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ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: SEC. 4~ ART. IIi~ APP. Ii ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: SEC. 4~ ART. i11~ APP. II MR. BATTLE ADDRESSES COUNCIL R£= REZONING EMMET ST. & MEADO~BROOK RD. FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT RE: TAX STUDY SALES TAX ON MOTION BY HR. SGRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTONs THE RECOMMENDATION TO WIDEN LOCUST AVENUE WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'A~ ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT IAAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE Ii i OF APPENDIX ii OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 19594 BY THE REZONING OF 11LOTSFRONTING ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH BERKSHIRE ROAD", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 24~ 1965~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. PONTON~ MR, RENNOLDS AND MR. SCRIBNER. NOES: MR. MOUNT. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED 'tAN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE II1 OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1959~ BY THE REZONING OF T~/O PARCELS OF LAND LYING BET~/EEN EI~4ET STREET AND HEAD.ROOK ROAD"~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 24~ ]~965~ ~AS ADOPTED, AS AMENDED~ BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE= AYES: HR, HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT~ ~Ro PONTON, MR, RE~NOLDS AND MR, SCRIBNER. ~OES= NONE, MR. BATTLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REITERATED HIS PREVIOUS ARGUMENTS AGAINST THIS REZONING, IN ADDITION HE ASKED THE COUNCIL TO HAVE THE PLANNING COMMISSION MAKE A STUDY OF THE ENTIRE TRACT. MR. SCRIBNER POINTED OUT THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL HAD MADE AN EXTENSIVE STUDY OF THIS PROPOSED ZONING, THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF .THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED= TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: FINANCE COMMITTEE DATE: MARCH 1~ 1965 RE~ TAX STUDY REPORT PURSUANT TO THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL FDA';THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF THE ClTY~ ~E WISH TO rILE THE FOLLOWING REPORT: OUR STUDY WAS DIVIDED IN TtdO PARTS~ THE FIRST BEING THE CAPITAL OUTLAY NEEDS OF THE CITY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS~ AND SECONDLY~ THE INCREASES IN OPERATING BUDGETS FOR BOTH THE CITY AND SCHOOL OPERATIONS. THE FOLLOWING REPORT ONLY DEALS WITH OUR RECOMMENDATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FIRST PORTION OF OUR STUDY. ~ITHOUT STATING SPECIFIC PROJECTS OR THEIR PRIORITIES~ WE CONSERVATIV[LY ESTIMATE THAT THE CAPITAL NEEDS FOR MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS INCLUDING SCHOOLS AND MAJOR STREET PROJECTS WILL SE ~10~O00~O00WlTMIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. IT IS PLANNED THAT WITH A CASH CAPITAL ACCOUNT ~NEN THE NEED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES ARISES~ A PORTION OF THE PROJECT COULD BE FINANCED FROM THIS FUND A~D THE BALANCE OF THE MONEY CREATED THROUGH A BOND ISSUE. ~E CONSIDERED INCREASING REAL ESTATE TAXE$~ MERCHANTS LICENSE TAXE$~ UTILITY.TAXES~ AUTOMOBILE TAGS~ CIGARETTE TAXES~_GARBAGE COLLECTION CHARGES~ AND THE CREATION OF A RETAIL SALES TAX. ALTHOUGH THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS CONSIDERABLY LOWER THAN OTHER MAJOR VIRGINIA CITIES ON THEIR CHARGE FOR AUTOMOBILE TAGS AND UTILITY TAXES AND TO A LESSER DEGREE WE HAVE A SMALLER REAL ESTATE TAX AND MERCHANTS LICENSE FEE~ THESE SOURCES OF REVENUE-SHOULD NOT BE ADJUSTED FOR TWO REASONS: A. MERCHANT LICENSE TAX~ REAL ESTATE TAX~ AND AUTOMOBILE TAGS HAVE HAD INCREASES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS~ AND B. EVEN WITH SIZEABLE INCREASES FROM THESE SOURCES~ AND THE ADDITION OF TAXATION ON ClGERATTES AND GARBAGE COLLECTION~ IT IS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER THEY WOULD DEVELOP THE ADDED REVENUE NEEDED. THIS ~INANCE COMMITTEE BY A MAdORITY VOTE RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY PROCEED WITH THE CREATION OF A ~ SALES TAX WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO SRING IN APPROXIMATELY ~750~000 THE FIRST YEAR~ AND OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD AVERAGE A NET INCOME FOR THE CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECTS OF ~1~000~000 PER YEAR. ~E FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY MANAGER INCLUDE IN HIS 1965-66 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET THE ~IGURE OF ~7,~)0~000 EARMARKED FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND AND PROCEED TO PREPARE A SALES TAX ORDINANCE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1965. ~E FURTHER RECOMMEND THAT IF THE ~;~ SALES TAX tS ADOPTED~ THE CITY DROP THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX ON HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. (THIS ~OULD MEAN THAT