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REQUEST FOR City UTILITIES PARK ST. EXTD. REFERRED PLANNING COMM. REQUESTS FOR REZONING BURGESS LANE - RIVER RD. REFERRED TO PLANN, COMM. MR. G. A. VOGT- VICE- PRESIDENT MATTER RE: TRAFFIC SURVEY RESOLUTION PRESENTED FROM SCHOOL BD. RE: SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYOR AUTHORIZED - DEED PROPERTY - RAMP - 250 BY-PASS MAYOR AUTHORIZED - AGREEMENTS WATER .~ SEWER LINES EASEMENTS 1-64 RESOLUTION RE: J. R. WINGFIELD PROPERTY EXISTING UTILITY LINE EASEMENTS FOR TELEPHONE~ ELECTRIC AND T. V. CABLE LINES IN THE AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED; AND~ PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE CiTY RETAINS AND RESERVES TO ITSELF THE RIGHT TO LAY~ MAINTAIN~ REPAIR AND OPERATE ITS UTILITY LINES WHICH ARE NOW OR MAY BE iNSTALLED IN SAID AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED. TITLE TO THE STREET, SUBJECT TO THE UTILITY EASEMENTS HEREIN RESERVED~ CLOSED BY THIS RESOLUTION SHALL REVERT ONE-HALF TO EACH ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO RECORD THIS RESOLUTION IN THE CLERKtS OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. A REQUEST FOR CITY UTILITIES TO SERVE 42.4 ACRES ON THE WEST SIDE OF PARK STREET) EXTENDED WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. REQUESTS FOR REZONING OF PROPERTY ON THE EAST SIDE OF BURGESS LANE FROM RESIDENTIAL TO M-2 INDUSTRIAL AND ~OT 402 ON THE EAST SIDE OF RIVER ROAD FROM INDUSTRIAL TO B-3 BUSINESS WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS READ FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS STATING ITS POSITION ON EOUAL OPPORTUNITY IN HOUSING. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS THE ELECTION OF A VICE- PRESIDENT TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF MR. R. S. jOHNSON EXPIRING SEPTEMBER ~ 1968. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR~ RINEHART~ MR. G. A. VOGT WAS ELECTED VICE- PRESIDENT BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: MR. HAGGERTY, MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. RINEHART. NOES: NONE. (MR. VOGT NOT VOTING) A TRAFFIC SURVEY WAS PRESENTED RECOMMENDING SPEED LIMITS FOR BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD BEEN INFORMED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY AND COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE SPEED LIMITS UNDER 35 M. P. N. UNLESS A SURVEY IS MADE AND A SPEED ZONE SCHEDULE BASED ON THE SURVE~ IS ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL. ON MOTION BY MR. VOGTp SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY) THE REPORT WAS ACCEPTED AND THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS DIRECTED TO PREPARE THE PROPER ORDINANCES. A RESOLUTION OF.THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS PRESENTED REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO PROCEED WITH DETAILED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE NEW SOUTHSIDE ELEMENTARY $CHOOL~ AND THE ADDITION TO GREENBRIER SCHOOL~ AND AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AT THE EARLIEST FEASIBLE TIME FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THESE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. AFTER DISCUSSION~ ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ THE SCHOOL BOARD WAS AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH THE FINAL-PLANS AND ADVERTISE FOR BIDS~ AS REQUESTED~ AND SUBMIT THE BIDS TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. MR. HAGGERTY REITERATED AN EARLIER STATEMENT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD THAT STREET AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL AREA ARE ABOUT THREE TO FIVE YEARS IN THE FUTURE AND THAT THIS SCHEDULE IS STILL IN EFFECT. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. RI-NEHART~ THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE DEED FOR SOME OF THE WALKER SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF AN EASTBOUND RAMP FROM DAIRY ROAD TO THE 250 BY-PASS. ON MOTION BY MR. VOGT~ SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART~ THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FOR WATER AND SEWER LINE EASEMENTS FOR INTERSTATE 64. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ it WAS NECESSARY FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE TO CONSTRUCT AND TO NOW OPERATE A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM ON THE SOUTH FORK OF THE R1VANNA RIVER WITH WATER LINES AND RELATED FACILITIES~ AND