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402 PUBLIC HEARING - REQUESTS RE: HOUSING AUTHORITY MATTER RE: C & 0 RAm LWAY REQUEST DENIED RE: SIGN - STATE FARM INS. Co. HATTER RE: COUNTY UTILITIES CONTRACT - HESSIAN HILLS CORP. RETIREMENT FUND COMMISSION REPORT PRESENTED REPORTS FROM PLANNING COMM. PRESENTED MATTERS .RE: AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE REFERRED TO PLANNo COMM. ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER RE: CH. 20, SEC. 20-10 THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE DECLARE UNEQUIVOCALLY THAT THE PROPOSAL FOR LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING IS A RACIAL MOVE TO PERPETUATE SEGREGATION AND TO KEEP NEGROES FROM ENTERJNG INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF THE COMMUNITY, AND FURTHER RESOLVED~ WITH MINOR EXCEPTIONS~ LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING HAS NOT IMPROVED COMMUNITIES~ EDUCATIONALLY, FINANCIALLY OR SOCIALLY~ AND FURTHER RESOLVED, TRAT THE LOCAL BRANCH OPPOSE ERECTING ANY MORE LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS. IN CHARLOTTESVILLE. ON MOTION BY MR. HOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE REQUESTS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS SET FOR MARCH 27~ 1967 AT 7:30 P. M. AT THE CITY COURT HOUSE. MR. PRESTON COINER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE CUT OFF OF'TWO PASSENGER TRAINS BY THE C & 0 RAILWAY COMPANY. MR. VOGT AND MR. HAGGERTY STATED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THE RAILWAY COMPANY'S REASONS BEFORE' TAKING A STAND. A MOTION BY MR'. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. VOGT THAT THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR WRITE THE PROPER OFFICIAL OF THE C ~ 0 RAILWAY COMPANY AND OBTAIN THE REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED ACTION AND HAVE THE INFORMATION FOR THE MEETING OF MARCH 6TH~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RE~ORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON~ MR. MOUNT AND MR. VOGT. NOES: NONE, ( MR. RENNOLDS NOT VOTING) A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM STATE FARM ~IN~URANCE COMPANY REQUESTING PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE SIGN AT THE FRONT OF THEIR OFFICE. THE CITY ATTORNEY NOT ADVISED THAT THE REQUEST COULD/BE GRANTED UNDER THE PRESENT SIGN ORDINANCE. A MOTION BY MR, JOHNSON~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING voTE:. AYES: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON, AND MR. RENNOLDS, NOES: MR. MOUNT AND MR, VOGT. ON MOTION BY MR, MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. VOGT~ HESSIAN HILLS CORPORATION WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE COUNTY UTILITIES CONTRACT INSTEAD OF MR. RAYMOND LONG FOR UTILITIES TO SERVE THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON BARRACKS AND GEORGETOWN ROADS, SINCE THE HESSIAN HILLS CORPORATION HAS ACQUIRED THE PROPERTY. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RETIREMENT FUND COMMISSION WAS PRESENTED AND ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR, JOHNSON; WAS ACCEPTED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING, THE FOLLOWING REPORTS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WERE PRESENTED: 1. RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST TO REZONE 2208 AND 22~0 FONTAINE AVENUE AND 108 LEwis STREET FRoM'R-2 TO B-2 BE DENIED. 2. RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST TO REZONE ALL OF THE 2300 BLOCK OF FONTAINE AVENUE PLUS 2401 FONTAINE AVENUE AND PARCEL 71 ON LEWIS STREET FROM R-2 TO B-2 BE DENIED. 3o RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST TO REZONE 110 THRU 115 MONTPELIER STREET FROM TO B-2 BE DENIED. 4. RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST ~O REZONE A PARCEL OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING B-1 ZONE ON EMMET STREET FROM R-t TO B-1 BE GRANTED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HARCH 20~ 1967 AT 7:30 P. M. COMMUNICATIONS WERE ALSO PRESENTED RECOMMENDING THAT SECTION 19 OF"ARTICLE VI AND SECTION 35 OF ARTICLE X OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE BE AMENDED ADJUSTING THE AREA REGULATIONS IN R-3 AND B-3 DISTRICTS. THES:E ORD. INANCES WERE REFERRED BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEARING. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 20-10 ENTITLED 'DESIGNS AND PLANS; APPEAL' OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965" WAS OFFERED BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY-~R. JOHN~ON~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION.