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COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 18, 1963 REQUEST RE: AUCTION SALE GRANTED MATTER RE: SEWER LINE ON ALTAVISTA AVE. APPROPRIATION REFUND LICENSES TAXES - H. F. BAUGHAN MATTER RE: RESCUE SQUAD TAGS IN LIEU OF CITY TAG MATTER RE: CITY DENTAL CLINIC OPERATION STATE HEALTH DEPT. LEASE AIRPORT TEN YEARS RESOLUTION APPROP. CARRIED OVER RE: WATER AND SEWER LINES ANNEXED AREA THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. HAGGERTY~ HR. HOUNT~ HR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER, ABSENT: HR. LEE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 4~ 1963 AND FEBRUARY 8) 1963 WERE READ AND APPROVED, A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM H1NTON AVENUE HETHODIST CHURCH REQUESTING EXEMPTION FROH THE LICENSE TAX ON AN AUCTION SALE TO BE HELD IN APRIL OR MAY. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. HOUNT~ THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS GRANTED UNDER SECTION 89(D) OF THE LICENSE TAX'ORDINANCE. MR. CHARLES A, VIA, JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE DECISION CONCERNING MOVING THE SEWER LINE ON ALTAVISTA AVENUE BE RECONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF FURTHER FACTS WHICH HE PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: (1) THAT THERE WAS NO WAY FOR A TITLE EXAHINER TO KNOW THA~ THE SEWER LINE WAS UNDER THE HOUSE SINCE THE PLAT SHOWING SUCH WAS NOT OF RECORD~ (2) THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE CITY HAD SUCH RIGHT TO THE PRESENT LOCATION OF THE LINE BY ADVERSE POSSESSION; (3) THAT THE LINE WAS PUT IN ITS PRESENT LOCATION BY AN HONEST MISTAKE BY THE CITY~ THEREFORE~ 3'HE CITY HAD THE HORAL OBLIGATION TO MOVE IT SINCE THE COST TO THE PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE EXCESSIVE WHEN COMPARED TO THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY. HR. BOWEN POINTED OUT TO THE COUNCIL AND HR. VIA THAT HRS. ROTHWELL WAS LIVING IN THE HOUSE WHEN THE LINE WAS LAID ACROSS HER PROPERTY~ PART OF WHICH IS THE LOT IN QUESTION~ AND THAT A MANHOLE HAS BEEN LOCATED EVER SINCE THE LINE WAS LAID WHICH SHOWS THE LOCATION OF THE LINE. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY HR. PONTON~ THE HATTER WAS TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT FOR FURTHER STUDY. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY HR, PONTON~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: NONE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~55.~0 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR REFUND OF ERRONEOUS LICENSE T~XES TO M, F, BAUGHAN. A COMMUNICATION FROM HR. FRANK IX OPPOSING THE CLOSING OF DICE STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM T~E RE~CUE SQUAD REQUESTING THAT ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE RESCUE SQUAD BE PERMITTED TO USE THE R~SCUE SQUAD TAG IN LIEU OF A REGULAR CITY TAG. ON MOTION BY HR. MOUNT) SECONDED BY ~R. SCRIBNER~ THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS GRANTED PROVIDED THE NUMBERS ARE REGISTERED WITH THE CHIEF OF POLICE ~ND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE CHIEF IS NOTIFIED EACH TIME A TAG IS TAKEN UP OR A NEW ONE ISSUED. A COHHUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM DR. S. D. STURKIE PROPOSING A PLAN UNDER WHICH THE CITY DENTAL CLINIC WOULD BECOME AN OPERATION OF THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WITH THE CITY AND STATE SHARING THE EXPENSES ON A FIFTY FIFTY BASIS. ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON~ SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER~ THE FOREGOING PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED AND DR. STURK1E WAS REQUESTED TO PROCEED WITH THE PLAN AS OUTLINED. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY ~R, SCRIBNER~ THE AIRPORT COMMISSION WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXTEND THE LEASE WITH HOLLODAY AVIATION) INC. FOR A PERIOD OF TEN (10) YEARS FROM JULY !~ 1965~ UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER> SECONDED BY HR. PONTON~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ~291~000,00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR WATER