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4 RESOLUTION d. : Renaming Historic Resources Task Force ORDINANCE e. : “AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 34 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE (1990), ARTICLE I nd (ADMINISTRATION), DIVISION 8 (SPECIAL USE PERMITS)” (2 reading) THTH PUBLIC HEARING/RESOLUTION : RENAMING 9/10 STREET CONNECTOR ROOSEVELT BROWN BOULEVARD Mr. Jim Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, said that the thth City was approached by Mr. John Gaines about renaming the 9/10 Street Connector for Roosevelt Brown. He said there are no homes or businesses with addresses on the Connector, but all property owners have been notified of the public hearing. He said Mr. Gaines had recommended that the portion from West Main Street to Cherry Avenue be renamed, but he said Council might want to consider renaming the other sections in the future. The public hearing was opened. th Mr. John Gaines, 214 9 Street, N.W., thanked Council for placing the issue of renaming the street for Roosevelt Brown on the agenda. He presented additional names in support of renaming the street. Mr. Herb Porter, 509 7 ½ Street, S.W., said it would be a nice, laudable thing to have the street named after Mr. Brown, but he supported naming the entire section from Washington Park to Forest Hills Park, which now has three different names, for Sally Hemings. He said slavery is always overlooked. He suggested renaming the street where Mr. Brown grew up after him. He supported recognizing the history of Charlottesville by thth naming the 9/10 Street Connector for Sally Hemings. The public hearing was closed. Mr. Lynch said he hoped Council would have heard from more people about the thth issue. He said we need to call the 9/10 Connector something, but he leans more to naming it Hemings, but is fine with naming it for Roosevelt Brown. He said he would limit the scope to the section from West Main to Cherry Avenue. He said there would be a lot of records to change if the additional sections are changed. He said he would support just naming the street a single name, such as Hemings or Brown. The public hearing was reopened as an additional person wanted to speak. Mr. Ronnie Anderson, 944 Rock Creek Road, said Mr. Brown has always been thth his hero and came up on the side of town where the 9/10 Street Connector is located. The public hearing was closed. Ms. Hamilton noted that if the section to be renamed was extended 73 addresses would be affected. She asked if property owners had been polled or talked to. Mr. Tolbert said that property owners on the section between West Main Street and Cherry Avenue were notified by letter. He said if the name is changed it will have to have both the first and last names as there is already a Brown Street. thth Mr. Norris agreed about limiting the section to the 9/10 Street Connector. He said he leans toward naming the street after Mr. Brown. He said there was a previous extensive discussion by Council about naming the street for Sally Hemings, but no consensus. He noted there were a significant number of signatures in support of naming the street after Mr. Brown. Mr. Taliaferro said he also leans toward naming the street for Roosevelt Brown. He said a lot of people talked to him about Roosevelt Brown when he first moved to