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7 Dr. Brown said he disagrees with the assertion that the design of roads dictates how fast people drive. He said he thinks it does make a difference to lower the speed limit. Mr. Brown noted that denying the ordinance will maintain the current speed limit. Ms. Hamilton said she is willing to take a comprehensive look at speed limits, but she wants to do so in consultation with the Police. She said she is not comfortable with piecemeal changes. Dr. Brown made a substitution motion to reduce the speed limit to 30 mph, and Mr. Lynch seconded the motion. The substitute motion was denied by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown and Mr. Lynch. Noes: Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Schilling. The motion to deny the proposed ordinance to reduce the speed limit on Monticello Avenue was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Schilling. Noes: Dr. Brown and Mr. Lynch. RESOLUTION : SPECIAL PERMIT FOR EXPANSION OF ALUMNI HALL Mr. Caravati said the neighbors are concerned about the old site plan. Ms. Ashley Cooper, Planner in Neighborhood Development, said that there will be a brick wall with additional screening. She said the change was made at the Planning Commission meeting. She said a gate was also added. She said we depend on neighbors to some extent to help with enforcement. On motion by Mr. Caravati, seconded by Mr. Lynch, the Resolution Approving a Special Permit for the Expansion of Alumni Hall was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling. WHEREAS , the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia (“Applicant”) has requested an amendment to the special use permit previously granted by City Council on March 17, 1980, with respect to property identified on City Tax Map 8 as Parcel 45 (221 Emmet Street), consisting of approximately 3.28 acres (“Subject Property”), to expand the private club facilities known as Alumni Hall by an addition to the existing building (1,600 square feet addition); and WHEREAS , the subject parcel is zoned “R-1U” (Residential-University District), where, pursuant to §34-420 of the City Code, private clubs are allowed by Special Permit; and WHEREAS , a joint public hearing on this application was held before the City Council and Planning Commission on December 13, 2005, following notice to the public and to adjacent property owners as required by law; and WHEREAS , on December 13, 2005, based on the information presented by Neighborhood Development Services staff as well as by the Applicant, the Planning Commission recommended that the application be approved subject to certain conditions; and WHEREAS , this City Council finds and determines that granting an amendment to the Special Use Permit would be consistent with City Code §34-420 and the criteria generally applicable to special use permits under Chapter 34 of the City Code; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Charlottesville City Council that the special use permit granted on March 17, 1980 to the Alumni Association of the University of Virginia, is hereby amended to allow an addition to the building at 221 Emmet Street (Alumni Hall), subject to the following conditions: