lo ~ARTNAN UNTIL SUCH TINE AS THIS STRIP OF LAND PREVENTS PUBLIC USE OF THE STREET. ! ~ THEREFORE, RECOMMEND: THAT JEFFERSON HILLS CORPORATION BE INFORMED THAT THEIR REQUEST FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ACQUIRE THIS STRIP OF LAND BY CONDEMNATION IS NeT FEASIBLE. JF AT A FUTURE TIME PROPER PUBLIC USE OF LEONARD STREET CANNOT BE ACCOMPOLISHED BECAUSE OF THE STRIP OF LAND OWNED BY J. L. HARTNAN I RECOMMEND THAT NEGOTIATIONS BE UNDERTAKEN BET~/EEN THE CiTY AND HR. HARTMAN TO OBTAIN THE LAND. FOLLOWING THESE NEGOTIATIONS~ IF THEY ARE UNFRUITFUL~ EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS WOULD BE PROPER FOR ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY. RESPECTIVELY SUBNITTED~ PAUL D. SUMMERS, JR. (SIGNED) ON NOTION BY MR. LEE~ SECONDED BY HR. MOUNT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT NECT'[NG FOR CONSIDERATION: RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: UTILITIES IN GREENBRIER SUBDIVISION MAYOR TO APPOINT COMMITTEE RE: BOOKLET - CITY GOVERNMENT BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY eF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~8~382.27 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR THE CITY'S SHARE OF THE COST OF UTILITIES IN GREENBRIER SUBDIVISION. MR. ~OUNT SUGGESTED THAT THE MAYOR APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A BOOKLET OF GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN THE PROPOSED ANNEXED AREA BEFORE ANNEXATION IS EFFECTIVE. THE:~AYOR STATED THAT HE ~OULD APPOINT SUCH A COMMITTEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.