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MATTER RE: STATE HIGHWAY PROJECT RTE. 742 ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER RE: SALES TAX WELFARE REPORT ON THE CHAIN~ THE BUILDING COULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3/5 OF A MILE FROM THE INTERSECTION OF JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE AND WEST MAIN STREET TO EMMET STREET WITH NO THROUGH CROSS TRAFFIC. THE STREET COMMITTEE IS WATCHING THE TRAFFIC FLOW ON WEST MAIN STREET~ JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE AND EMMET STREET VERY CLOSELY TO DETERMINE WHETHER WE SHOULD RECOMMEND TO THE COUNCIL THE REMOVAL OF ALL PARKING ON THESE STREETS. AS MOST OF YOU KNOW THE COUNCIL VISITED WITH PRESIDENT SHANNON ON AUGUST 19TH AND OPPOSED THIS ACTION SINCE WE FEEL THAT THE CLOSING OF BOTH STREETS WILL VERY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE TRAFFIC MOVEMENT IN THIS AREA. BECAUSE OF THE FIRE PROTECTION PROBLEM~ I MOVE THIS STATEMENT BE MADE PART OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. RENNOLDS) THE COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY CONCURRED IN THE FOREGOING STATEMENT. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A LETTER FROM MR. W. Ao WOODWARD~ JRo~ URBAN ROADS PLANNING ENGINEER FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS~ STATING THAT A PROJECT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF STATE ROUTE 742 HAD BEEN APPROVED AND THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR THE CITY TO PAY THE COST OF THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROJECT WITH THE PROVISO (1) THAT THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT WHICH IS WITHIN THE CITY~ EXCLUSIVE OF THE BRIDGE AND FILL FOR THE ABUTMENT ON THE NORTH END OF THE BRIDGE~ BE CONSTRUCT- ED 8Y THE CITY (2) THAT THE STREET WITHIN THE CITY BE CONSTRUCTED WITH 36 FEET OF PAVE- MENT~ WITHOUT SIDEWALKS~ AND BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE STATE PROJECT IS COMPLETED AND~ (3) THAT THE CITY PAY ITS PORTION OF THE COST OF THE NEW BRIDGE PLUS FILL AT THE NORTH ABUTMENT. THE CiTY MANAGER STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN ADVISED BY MR. WOODWARD THAT THE STATE WOULD NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE COST OF THE PORTION OF THE PROJECT WHICH LIES WITHIN THE CITY. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION BY THE CITY MANAGER WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AND HE WAS AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH THE CITYIS PORTION OF THE PROJECT AS SOON AS A CONTRACT IS AWARDED BY THE STATE FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE PROJECT. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE CHARLOTTESVILLE RETAIL SALES AND USE TAX ORDINANCE BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF TWO NEW PARAGRAPHS NUMBERED 16(~) AND 16(F)"~ WAS OFFERED BY MR. PONTON, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST~ 1965 WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - OCTOBER 4, 1965 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. RENNOLDS. ABSENT: MR. SCRIBNER. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20~ 1965 WERE READ AND APPROVED. THE PUBLIC HEARING ADVERTISED FOR THIS DATE ON A PETITION TO REZONE A PARCEL OF LAND ON ARBOR CIRCLE WAS CANCELLED SINCE THE PETITIONER HAD WITHDRAWN HIS REQUEST. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A REQUEST TO REZONE 2208 FONTAINE AVENUE.