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390 PETITION RE: REQUEST FROM BUFORD PTA MATTER RE: EXCHANGE Of PROPERTY ON S, E. CORNER OF EMMET ST. & 250 BYPASS REQUEST RE: YELLOW CAB & TRANSIT Co. DEED GRANTING EASEMENT- AIRPORT PROPERTY MATTER RE: STUDY-TUTORIAL CENTER REQUEST RE: CiTY WATER FARMINGTON PROPOSED ORDINANCE REEERRED TO PLANN. COMM. A PETITION WAS PRESENTED FROM BUFORD P. T. A. REQUESTING THAT SIDEWALKS BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG CHERRY AND ELLIOTT AVENUES FROM 9TH TOAVON STREETs AND ALSO REQUESTING THAT THE SPEED LIMIT ON CHERRY AVENUEs BETWEEN THE BLINKER LIGHTS BE REDUCED TO t5 M. P. H.~ AND THAT 9TH STREET BE GRADED TO PERMIT TRAFFIC LEAVING THE BACK ENTRANCE OF THE SCHOOL A CLEAR VIEW OF TRAFFIC APPROACHING FROM CHERRY AVENUE, THIS ~ETITION WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMHUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM OtNEILL CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPHENT COMPANY STATING THAT THEY HAD RECENTLY CONCL~ED NEGOTIATIONS WHICH HAY RESULT IN THE ERECTION OF A STATLER-HILTON MOTEL ON THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF EMMET STREET AND 250 BY-PASS. THE COMMUNICATION STATED THAT IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS CORNERs IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO EXCHANGE SOME LAND WITH THE CITY AND WOULD BE NECESSARY TO REZONE THIS LAND THE SAME AS THE ADJOINING PROPERTY ON EMMET STREET~ WHICH IS B-1. AFTER DISCUSSION BETWEEN COUNCILs THE CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY MANAGERs DURING WHICH IT WAS POINTED OUT THAT COUNCIL LAST YEAR HAD CONSIDERED REFERRING THIS WHOLE AREA TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RE- ZONING RECOMMENDATIONSs MR. OtNEILL WAS INFORMED THAT COUNCIL WOULD LOOK AT THIS LETTER ONLY AS CONSTITUTING A. REQUEST FOR REZONING OF A PORTION OF LAND BEHIND EMMET STREET NORTH OF EARHART STREET AND THAT COUNCIL COULD NOT AND WOULD NOT CONSIDER ANY EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY AS SET FORTH IN HIS LETTER. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNTs SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTYs THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A PETITION WAS PRESENTED FROM YELLOW CAB AND TRANSIT COMPANY REQUESTING AN INCREASE IN BUS FARES AND ALSO SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN THE BUS ROUTES, THIS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF MR, VOGTs MR, HAGGERTY AND MR, BOWEN FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY MR, VOGT~ SECONDED BY MR, HAGGERTYs THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE DEED GRANTING A THIRTY FOOT (3OI)'EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY ACROSS THE NORTHERN END OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY TO Wo H, DANCY~ JRos SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE F. A. A. THE VICE-MAYOR REPORTED THAT THE MAYOR HAD CONFERRED WITH DR. RUSHTON CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STUDY-TUTORIAL CENTER AT WESTMINISTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THAT DR. RUSHTON HAD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT, ON MOTION BY MR. VOGT~ SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE APPLICATION TO OEO FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PROPOSED CENTER. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM FARMINGTON COUNTRY CLUB REQUESTING CITY WATER TO SERVE SEVENTY-THREE (73) LOT IN FARMINGTON WEST. AT THE REQUEST OF THE CITY MANAGER ACTION ON THIS REQUEST WAS DEEERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. A PROPOSED ORDINANCE WAS PRESENTED WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE POSTING OF PROPERTY INVOLVED IN PETITIONS TO THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNTs SECONDED BY MR. VOGTs THIS ORDINANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEARING. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: NOVEMBER 17, 1966 REPORT RE: TREASURER'S LIST ERRONEOUS ~ DELINQUENT TAXES THE CITY' COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: WE HAVE EXAMINED THE CITY TREASURERIS LIST OF 1965 DELINQUENT AND ERRONEOUS TAXES~ DATED JUNE 30s 1966, IN THE AMOUNT OF $118,895,87 AND 96,481.57 RESPECTIVELY,