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3'7; COUNCIL CHAMBER - NOVEMBER 16, 1959 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAM S, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER ANO MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF NOVEMBER Z, 1959 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE. NO ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 33-7.3 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF ORDINANCE ADOPTED RE: SEC. 33-?.3 of ZONING THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 BEING PART OF ARTICLE III ENTITLED 'DISTRICTS ORDINANCE AND BOUNDARIES THEREOF' ", WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 19, 1959 WAS AGAIN READ AND ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAMS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER ANO MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE. MR. R. H. PERRY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION: NOVEMBER 16, 1959 T0: THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE GENTLEMEN: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY COMMUNICATION RE: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF ITS PARKING AND TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATION FROM COMMITTEE, TO WHICH THE QUESTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PEDESTRIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - MALL IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF THE CITY WAS REFERRED, HAS APPROVED PARKING AND TRAFFIC IN GENERAL TERMS THE IDEA OF A MALL IN SOME PORTION OR ALL OF MAIN COMMITTEE STREET, PROVIDING THAT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCH AREA WOULD IN NO WAY INCREASE THE PRESENT PARKING AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REALIZES THAT THE ESTABLISH- MENT OF MALLS OR PARKWAYS IN BUSINESS AREAS IS NEW AND UNTRIED ANO IS OF THE OPINION THAT A THOROUGH STUDY SHOULD BE MADE OF THIS PROJECT AND THAT IT IS A QUESTION FOR THE FUTURE AND NOT ONE THAT CAN BE IMMEDIATELY DECIDED. ADDITIONAL PARKING TO COMPENSATE FOR THAT WHICH WILL BE RE- MOVED FROM MAIN STREET, THE REARRANGEMENT OF TRAFFIC ON PARALLEL STREETS AND THE EXTENSION OF PARALLEL STREETS ARE ALL FACTORS BELIEVED BY THE CHAMBER BOARD TO BE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO THIS STUDY. THE OPINION OF BUSINESSMEN IN THE AREA AFFECTED SHOULD BE SOUGHT AND Will UNDOUBTEDLY HAVE GREAT INFLUENCE UPON ANY DECISION THAT MIGHT BE MADE. IN VIEW OF THE WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN THIS MATTER, THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS COUNCIL, THROUGH THE PROPER DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT, TO UNDERTAKE A STUDY OF A MALL FOR MAIN STREET AND IT IS SUGGESTED THAT IN MAKING THIS STUDY, THE EXPERIENCE OF OTHER CITIES WHICH HAVE INSTALLED SIMILAR PROJECTS BE CAREFULLY CON- SIDERED. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY: RANDOLPH H. PERRY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. DAMS THAT THE MAYOR REQUEST THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO SELECT A KEY COMMITTEE FROM ITS MEMBERS TO WORK WITH A REQUEST FOR COMMITTEE FROM PLANNING COMMISSION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO STUDY THIS MATTER AND REPORT ITS FINDINGS TO TO STUDY AND REPORT THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCIL, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED MAYOR AUTHOR12E0 TO TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE VIRGINIA TELEPHONE ANO TELEGRAPH COMPANY FOR A EXECUTE CONTRACT RE: TELEPHONE RIGHT-OF- TELEPHONE LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY TO THE AIRPORT. WAY ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE APPROPRIATION - BOARDING STRAY DOGS THAT $HOO.OO, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE NECESSARY, BE AND THE BY S. P. C. A. SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR BOARDING OF STRAY DOGS BY THE S.P.C.A. ON MOTION BY MR. DAM S, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION