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L© ~A~TTER DEFERRED RE: UTILITIES - HUMBLE OIL Co. SERo STAo REQUEST FOR UTILITIES ON OLD IVY ROAD GRANTED. ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER RE: CH. 20, SEC. 20-3. RESOLUTION ADOPTED RE: ACQUISTION OF PROPERTY - J. F. SPROUSE BY THE CITY TREASURER AND CITY REGISTRAR WITH THE RESULT THAT OVER FIVE HUNDRED (500) OF THE SIGNATURES ARE VERIFIED AS QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY, AND WHEREAS, FIVE HUNDRED (500) SUCH SIGNATURES ARE NECESSARY FOR SUCH PETITION TO BE EFFECTIVE PURSUANT TO THE CITY CHARTER, SECTION 14-A NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14-A OF THE CITY CHARTER, THE COUNCIL REQUESTS THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO CALL A REFERENDUM UNDER SECTION 24-141 VA. CODE ANN., AS AMENDED~ IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE HOUSING AUTHORITYIS APPLICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RIDGE LANE PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT SHOULD BE APPROVED BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CiTY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO FILE SUCH REQUEST WITH THE CORPORATION COURT. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION STATING THAT THE HUMBLE OIL COMPANY SERVICE STATION ON RIO ROAD, FOR WHICH UTILITIES HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, IS IN AN AREA WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE ANNEXED IN THE REASQNABLY NEAR FUTURE, HOWEVER, ACTION ON THE REQUEST FOR UTILITIES WAS DEFERRED TO GIVE THE COUNCIL AN OPPORTUNITY TO INSPECT THE PROPERTY. A COMMUNICATION WAS ALSO PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION STATING THAT THE PROPERTY ON OLD iVY ROAD~ FOR WHICH UTILITIES HAVE BEEN REQUESTED, IS IN AN AREA WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE ANNEXED IN THE REASONABLY NEAR FUTURE. MR. YVES M. COTY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE PROPERTY. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE REQUEST FOR UTILITIES WAS GRANTED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE OFF STREET PARKING ORDINANCE BE AMENDED T~O REQUIRE ONE AND ONE-HALF (1~) PARKING SPACES FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT IN MULTIPLE DWELLINGS. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING PARAGRAPH ('A) OF SECTION 20-3 OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1959, BY THE AMENDMENT OF SUB-PARAGRAPH (1) AND THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SUB-PARAGRAPH NUMBERED(6)"~ WAS OFFERED BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON~ SECONDED BY MR. RENNOLDS~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE RIVANNA RIVER, AND WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO RELOCATE A PORTION OF STATE ROUTE 743, AND WHEREAS, CERTAIN LAND CONTAINING 19.41 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH BANK OF THE SOUTH FORK OF TBE RtV'ANNA RIVER MUST BE ACQUIRED IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE PROdECTS~ AND WHEREAS~ THE OWNERS OF THIS PROPERTY~ IDA HAH SPROUSE~ WIDOW, AND BERTHA V. S. WYANT~ EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF J. Fo SPROUSE, THROUGH THEIR ATTORNEY, HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN NEGOTIATIONS WiTH THE CITY MANAGER CONCERNING THE ClTYtS ACQUISITION OF THIS PROPERTY WHICH NEGOTIATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL~ AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, THROUGH ITS CITY HANAGER, HAS HAD AN APPRAISAL MADE OF THE PROPERTY AND BELIEVES THAT THE SUM OF FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS (~5~561o50) REPRESENTS THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF SAID LAND AND EASEMENT. NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO MAKE ONE FINAL OFFER TO THE OWNERS OR THEIR ATTORNEY IN THE AMOUNT OF ~5,461,50 FOR THE LAND, AND ~00o00 FOR THE FLOODING EASEMENT, AND IF SUCH OFFER IS NOT ACCEPTED BY AUGUST 26~ 1965, THEN THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY INSTRUCTED