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4q 6 coUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 19, 1968 MATTER RE: PARKING SPACES NEAR CITY HALL REQUEST RE: DOWNTOWN CHVILLE, INC. REQUEST RE: GILLESPIE AVE. REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. RESOLUTION RE: ROUTE 250 LIMITED ACCESS. RESOLUTION CLOSING ALLEY BETWEEN EARLY AVON STS. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS, MR. RINEHART AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: NONE. DR, S. H. LANDRETH, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF GOD~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5, 1968 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. W, R, BINGLER~ JR. ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO FURNISHING SOME FREE PARKING SPACES NEAR CITY HALL FOR PEOPLE TRANSACTING BUSINESS AT CiTY HALL. HE SUGGESTED THE SPACES ON FIFTH STREET BETWEEN MARKET AND MAIN STREETS. MR. HAGGERTY REMINDED MR. BINGLER THAT THE NEW CITY HALL IS ADJACENT TO A SIZEABLE PARKING LOT. MR. MOUNT COMMENTED THAT PARKING HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE PUBLIC TRANSACTING BUSINESS AT THE NEW CITY HALL. MR. BINGLER ALSO REQUESTED THAT CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN TO INCREASING THE SIZE OF CITY COUNCIL, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD TAKE A CHARTER AMENDMENT AND COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED THIS YEAR. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTESVILLE~ ]NC, REQUESTING THAT PAYMENT OF RETAIL AND WHOLESALE MERCHANTS AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSES BE PERMITTED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. MR. ROBERT H. GARVER~ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR~ ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND DISCUSSED THE PROPOSAL. THiS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. A REQUEST FOR REZONING AT THE CORNER OF GILLESPIE AVENUE AND E. HIGH STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY HR. HOUNT~ SECONDED BY HR. RENNOLDS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY CONFERRED uPON THE CITY BY SECTION 15.1-16, CODE OF V~RGINIA, ROUTE 250A PROJECT #7250-104- 101~ RW-201 FROM 0.117 MILES EAST OF MCiNTIRE ROAD TO 0.344 NILES WEST OF INTERSECTION ROUTE 29 BE AND THE SANE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AS A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY AS IS SHOWN ON THE PLANS FOR THIS PROJECT AND AS PREPARED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE PORTION OF ROUTE 250A EAST OF 0.117 MILES EAST OF MClNTIRE ROAD WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED AS A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY BY RESOLUTION OF THIS COUNCIL ON JULY 9, 1952 CONTINUE AS A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY MRo RENNOLDS, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON A CERTAIN ALLEY LOCATED BETWEEN EARLY STREET AND AVON STREET AS HEEEINAFTER DESCRIBED~ HAVE REQUESTED THAT SUCH ALLEY BE CLOSED~ AND WHEREAS, THE CiTY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED FEBRUARY 15, 1968 HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH CLOSING~ WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE ALLEY AS,RECOMMENDED NOW, THEREEORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE ALLEY WHICH DIVIDES INTO TWO PARTS A CITY BLOCK THAT IS BOUNDED ON FOUR SIDES BY DRUID AVENUE, AVON STREET~ STONEHENGE AVENUE AND EARLY STREET BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED; AND THAT THIS VACATION SHALL NOT EXTINGUISH EXISTING UTILITY LINE EASEMENTS FOR TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC AND To V. CABLE LINES