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MATTER RE: UPDATING CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. RESOLUTION RE: JOSEPH L. WATSON ANNEXATION SUIT $71 COUNCIL CHAMBER - JULY 21, 1966 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR. B. d. HAGGERTY MR. L. B. MOUNT MR. J, R. PONTON MR. B. A. RENNOLDS MR. L. L. SCRIBNER TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON THE 21ST INST. AT 2:00 P, M. O'CLOCK. 1. TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL FOR UPDATING CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. 2. RESOLUTION RE: JOSEPH L. WATSON ANNEXATION SUIT. 3. APPROPRIATION FOR MONTICELLO GUARD. (SECOND READING - ~1,500,00) BY ORDER OF J. S.' RUSH, JR. (SIGNED) L.B. MOUNT (SIGNED) CLERK PRESIDENT THE COUNCIL MET IN SPECIAL SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT~ MR. PONTON AND MR. RENNOLDS. ABSENT: MR. SCRIBNER. MR. FRED ROBINSON OF HARLAND BARTHOLOMEW & ASSOCIATES WAS PRESENT AND PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FOR UPDATING THE CITYtS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AT A COST Of $60)080.00 OF WHICH THE CITY'S SHARE WOULD AMOUNT TO $20,027.00. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. RENNOLDS~ THE PROPOSAL WAS APPROVED AS PRESENTED AND THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO FORWARD THIS PROPOSAL TO THE STATE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WITH THE REQUEST THAT THE STATE PROCEED WITH AN APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR 701 FUNDS TO PAY TWO-THIRDS (2/SRDS) OF THE COST OF THIS WORK. ON MOTION BY MR. RENNOLDS~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, ON THE 23RD DAY OF JUNE, 1966, JOSEPH LEE WINSTON FILED HIS PETITION FOR ANNEXATION UNDER SECTION 15,1-1034 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA TO SEEK ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF APPROXIMATELY 51½ ACRES SITUATED IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AND WHEREAS~ THIS LAND IS ADJACENT TO THE GREENBRIER SUBDIVISION AND APPROXIMATELY 38 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL PERIHETER OF THE LAND TOUCHES UPON OR JOINS THE PRESENT CITY CORPORATE LIMITS, AND WHEREAS, THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DEVELOPED AS A HIGHLY URBANIZED AREA WHICH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE POLICY OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA SHOULD BE GOVERNED BY THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OFCHARLOTTESVtLLE~ AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SCARCITY OF VACANT LAND NOW IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FAMILIES DESIRING TO PURCHASE RESIDENCES IN THE ~30,000 AND ~40,000 BRACKET, AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS THAT THOSE PERSONS WHO WILL LIVE IN THE AREA WILL HAVE IDENTICAL INTERESTS WITH THOSE OF THE PRESENT RESIDENTS OF THE ClTY~ AND WHEREAS, THIS AREA APPEARS TO CONSTITUTE A COHPACT BODY OF LAND ADAPTABLE TO CITY GROWTH AND GOMERNMENT~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SINCE AS OF THIS TIME tT APPEARS TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CITY TO HAVE SUCH LAND ANNEXED THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO FILE AN ANSWER TO THE PETITION AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY TO PURSUE THE CITY'S BEST INTERESTS N THIS CAUSE.