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ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~ CL:ERK ClTY,'COUR~OUSE - AUGUST 15, 1966 PUBLIC HEARING RE: REZON1NG PARCEL OF LAND - L. F. WOOD ESTATE - CONTINUED UNTIL NEXT REGULAR MEETING REQUEST FOR FILLING STATION- TEXACO~ INC. GRANTED REPORT RE: ALLIED CONCRETE Co. PRESENTED MATTER RE: TRAFFIC LIGHT 14TH ST. & GRADY AVE. MATTER RE: RIVER ROAD REQUEST FOR REZONING ON 15TH ST.-PUBLrC~HEARING SET APPOINTMENT TO HOUSING AUTHORITY - E. L. TURNER THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT, MR. PONTON~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. SCRIBNER. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF AUGUST 1~ 1966 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A REQUEST TO REZONE A PARCEL OF THE LAND OF THE L. E. WOOD ESTATE FROM R~l RESIDENTIAL TO B-1 BUSINESS. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED. MR, WENDELL WOOD ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO AMEND THE PETITION TO REZONE PART OF THE LAND B-1 BUSINESS AND PART B-OFFICE SHOP. SEVERAL RESIDENTS OF MEADOWBROOK HILLS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING BE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING TO BE HELD AT THE COURT- HOUSE, AND IN THE MEANTIME THE PLANNING ENGINEER AND CITY ATTORNEY MEET WITH THE PETITIONER AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA TO DRAW A DEFIN[TE PLAT TO CONFORM WITH TEE REVISED REQUEST, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE REQUEST OF TEXACO, INC. TO OPERATE A GASOLINE FILLING STATION ON LONG STREET WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MR. RENNOLDS, SECONDED BY MR. PONTON~ THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MRS. jANE A. REID CALLING ATTENTION TO THE DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AT RUGBY ROAD, EXTD. AND 250 BYPASS. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THIS INTERSECTION IS BEING STUD~ED IN CONNECTION WITH THE WIDENING OF THE BYPASS. AN INTERIM REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE THE COMPLAINTS OF EXCESSIVE DUST AND NOISE FROM THE ALLIED CONCRETE COMPANY AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. A REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE STREET COMMITTEE STATING THAT THEY DID NOT BELIEVE THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC VOLUME AT 14TH STREET AND GRADY AVENUE JUSTIFIES A TRAFFIC L1GHT~ _BUT THAT IT COULD BE JUSTIFIED) ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR THE SAFETY OF PEDESTRIANS~AND RECOMMENDED THAT A LIGHT BE INSTALLED PROVlDED~ THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WILL GRANT APPROVAL. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER~ THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS ACCEPTED. A REPORT WAS PRESENTED FROM THE STREET COMMITTEE STATING THAT THE PORTION OF RIVER ROAD SOUTH AND NORTH OF SMITH STREET HAS NOT BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO MEET CITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE AND CANNOT BE RECOMMENDED FOR ACCEPTANCE UNTIL THE WORK IS DONE. THE COMMITTEE SUGGESTED THAT THE GRADING, DRAINAGE AND PLACING OF STONE BE DONE BY THE ClTY~ PROVIDED) THE PROPERTY OWNERS AGREE TO PAY FOR THE ACTUAL COST OF THE WORK. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. RENNOLDS~ THE REPORT WAS ACCEPTED AND THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO ADVISE THE PROPERTY OWNERS. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST FOR REZONING THREE LOTS ON tSTH STREET~ N. W. BE GRANTED. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR SEPTEMBER 6¢ t966 AT 7:30 P. M. AT THE COURTHOUSE. ON MOTION BY MR.RENNOLDS~ SECONDED BY MR. PONTON~ MR. E. L. TURNER WAS RE- APPOINTED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR A FOUR (4) YEAR TERM EXPIRING AUGUST 10, 1970.