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PETITION RE: CLOSING SECTIONS OF SONOMA, STONEHENGE, CLYDE STS. REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. REQUESTS RE: WESTWOOD RD. & ALTAVISTA AVE. REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM, TO HOLD JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH THE PROVISO THAT THE COUNCIL COULD NOT'-TAKE OFFICIAL ACTION ON SUCH MATTERS UNTIL THEIR NEXT REGULAR MEETING AT WHICH TIME THE PLANNING COMMISSIONIS RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE PRESENTED. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SENATOR-ELECT ~JAMES H. MICHAEL, JR., AND DELEGATE C. ARMONDE PAXSON BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO INTRQDUCE AND ENDORSE LEGISLATION WHICH WILL AMEND SECTION 15.1-Z~93 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA SO AS TO ENABLE THE COUNCI'L AND PLANNING COMMISSION TO HOLD JOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ZONING AND SUBDIVISION MATTERS if THE COUNCIL DEEMS IT ADVISABLE AND FOR THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE PRESENT LAWS OF THE COMHONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA ARE NOT SUFFICIENT TO HELP PREVENT RIOTS, PREVENT THE DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF THIS STATE FROM CIVIL DISORDER, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SENATOR-ELECT JAMES H. MI CHAEL, JR.,'AND DELEGATE C. ARMONDE PAXSON BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTED TO ENDORSE AND SUPPORT LEGISLATION WHICH WILL SUFFICIENTLY STRENGTHEN THE LAWS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH 'I'M ORDER TO HELP PREVENT RIOTS, THE WANTON DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND INJURY TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH RESULTING FROM CIVIL DISORDER AND, TO FiX JUST PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE WHO VIOLATE THE LAWS AND CREATE CIVIL DISORDER. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE OFFICIAL 1970 CENSUS TAKING IS EXPECTED TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL POPULATION 'DESIGNATED AT MORE THAN ~),000 AND WILL, ACCORDINGLY, AT THAT TINE BE REQUIRED UNDER EXISTING PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA LAW (SEC. 24-164 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA 1950) TO EMPLOY A SEPARATE CLERK FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESV1LLE~ AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS THAT CERTAIN CITIES SUCH AS DANVILLE, ROANOKE~ LYNCHBURG AND PETERSBURG HAVE BEEN MADE EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIRE- MENT OF SEC. 24-164, AND WHEREAS~ IT APPEAaS THAT THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ LIKE THOSE CITIES NAMED, WILL NOT NEED AN ADDITIONAL AND SEPARATE CLERK FOR SUCH COURT, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT SENATOR-ELECT JAMES Ho HI CHAEL~ JR., AND DELEGATE C. ARMONDE PAXSON BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY REQUESTED TO PRESENT THE NECESSARY BILL AMENDING THE FOREGOING SECTION iN THE 19(~8 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SO AS TO INCLUDE THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AS ONE OF THE EXCEPTED CITIES ENUMERATED IN SEC. 24-164 so THAT THE CITY WiLL NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A SPEARATE CLERK FOR ITS CIRCUIT COURT. tT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT SEC. t7.118.1 BE AMENDED SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY TO ACT AS CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE- THE DESIGNATED CLERK SHALL BE COMPENSATED BY FEES AS PROVIDED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA. A REQUEST FROI~I MR. PERCY Eo THOMAS TO CLOSE PORTIONS OF UNOPENED SONOMA STREET AND AN UNOPENED ALLEY ADJACENT THERETO, PORTIONS OF UNOPENED STONEHENGE AVENUE AND A SMALL PORTION OF UNOPENED CLYDE STREET, WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMHISSION FOR RECOMMENDAT I ON. REQUESTS FOR REZONING AT 1500 WESTWOOD ROAD AND AT 1016 ALTAVISTA AVENUE WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECONHENDATION,