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i~ THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE COUNGIL THAT HE HAO CORRESPONDED WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA h4UNICiPALiTIES WITH REFERENCE TO SECTION 15-671 BEING AMENDED SO AS TO PERMIT THE C{TY TO ASSESS ABUTTING MATTER RE: AMENDMENT PROPERTY OWNERS UP TO ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION WORK AND THAT TO SECTION 15-671 - WITH REFERENCE 70 THE COMMITTEE HAO APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION REQUESTED BY THE COMMITTEE TO PREPARE THE BILL AND TO REQUEST THE HONORABLE HENRY B. CORDON TO SPONSOR IT IN THE LEGISLATURE, CN MOTION BY MR, MICHIE~ SECONDED BY MR. FORBES, THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED TO COMPLY WITH THE LEAGUE COMMITTEE S SUGGE5TION AND THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVES {N THE HOUSE AND SENATE BE REQUESTED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE POSSIB.{ILITY OF MATTER RE: THIRD WARD MOVING THE THIRD WARD VOTING PLACE FROM THE FIRE HOUSE TO THE MIDWAY BUILDING VOTING PLACE BUT WOULD PREFER CONSULTING WITH THE ELECTORAL BOARD BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION. MR, HILL SUGGESTED THAT SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT AND STUDY BE GIVEN TO THE MATTER RE: TRAFFIC GROWING TRAFf{C PROBLEMS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, HE REQUESTED THAT THE MAYOR IN DOWNTOWN AREA COMMITTEE APPUtNTED APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO STUDY TH15 MATTER AND MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO A POSSIBLE REMEDY.. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. HILL, MR. STROTHER F, HAM„, MR, BOWEN* CHIEF .JAMES E, ADAMS AND MR, BURKETT A, RENNOLDS TO THIS COMMITTEE. THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, :1955 WAS RECEIVED AND ORDERED WELFARE REPORT PRESENTED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 2, 1956 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR, R. M, DAV15 MR, S. O. FORBES MR. W. R. HILt_ MR. T. J. P'11CHIE MR. $. B. WEINBERG TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HEt_D THIS EVENING THE 2ND INST. AT 7:30 P, M, O~CLOCK IN THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE. PUBLIC HEARING UN: 1. PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE: "OFF'-STREET PARKING REQUIF2EMENTS". 2. PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE:" ARCH ITECTURAL DES{GN CONTROL„. BY ORDER OF s~.s: R~,~,,_yJ$~._,~,~.I.SzNE.R21 ~8....._WE1Jl~J3S.~1,~N€Q~. CLERK PRESIDENT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON TH15 DATE IN THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: I`'IR. DAV15, MR, FORBES, MR, H111_, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG, ABSENT: NONE. MATTER RE: PUBLIC HEARING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THIS DATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ON ORDINANCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROP05ED ORDNANCE ENTITLED "OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENT " aND A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ENTITLED "ARCHITECTURAL DESI~aN CONTROL". THE COUNCIL HEARD BOTH THE PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS OF BOTH ORDINANCES AND THE MAYOR ADVISED THAT THES£ ORDINANCES WOULD BE TAKEIV UNDER ADVISEMENT. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED.