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COUNCIL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 25~ 1967 PUBLIC HEARING: ALLIED STREET PUBLIC HEARING: 4TH ST., S. W. PUBLIC HEARING: BURGESS LANE ABANDONED CAR MATTER MATTER RE: INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM MATTER RE: BUSSING PUPILS MCGUFFEY & GREENBRIER REQUEST RE: ARLINGTON BLVD, REFERRED TO PLANNING COMM. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT AND MR. RINEHART. ABSENT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT) SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART, MR. HAGGERTY WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT PRO TEN. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 5~ 1967 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A REQUEST TO REZONE A TRACT OF LAND NORTH OF ALLIED STREET AND WEST OF HILLCREST ROAD FROM R-1 RESIDENTIAL TO B,3 BUSINESS. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE Iil OF APPENDIX !! OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BY THE REZONING OF A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED NORTH OF ALLIED STREET AND WEST OF HILLCREST ROAD" WAS OFFERED BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO HELD ON A REQUEST TO REZONE TWO LOTS ON 4TH STREET FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO M-1 RESTRICTED JNDUSTRIALo A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III OF APPENDIX !1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ 1965, BY THE REZONING OF TWO PARCELS OF LAND ON 4TH STREET, S. W." WAS OFFERED BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO HELD ON A REQUEST TO REZONE THREE PARCELS OF LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF BURGESS LANE. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED CHANGE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ 1965, BY THE REZONING OF THREE PARCELS OF LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF BURGESS LANE" WAS OFFERED BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART, AND CARP ED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. REV. R. Ho HAILSTALK ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ABANDONED AUTOMOBILE PARKED ON FIFTH STREET~ S. W. AND REQUESTED THAT IT BE MOVED. THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED TO DETERMINE IF THIS COULD BE DONE. DR. EDWARD W. RUSHTON ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND INFORMED THEM OF THE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERED TO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE SCHOOL BOARD BY THE U. S. STATE DEPARTHENT ENTITLED SCHOOL TO SCHOOL PROJECT. DR. RUSHTON EXPLAINED THAT THIS PROGRAM ENHANCES ~HE POSSIBILITIES FOR PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. U~ STATED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD ACCEPTED THE OFFER ON SEPTEMBER 21~ 1967, AND WOULD BE AFFILIATED WITH THE TAIPEI AMERICAN SCHOOL, DR. W. COPLEY MCLEAN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED POSTPONEMENT OF CONSIDERATION OF AN APPROPRIATION FOR TRANSPORTING PUPILS TO MCGUFFEY AND GREENBRIER SCHOOLS. DR. MCLEAN -STATED THAT NEITHER TAXICABS NOR THE BUS THEY ARE PRESENTLY USING COMPLY WITH STATE REGULATIONS7 THEREFORE, CANNOT BE OPERATED WITH PUBLIC FUNDS. HE STATED HE HOPED TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT ~ RESOLUTION AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION. A REQUEST FOR REZONING ON ARLINGTON BOULEVARD WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A REQUEST FOR UTILITIES TO SERVE THE PROPOSED PANTOPS REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED~ AND ON NOTION BY MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART~ THE RECOMMENDATION CONTAINED THEREIN WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: