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PUBLIC HEARING SET RE: MAJOR ST, AND HIGHWAY PLAN PUBLIC HEARING SET RE: HUNTLEY HALL RESOLUTION CLOSING ALLEY - ROSE HiLL SUBDIVISION RESOLUTION RE: OPEN HOUSING JUSTIFY THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES BETWEEN 9TH AND lOTH STREET AND TO IHPROVE THE PROPOSED RAILROAD CROSSING. A PUBLIC ·HEARING WAS SET FOR APRIL 22~ 1968 AT 7:30 P, H. AT THE CiTY COURT HOUSE TO CONSIDER THE MAJOR STREET AND HIGHWAY PLAN. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUEST TO REZONE HUNTLEY HALL. ON STRIBLiNG AVENUE BE DENIED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS SET FOR APRIL 22~ 1968 AT 7:30 P, Mo:.AT THE CITY COURT HOUSE TO CONSIDER THIS REQUEST. ON MOTION BY MR, MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. RINEHART~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS WHEREAS~ THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON PORTIONS Of A CERTAIN ALLEY IN THE ROSE HILL SUBDIVISION AREA AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED7 HAVE REQUESTED THAT A PORTION OF SUCH ALLEY BE CLOSED~ AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY PLANNING COMHISSION B.Y REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED MARCH 13~ 1968~ HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH CLOSING7 AND WHEREAS~ THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE ALLEY ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSIONTS RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED~ NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE THAT A PORTION OF THE ALLEY LOCATED iN BLOCK 27 OF THE ROSE HILL SUB- DIVISION AS SHOWN ON A SKETCH OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, DATED MARCH 18~ 1968~ WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND IN- CORPORATED BY REFERENCE, BE AND THE SANE 1S HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED; AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THIS VACATION SHALL NOT EXTINGUISH EXISTING UTILITY LINE EASEMENTS FOR TELEPHONE~ ELECTRIC AND To ~. 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 NC~ OR MAY BE INSTALLED IN SAID AREA HEREIN CLOSED AND VACATED. TITLE TO THE ALLEY~ 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 AND SKETCH iN THE CLERKTS OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. MR. FRANCIS H. FIFE~ CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE~ ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THE ADOPTION OF AN OPEN HOUSING RESOLUTION. ON MOTION BY MR. VOGT) SECONDED BY MR. RtNEHART~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ THE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CiTY COUNCIL HAS STUDIED THE HOUSING PROBLEMS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF~ AND WHEREAS¢ THE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS INFORMED THE COUNCIL THAT THE COMMITTEE~ DURING ITS'STUDY~ HAS NOTED A STRONG FEELING AMONG THE CitiZENS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE COUNCIL SHOULD~ BY RESOLUTION) RECOGNIZE THE RIGHT OF EVERY PERSON~ REGARDLESS OF RACED COLOR~ CREED OR NATIONAL ORIGIN~ TO BUY~ RENT OR BUILD A HOME IN THE AREA OF HIS CHOICE~ CONSISTENT WITH HIS ABILITY TO PAYj AND WHEREAS~ THE CITYCOUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DOES RECOGNIZE THiS FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT~ AND ~HEREAS, THE CiTY COUNCIL S~PPORTS AND TAKES PRIDE IN THE EFFORTS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS iN THIS City TO SEEK EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AND TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS IN OUR