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398 <br /> <br />Lease Agreement between the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, <br />as Lessors, and Silvercrest Asset Management Group, LLC, as Lessee, for <br />the lease of the property at 614 East High Street (Jessup Building) for a term <br />beginning August 1, 2005 and ending June 30, 2010. <br /> <br />REPORT: AIRPORT MASTER PLAN <br /> <br /> Mr. Bryan Elliott, Airport Manager, reviewed the Airport Master Plan. He said <br />the Airport is in the midst of a $10.2 million development program, with additional <br />projects to begin in the fall. He said all necessary approvals have been received for the <br />plans. He said the runway project will take five to six years. He said the future need for <br />a parking garage is anticipated. He said air service in 2004 set a record, and so far in <br />2005 they are well ahead of that. He said there is no taxpayer support for the airport <br />facility. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati asked if general aviation makes money that goes back into the <br />Airport Authority. <br /> <br /> Mr. Elliot said there are long term lease agreements for general aviation, and the <br />Authority has floated debt on occasion to build these hangers. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said his experience is that the Airport is truly a world class facility <br />which operates very efficiently. <br /> <br />REPORT: JEFFERSON SCHOOL - HISTORIC DESIGNATION APPLICATION/ <br />UPDATE <br /> <br /> Ms. Rochelle Small-Toney, Assistant City Manager, reviewed the history of <br />Jefferson School. She said it continues to be a place of history and honor. <br /> <br /> Ms. Maral Kalbian, consultant who prepared the historic registry application, <br />provided a power point presentation of the original site of Jefferson School and the <br />additions made to it. <br /> <br /> Ms. Margaret Peters, consultant who prepared the historic registry application, <br />explained that Jefferson School is significant because of its central role as a focal point <br />for the African American community for social history as well as education. She said it <br />was also the first integrated middle school. <br /> <br /> Ms. Susan Snead of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, said that the <br />application for Jefferson School is pending. She said the property holds a great <br />significance for the community. She said its events and past are important even though <br />part of the building are fairly young. She said the listing on the Historic Registry is <br />honorary. She said the application will be presented to the State Resources Board in <br />December, and then it goes to the federal level. She said that the listing does not mean <br />there are restrictions on the building. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kirk Train, architect, walked through the components of the buildings. He <br />said the proposal is for a Cultural Center in the original part of the building. He said the <br />library does not work in the main building because of size and weight limitations, but <br />could be located in the current playground area. He said Piedmont Virginia Community <br />College has a desire to expand its Charlottesville campus with a culinary arts component, <br />which he said would be a compatible use with the proposed banquet facilities. He said <br />the courtyard is proposed to be roofed. <br /> <br /> Ms. Small-Toney said that a December work session is proposed on the business <br />plans and financial information for Jefferson School. She said they need to explore the <br />location of the old Jefferson Graded Elementary School which can be added to the <br />application later. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said she found the presentation very moving, and said it serves to <br />underline the huge vanished landscape. She said the Cultural Center will provide an <br /> <br /> <br />