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RESOLUTION RE:PARCEL OF LAND BEHIND CITY GAS WORKS PROPERTY ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: SUPPLEMENTAL PAGES FOR CODE ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: REZONING SOUTH SIDE AHHERST STREET MATTER RE: PROPOSED STUDY-TUTORIAL CENTER RECREATION ADVISORY REQUESTED TO MAKE STUDY RE: LAND AT RIVANNA RIVER RESERVOIR MATTER RE: SPACE REQUIREMENTS - MIDWAY BLDG. & 7TH ST. GARAGE WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DESIRES TO OBTAIN A PARCEL OF LAND BEHIND THE CITY GAS WORKS PROPERTY FRONTING APPROXIMATELY 51 FEET ©N THE SOUTH SIDE OF PAGE STREET, AND WHEREAS, THIS PROPERTY IS OWNED BY CERTAIN HEIRS OF LEwis KELLEY AND CERTAIN SPOUSES OF SUCH'CHILDREN HAVE CONTINGENT DOWER AND CURTESY INTERESTS IN THE PROPERTY) AND WHEREAS, ALL THE KNOWN HEIRS ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT THE CITYIS OFFER FOR THE PROPERTY BUT THE WHEREABOUTS OF ONE HEIR IS UNKNOWN AND THE IDENITY AND WHEREABOUTS OF TWO SPOUSES ARE UNKNOWN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO OBTAIN FEE SIHPLE TITLE TO THIS TRACT OF LAND EXCEPT BY EHINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. NOW) THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE THAT THE CiTY ATTORNEY BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO INSTITUTE CONDEM- NATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE ONE-FIFTH INTEREST IN SAID PARCEL OF LAND OWNED BY WILLIAM PRESTON KELLEY AND H~S SPOUSE) IF ANY) WHOSE WHERE- ABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN AND FdR THE CONTINGENT DOWER INTEREST OF THE SPOUSE OF HARRY KELLEY AND CURTE.SY INTEREST OF THE SPOUSE OF MADELINE Ko HOLLEN AND TO FILE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS WITH THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AS PROVIDED IN SEC. 33-70.1 ET, SEe., SEC. 15. t-898 AND SEC. 15.1-899 Of THE CODE OF VIRGINIA) AS AMENDED) AND SEC. 50.1 OF THE CITY CHARTER. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING SUPPLEMENTAL PAGES FOR THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, 1965; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN, EXCEPT THOSE SAVED FROM REPEAL BY THIS ORDINANCE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH"~ WAS OFFERED BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSOn, AND UPON THE RULES BEING SUSPENDED AS TO THE SECOND READING BY UNANIMOUS VOTE~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR.' HAGGERT~ MR. MOUNT) MR. JOHNSON~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. NOES: NONE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE II! OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ 1965, BY THE REZONING OF THREE PARCELS OF LAND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF AMHERST STREET") WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 17) ~96~) WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. NOES: NONE. ~R. JAY ~. ~O:R~RELL) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION~ INC.) ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE MAYOR BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN APPLICATION'.TO THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC.OPPORTUNITY FOR FUNDS FOR A PROPOSED STUDY- TUTORIAL CENTER FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AT VENABLE SCHOOL TO BE HELD AT WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. AFTER A LENGHTY DISCUSSION) THE MAYOR ADVISED MR. WORRELL THAT HE WOULD CON'ER WITH DR. RUSHTON AND GET HIS OPINION OF THE PROJECT) AND REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING OF COUNCIL. ON MOTION BY MR, HAGGERTY) SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT) THE RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD WAS REQUESTED TO MAKE A STUDY OF THE LAND PURCHASED BY THE CITY FOR RE- CREATIONAL PURPOSES AT THE RIVANNA RIVER RESERVOIR AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT. ALSO 1N THE EVENT THE THOMAS JEFFERSON ~IRTHPLACE IS ACQUIRED) THE BOARD ~E REQUESTED TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO ITS DEVELOPMENT IN COOPERATION WITH SOME OTHER COMPETENT ORGANIZATION TO BE SELECTED BY THE CITY AND COUNTY; ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY DETERMINE THE SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SERVICES AND USES OF'THE MIDWAY ~UILDING AND THE SEVENTH STREET GARAGE) AND q