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~ATTER RE: TRAFFIC LIGHT AVON ST.~GARRETT ST.~ LEVY AVE. REFERRED TO ST. COMM. PETITIONS RE: FONTAINE AVE. REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. HATTER RE: BUS FARE INCREASE AND ADJUSTMENTS IN SCHEDULES ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER SEC. 5~ - BUSES REPORT FROM CiTY HGR. RE: FARMINGTON ADOPTED STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE: PETITION BUFORD PTA A COMMUNICATION REQUESTING THE INSTALLATION OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AVON STREET~ GARRETT STREET AND LEVY. AVENUE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. TWO PETITIONS FOR REZONING ON FONTAINE AVENUE WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE REQUEST FOR A BUS FARE INCREASE AND ADJUSTMENTS IN SCHEDUL~ REPORTED THAT THEY HAD DISCUSSED THIS PETITION AND CONCLUDED THAT AN INCREASE IN BUS FARES IS NECESSARY IN ORDER FOR CONTINUED BUS SERVICE TO BE PROVIDED AND ALSO RECOMMENDED THAT THE REQUESTED CHANGES IN ROUTES BE GRANTED. ON MOTION BY HR, JOHNSON~ SECONDED BY HR. VOGT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE DULY APPOINTED COMMITTEE HAS MET WITH HR. d. To GRAVES AND DISCUSSED AT LENGTH HIS REQUEST TO DISCONTINUE THE LOCUST AVENUE BUS WEST FROM 7TH STREET AFTER 6:30 P. H., AND WHEREAS~ PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED APRIL 9~ 1964 ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE GRANTING THE RIGHT TO OPERATE BUSES FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS ON CERTAIN STREETS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA TO J. T. GRAVES AND HIS SOLELY OWNED CORPORATION~ THE YELLOW CAB AND TRANSIT COHPANY" REQUIRES APPROVAL OF ROUTE CHANGES AND SCHEDULES BY COUNClL~ AND WHEREAS, IT IS THE OPINION OF COUNCIL THAT THE ROUTE CHANGES AND SCHEDULE CHANGES PROPOSED BY HR. GRAVES ARE REASONABLE~ NOW~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ THIS COUNCIL DOES HEREBY APPROVE THE ROUTE CHANGES AS SHOWN ON A MAP HERETO ATTACHED AND MADE A PART OF THIS RESOLUTION AND DOES FURTHER APPROVE THE CANCELLATION OF THE LOCUST AVENUE BUS WEST FROM 7TH STREET AFTER 6:30 P. H. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1~ 1967. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 5 OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED APRIL 9~ 1964, GRANTING THE RIGHT TO OPERATE BUSES TO d. T. GRAVES AND HIS SOLELY OWNED CORPORATION, THE YELLOW CAB AND TRANSIT COMPANY" WAS OFFERED BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR, JOHNSON, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. A REPORT WAS PRESENTED'FROM THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST OF FARMiNGTON TO EXTEND ITS WATER LINE TO SERVE 73 ADDITIONAL LOTS IN FARMINGTON WEST BE GRANTED WITH ~HE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CiTY IS IN NO WAY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PRESSURE OR QUANTI'TY TO ANY OF THE CUSTOMERS ON THE FARMINGTON LINE. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MRo VOGT~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUS- LY ADOPTED. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF TH~ STREET COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED: NOVEMBER 30~ 1966 MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: (A) YOUR STREET COMMITTEE HAS CONSIDERED THE PETITION DATED NOVEMBER 17, 1966 FROM BUFORD PTA AND REPORTS AS FOLLOWS: (1) A SIDEWALK HAS ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED ON CHERRY AVENUE FROM 9TH STREET TO WARE STREET AND THE CITY PLANS TO EXTEND THIS WORK ON TO AVON STREET AS SOON AS SLOPE EASEMENTS, ETC. CAN BE OBTAINED. (2) YOUR COMMITTEE DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE REQUEST THAT THE SPEED LIMIT BETWEEN SCHOOL SIGNS BE REDUCED FROM 25 MILES TO 15 MILES. GOOD VISION EXISTS BETWEEN THESE SIGNS AND A SPEED LIMIT OF 15 MILES PER HOUR WOULD NOT BE RESPECTED. (3) THE STREET DEPARTMENT WILL~ UNLESS OBJECTED TO BY THE SCHOOL