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06 MATTER RE: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OONTROL ORDINANCE THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, THE BUSINESS MENDS ASSOCIATION ANO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSING THE ORDINANCE IN PRINCIPLE, AND SUGGESTING THAT THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE AREA AFFECTED BE THE WESTERN BOUNDARY LINE OF PROPERTY ON FOURTH STREET, N. E. MR. BERNARD P. CHAMBERLAIN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF THE ORDINANCE. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, A MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THAT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BE REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER STUOY,WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A PETITION FROM THE RESIDENTS OF STONEFIELD LANE REQUESTING THAT THEIR STREET PETITION RE: STONEFIELO LANE REFERRED TO ST. COMM. BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY $TREET SYSTEM FOR MA{NTENANCE WAS REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPORT. THE RESIGNATION OF LONNIE H. POPE AS MEMBER AND SECRETARY OF THE ASSESSMENT RESIGNATION OF MR. POPE ACCEPTED. BOARD WAS PRESENTED. A MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED 8Y MR. MICHIE THAT THIS RESIGNATION BE ACCEPTED WITH SINCERE REGRETS, THAT A NOTE OF THANKS BE EXTENDED MR. POPE FOR HIS EXCELLENT SERVICES TO THE CITY WITH BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS IN HIS NEW UNDERTAKING, AND THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS TO FILL THIS POSITION, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. HILL, MR. COLEMAN AND MR. BOWEN TO THIS COMMITTEE. THE CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE HOLIDAYS FOR THE CITY HOLIDAYS FOR CITY OFFICES OFFICES BE REVISED TO COINCIDE WITH THE HOLIDAYS FOR STATE OFFICES WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT JEFFERSON~S BIRTHDAY BE OBSERVED INSTEAD OF ELECTION DAYS. THE PROPOSED HOLIDAYS WOULD BE: NEW YEARS DAY, LEE-.JACKSON DAY, WASHINGTON~S BIRTHDAY, JEFFERSON~S BIRTHDAY, MEMORIAL DAY, .JULY 4TH, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. ON MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1956 WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED WELFARE REPORT PRESENTED FILED W1TH_THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING. ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. HILL, THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF CITY MGR. AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE LAND FROM CH~VILLE WOOLEN MILLS PURCHASING SOME LAND FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS, WHICH IS NEEDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL DISPOSAL PLANT. HE STATED THAT THE CITY COULD PURCHASE THIS LAND FOR $13,500.00 , AND RECOMMENDED THAT THIS BE DONE. A MOTION BY MR. HILL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE NECESSARY lANO FROM THE CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS, AND TNAT POLGLAZE ANO BASENBERG BE REQUESTED TO PROCEED WITH THE PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ""' FOR THE•MOORE~S CREEK DISPOSAL PLANT, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~~'=^ ~- CLERK !S~ PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 3, 1956 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WfTH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. HILL, MR. MICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER i9, 1956 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. LEE HOFF ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED PERMISSION TO USE THE TWO FOUR REQUEST RE: UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS THOUSAND (4,OOO) GALLON GASOLINE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS WHICH ARE LESS THAN TEN u.~ u--- ------ -- -- - -