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COUNCI L MEMBERS RECEIVE CODE REQUEST GRANTED RE: TEXACO FILLING STATION ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM COLLECTING SALES TAX REQUESTS REFERRED TO PLANNo COMM. - REZONING E. HARKET, 14TH ST. & JEFF. HILLS CONFEDERATE WlDOW:S PENSION RESOLUTION RE: AIRPORT FUNDS - PROPOSED BUDGET DIv. OF AERONAUTICS 335 MR° HAGGERTY~ THIS REQUEST WAS GRANTED WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL CONSTRUCT A ~2 FOOT STREET TO THE BACK EDGE OF PHASE ONE AS SHOWN ON THE PROPOSED PLAT OF THE DEVELOPMENT. HR. C. W. SUBLETT~JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A COPY OF THE REVISED CITY CODE TO EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL. THE REQUEST OF TEXACO TO OPERATE A GASOLINE FILLING STATION ON THE BARRACKS ROAD ~HOPPING CENTER PROPERTY WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON~ SECONDED BY MRo SCRIBNER, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR. RENNOLDS, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THE CHARLOTTESVILLE LIONS CLUB AND THE UNIVERSITY LEAGUE, INC. WERE EXEMPTED FROM COLLECTING THE SALES TAX UNDER SECTION 4(0) OF THE SALES TAX ORDINANCE. REQUESTS FOR REZONING ON E. HARKET STREET, FOURTEENTH ST.~ N. W., AND LOTS 1 AND 2~ BLOCK C OF JEFFERSON HILLS WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY MR. PONTON, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE WAS DIRECTED TO PAY MRS. MARTHA FARRISH ROBERTS A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR (~100o00) CONFEDERATE WlDOWtS PENSION. ON.MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MRo .SCRIBNER~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STATE DURING THE ~966-68 BIENNIUM DOES NOT PROVIDE NECESSARY FUNDS FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS~ AND WHER[AS~ THE DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS OF THE STATE CORPORATION COMHISSlON HAS RECEIVED REQUESTS FOR ABOUT FOUR AND ONE-HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO MATCH LOCAL EXPENDITURES FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT) AND ~E~EAS~ FUNDS IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS AMOUNTS TO LESS THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS, AND ~A~HEREAS, THIS CITY, JOINTLY WITH THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE~ HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION AGENCY FOR A PROJECT TO LENGTHEN, WIDEN AND IMPROVE THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE AIRPORT SO THAT THE FACILITY WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE JET AIRCRAFT WHICH ARE SOON TO BE PLACED IN SERVICE BY PIEDMONT AIRLINES, AND TO HANDLE OTHER LARGE AIRCRAFT WHICH DESIRE TO USE THE CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE AIRPORTy AND WHEREAS, THIS PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST APPROXIMATELY ~500~000.00 WITH ~0~ OF THE FUNDS TO'BE PROVIDED BY FAA AND THE REMAINING ~0~ TO BE PROVIDED ONE-HALF FROM STATE FUNDS AND ONE-HALF FROM LOCAL FUNDS, AND WHEREAS~ THE CHANGING TO THE USE OF JET AIRCRAFT BY PIEDMONT AIRLINES WILL MAKE tT MANDATORY THAT MOST ALL AIRPORTS IN VIRGINIA USED BY THEM BE IMPROVED IN ORDER TO HANDLE THESE HEAVIER AIRCRAFT, AND WHEREAS~ AIRPORTS ARE VERY NECESSARY IN ORDER TO SECURE DESIRABLE INDUSTRY IN THE STATE~ NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT GOVERNOR MILLS E. GODWIN BE AND HE IS HEREBY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO RECOMMEND TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDS BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION~ DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS, SO AS TO ENABLE THAT DEPARTMENT TO SHARE IN THE COST OF THESE NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE SENT TO SENATOR E. O. McCuE~ JR.~ DELEGATE C. ARMONDE PAXSON, AND DELEGATE RICHARD H. M:DDLETON.