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4 BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that this Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee to sign the following documents, in form approved by the City Attorney: Agreement for the purchase and sale of real property with the estate of Elizabeth Wheeler and its residuary beneficiaries for the permanent easement area located on the rear 45% of the property located at 407 East High Street, for a purchase price of $150,000.00 The City Attorney is authorized to endorse the deed to said easement to evidence the City's acceptance of the conveyance BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that this Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or his designee to sign the following documents, in form approved by the City Attorney: Commercial lease agreement with the Roy Wsheeler Realty Company, Inc. for the building and premises at 401 East High Street for a period of approximately three (3) months beginning October 1, 2004, for a monthly rent of $3,500.00; and Agreement for the purchase and sale of real property with Roy Wheeler Realty, Inc. for the building and premises at 401 East High Street, for a purchase price of $770,000.00, with closing as soon as practicable after January 1, 2005. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: CHANGING TIME OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS TO 7:00 P.M. (OR EARLIER) (2nd reading) Dr. Brown said that Council has been considering the issue of beginning its regular meetings earlier to benefit the public and media, and has discussed conducting business in a more timely fashion. The public hearing was opened, but as there were no speakers, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Lynch said moving the meetings to an earlier time is a good idea, and he feels that 7:00 p.m. is a reasonable time, though he had hoped to hear a groundswell of support for beginning even earlier. The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTION 2-41 OF ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990,A S AMENDED, TO ESTABLISH 7:00 P.M. AS THE TIME FOR REGULAR MEETINGS OF CITY COUNCIL," which was offered at the September 7th meeting, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. Noes: None. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: WATER PROTECTION ORDINANCE (2nd reading) Ms. Mary Joy Scala, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, summarized the main items in the Water Protection Ordinance. She said that notice has been provided to property owners impacted by the stream buffer provisions. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Laura Covert, 1809 E. Market Street, noted that the ordinance is only the first step and she urged the City to press forward to include smaller streams. She questioned whether Neighborhood Development Services will be able to handle the greater demand on staff, and suggested that a new department be created that will focus on conservation rather than development.