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MATTER RE= BOOKMOBILE SERVICE - F'LUVANNA COUNTY CITY MGR. AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT RE: DoG LAWs STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE= EXTENSION CLEVELAND AVE. STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE= SIDEWALK - 8TH STREET A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LIBRARY BOA'RD TO THE ALBEMARLE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OUTLINING PROPOSED BOOKMOBILE SERVICE TO FLUVANNA COUNTY WHICH IS BEING CONSIDERED BY A GROUP OF PRIVATE CITIZENS. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE LIBRARY COMMITTEE AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON NOTION BY MR. LEE, SECONDED BY HR. MOUNT~ THE CITY HANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION OF GAME AND ~NLAND FISHERIES WHEREBY OF STATE WOULD BE RELIEVED/ENFORCING THE DOG LAWS WITHIN THE CITY, AND THE CITY THE WOULD RETAIN ALL DOG LICENSE REVENUE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED= NOVEMBER 13, 1962 CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: MAYOR HAGGERTY REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE A REQUEST FROM THE CHERRY AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH FOR AN EXTENSION TO CLEVELAND AVENUE WHICH WOULD PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL ENTRANCE TO THEIR PARKING LOT. SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF CHERRY AVENUE, CLEVELAND AVENUE IS A DEDICATED BUT UNCONSTRUCTED STREET. BEYOND THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CHURCH THERE APPEARS TO BE NO NEED FOR THIS EXTENSION IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE AND GROUND CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT CONSTRUCTION BEYOND THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED FEET WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND PERHAPS COMPLETELY IMPRACTICAL. IT IS THE RECOMMENDATION OF YOUR STREET COMMITTEE THAT THE CHERRY AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH BE ADVISED THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO ENTER UPON THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DO SUCH GRADING AND SURFACING AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THEIR PARKING LOT WITH THE PROVISO THAT THERE BE NO OBLIGATION UPON THE CITY FOR MAINTENANCE OR FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGES TO OTHER PARTIES. SINCERELY, R. E. LEE (SIGNED) L. B. ~OUNT (SIGNED)" JIM BOWEN (SIGNED) A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY HR. MOUNT THAT THE FOREGOING REPORT BE APPROVED AND THAT THE CHURCH BE REQUESTED TO POST A SIGN INDICATING THIS TO BE AN ENTRANCE TO THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON, THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMNITTEE WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED= NOVEMBER 13, 1962 CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: MAYOR HAGGERTY HAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE THE REQUEST OF HR. JOSEPH S. HOLLADAY~ JR. FOR A SIDEWALK EXTENSION AT THE EIGHTH STREET UNDERPASS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ALBEMARLE STREET. SOUTH OF AND THROUGH THE UNDERPASS, THERE IS A SIDEWALK ONLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STREET. THIS SIDEWALK ENDS ABRUPTLY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE UNDERPASS AND AT PRESENT IT IS NECESSARY FOR A PEDESTRIAN TO GET TEN TO FIFTEEN FEET OUT ON TO THE PAVING OF ALBEMARLE STREET BEFORE IT CAN BE DETERMINED WHETHER THERE IS APPROACHING TRAFFIC ON THAT STREET. YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT BE INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A STUDY OF THIS INTERSECTION TO DETERMINE THE PRACTICALITY OF EXTENDING THE EXISTING SIDEWALK ABOUT FIFTEEN FEET OR EVALUATE OTHER IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WILL MAKE THIS INTERSECTION SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS. SINCERELY~ R. E. LEE (SIGNED) L. B. MOUNT (SIGNED) JIM BOWEN (SIGNED) THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED AND ON HOTION BY MR. HOUNTm SECONDED BY MR. LEE, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: