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RESOLUTION RE: 1-64 INTERCHANGE MATTER RE: UTILITIES AT BARRACKS RD. & GEORGETOWN RD, PUBLIC HEARING SET RE: NOTICE FOR HEARING BEFORE ZONING BOARD° CITY-STATE OFFICERS SALARIES & EXPENSES APPROYED PROPOSED DEED PRESENTED RE: C & O RAILWAY MATTER RE: ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE SERVICE AT AIRPORT LIMITS TO CHERRY AyENUE WILL BE IMPROVED TO A FOUR LANE FACILITY WITHIN FIVE YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ~-64 INTERCHANGE~ AND WHEREAS IT IS THE OPINION OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THIS INTERCHANGE AND THE ROUTE ~31 IMPROVEMENT IS VERY ESSENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ClTYIS ARTERIAL STREET SYSTEM AND WILL GREATLY FACILITATE THE HANDLING OF !-64 TRAFFIC INTO THE CITY AND THE UNIVERSITY, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF,THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA~ THAT THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS AND THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY rEQUESTED TO CONSTRUCT AN INTERCHANGE ON 1-64 AT STATE ROUTE 631 JUST SOUTH OF THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THIS CtTY~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL HEREBY COMMITS THIS CITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROJECT WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO IMPROVE 5TH STREET (ROUTE 631) AND/OR RIDGE STREET FrOM THE SOUTH corPORATE LIMITS TO CHERRY AVENUE TO A FOUR LANE FACILITY WITHIN FIVE YEARS FROM THE COMPLETION OF THIS INTERCHANGE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION STATING THAT THE LANDON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BArrACKS ROAD ANDGEORGETOWN ROAD~ FOR WHICH CITY UTILITIES HAVE BEEN rEQUESTED) IS IN AN ArEA WHICH IS LIKELY TO BE ANNEXED IN THE REASONABLY NEAR FUTURE. ON MOTION BY MR, MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR, JOHNSON~ THE REQUEST FOr UTILITIES FROM BERKSHIRE APARTMENTS WAS APPROVED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WILL COMPLY WITH R-3 ZONING REQUIREMENTS. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT SECTION 66 OF ARTICLE XlX OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE BE AMENDED TO PROVIDE THE POSTING OF PrOPErTY ON WHICH AN EXCEPTION IS REQUESTED FROM THE BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR JANUARY 16~ 1967 AT 7:30 P. M. TO CONSIDEr THIS AMENDMENT. COMMUNICATIONS WERE PRESENTED FROM THE COMPENSATION BOARD STATING THE SALARIES AND EXPENSES FOR THE CITY-STATE OFFICERS FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 17 1967 TO JUNE 30~ 196T. ON MOTION BY MR. JOHNSON~ SECONDED BY Mr. MOUNT~ THE SALARIES AND EXPENSES WERE APPROVED AS SET BY THE COMPENSATION BOARD. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A PROPOSED DEED FROM THE CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY COMPANY RELEASING AND QUIT CLAIMING TO THE CITY THE RIGHT AND EASEMENT TO CONSTrUCT~ OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A PUBLIC STREET AND APPURTENANCES THERETO ON7 OVER AND ACROSS THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND WITH TRACKS OF THE GRANTOR LOCATED THEREON IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ VIRGINIA AT CARLTON ROAD AS IS SHOWN ON C & 0 DRAWING No, 26501 AND~ INCORPORATING THE AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 3~ ~966 BETWEEN THE C & 0 AND THE CITY ON THIS SAME SUBJECT, THE CITY HANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS PROPOSED DEED BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION BY THE CITY MANAGER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED~ AND THE CITY MANAGEr WAS INSTRUCTED TO EXPRESS THE COUNCILIS APPRECIATION TO THE C & 0 RAILWAY FOR THEIR COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS PROJECT. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT ADDITIONAL TELEPHONE SERVICE WAS NEEDED AT THE AIRPORT~ AND THAT THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY HAD AGREED TO FURNISH THIS ADDITIONAL SErVICE~ PROVIDED~ THE CITY AND COUNTY WOULD GRANT TO THEM AN EASE- MENT BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN UNDERGROUND TELEPHONE CABLE IN LOCATION SHOWN ON SKETCH DATED DECEMBER 7~ 1966 AND ATTACHED TO SAID EASEMENT. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THiS EASEMENT BE GRANTED.