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CiTY MGR. REPORT RE: 7TH STREET GARAGE BLDGo AND MIDWAY BLDG. RESOLUTION APPROP, CARRIED OVER RE: SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 CITY CODE DEED AUTHORIZED RE: TRANSFER LAND/.AT DISTRICT HOME. AUTHORITIES~ LOWER THE BANK IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE REAR DRIVEWAY FROM THE SCHOOL AND 9TH STREET, THiS WILL PROVIDE GOOD SIGHT DISTANCE ON 9TH STREET FROM THE NORTH, (4) THE STREET COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO URGE AGAIN THAT ALL TRAFFIC FRO~ SCHOOL (VEHICLE~ BICYCLE~ AND PEDESTRIAN) WHICH IS GOING TO CHERRY AVENUE USE THE CHERRY AVENUE ENTRANCE WHERE A POLICEHAN IS STATIONED AND SIDEWALKS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. (BI YOUR COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERED THE REQUEST FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 9TH ~ CHERRY AVENUE AND DOES NOT RECOMMEND THE INSTALLATION OF A SUCH LIGHT AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC VOLUME ON 9TH STREET IS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY A LIGHT AT THiS TIME AND PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OF CHERRY AVENUE AT THE SCHOOL ENTRANCE, YOUr COMMITTEE Will CONTINUE TO OBSERVE THiS iNTERSECTION FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE LIGHT INSTALLATION. (c) Your COMMITTEE ALSO DOES NOT FEEL THAT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF EMMET STREET AND JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE IS NEEDED AT THIS TIME. YOUR COMMITTEE DOES BELIEVE THAT A LIGHT MIGHT BE NEEDED AT JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE - HAURY AVENUE - FONTAINE AVENUE INTERSECTION~ AND THE CiTY HANAGER HAS REQUESTED THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO STUDY THIS iNTERSECTION AND IF APPROVED TO FURNISH THE CiTY WITH PROPER DESIGN LAYOUT~ ETC. ~ RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ STREET COlV~ I TTEE G. A. VOGT (SIGNED) E. OUNT J,M BOWEN' (~IG,,N,E]D) ' ON MOTION BY MR. VOGT~ SECONDED BY HR, MOUNT~ THE RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE FOREGOING REPORT WE'RE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE CiTY MANAGER WAS PRESENTED: DECEMBER 5, 1966 To THE HEMBERS Of THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: A FEW WEEKS AGO YOU REFERRED TO HE THE MATTER OF DEMOLISHING THE 7TH STREET GARAGE BUILDING AND THE MIDWAY BUILDING~ AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW STORAGE BUILDING AT THE CiTY YARD TO HOUSE THE MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES STORED IN THESE EXISTING BUILDINGS. I HAVE STUDIED THIS MATTEr AND REPORT AS FOLLOWS: THE PRESENT JAil BUILDING WHICH IS TO BE REPLACED IN 1968-69 WOULD PROVIDE A SATISFACTORY STORAGE BUILDING AFTER~ OF COURSE~ A NEW JAIL IS CONSTRUCTED. THE MIDWAY BUILDING COULD IN THE MEANTIME BE USED FOR STORAGE OF THE CIVIL DEFENSE AND OTHER SUPPLIES NOW STORED IN THIS BUILDING AND IN THE 7TH STREET GARAGE, THE 7TH STREET GARAGE COULD THEN BE REMOVED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, THE ALTERNATIVE IS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW STORAGE BUILDING AT THE YARD AND DEMOLISH BOTH THE MIDWAY AND ?TH STREET BUILDINGS. THE COST OF A SUCH NEW BUILDING WOULD BE ABOUT ~100,000.00. I RESPECTFULLY RECOMMEND THAT THE HIDWAY BUILDING NOT BE DEMOLISHED AT THIS TIME AND THAT IT BE USED FOR STORAGE ON~ AND THAT THE 7TH STREET GARAGE BUILDING BE REMOVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED~ dEB: RB JiM BOWEN (SIGNED) CITY MANAGER ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY ~R. JOHNSON) THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY HR, VOGT) SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $1,794.00 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR SUPPLEMENT No. 1 TO THE CITY CODE. ON MOTION BY HR. ~OUNT~ SECONDED BY MR, JOHNSOB~ THE HAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE DEED TRANSFERRING .09 ACRES OF LAND FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AT THE DISTRICT Ho~[. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE HINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION: