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484 RESOLUTION CLOSING UNNAMED STREET - FOREST HILLS AREA MATTER RE: CLOSING CERTAIN STREETS IN CARLTON PROPERTY DEFERRED CITY NCR. AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT RE: PROJECT 7250-104-10t, C501 ROUTE 25OA BY-PASS ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: CS. 22.1 SEC. 22.1-76.1 COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, IN THE INTEREST OF PROGRESS IN HUMAN RELATIONS AND IN THE ORDERLY GROWTH OF THE C[TY~ THAT ALL OWNERS OF REAL ESTAT£, AND/OR THEIR AGENTS~ ARE HEREBY URGED TO VOLUNTARILY ADOPT SUCH POLICIES AS WILL PERMIT THE SALE OR RENTAL OF SUCH PROPERTY WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, CREED~ OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. 10N MOTION BY MR; MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. VOGT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, A MAJORITY OF THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON A CERTAIN UNNAMED STREET IN THE FOREST HILLS AREA AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, HAVE REQUESTED THAT SUCH STREET BE CLOSED, AND WHEREAS, THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED MARCH 13, 1968, HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH CLOSING, AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE STREET ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED ~Y THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE UNNAMED STREET LOCATED IN FOREST HILLS AREA ON WHICH THE ABUTTING PROPERTY CONSISTS OF PARCELS t71, 104, 105 AND 1,O5.1 OF CITY TAX MAP 23 AND WHICH IS SHOWN ON A SKETCH OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ DATED MARCH 18, 1968, WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, BE AND THE SAME )S HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED~ AND PROVIDED FURHTER THAT THIS VACATION SHALL NOT EXTINGUISH EXISTING UTILITY LINE EASEMENTS FOR TELEPHONE7 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 AND SKETCH IN THE CLERKtS OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT PORTIONS OF ARCHER, ENGALLS AND MIDLAND STREETS IN CAlL,ON PROPERTY BE CLOSED AS REQUESTED. ACTION ON THiS RECOMMENDATION WAS DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED A PROPOSED CITY-STATE AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION ETC. OF PROJECT 7250-104-101, C501 ROUTE 250A BY-PASS, AND RECOMMENDED THAT HE BE AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THIS AGREEMENT. ON HOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY, THE CiTY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN AGREEHENT DATED ~ARCH 18~ 1968, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ROUTE 250A WITHIN THE CiTY LIMITS, PROdECT 72 50- t 04-101 ~ C501 ~ FEDERAL PROJECT U-105-1 (4). AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING ARTICLE X ENTIT£ED ~MATERtAL~ BY THE ADDITION THERETO OF A NEW SECTION NL~BERED 22ol-76.1 ENTITLED ~QUALITY OF PLUMBING FIXTURES~ OF CHAPTER 22.~ OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE, 1965"~ WAS OFFERED BY MR. VOGT, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, AND UPON THE RULES BEING SUSPENDED AS TO THE SECOND READING~ BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, WAS ADCPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: ~R. HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT) ~R. RENNOLDS, MR. RINEHART AND MR. VOGTo NOES: NONE.