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3'7 COUNCIL CHAMBER - DECEMBER 21, 1959 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. $CRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 7, 1959 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. W. P. WOODWARD REQUESTING A COUNTY REQUEST FOR COUNTY WATER CONNECTION TO THE BUCKINGHAM LINE ON ROUTE 29 SOUTH. ON MOTION BY MR. WATER CONNECTION GRANTED WEINBERG, SECONDED BY MR. $CRIBNER, A 5~8~~ CONNECTION WAS GRANTED UNDER THE USUAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COUNTY CONNECTIONS. A COMMUNICATION FROM J. C. AND ANNIE E. MCCLUNG REQUESTING THAT PIEDMONT REQUEST TO ACCEPT PIEDMONT AVE. INTO AVENUE SOUTH OF FONTAINE AVENUE BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM WAS CITY ST. SYSTEM REFERRED TO ST. COMM. REFERRED TO THE STREET COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY MR. $CRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION: RESOLUTION APPROPRIATION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE RE: QUARTERLY APPROPRIATION CITY & EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES THAT $886,824.97 BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED FOR CARRIED OVER OPERATION OF THE CITY GOYERNMENT AND FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS FOLLOWS: $599,935.00 C17Y OPERATION 286,889.97 EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDING THAT THE TIMBER IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE RAGGED MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR BE REMOVED MATTER RE: 71MBER AND OFFERING THEIR SERVICES FOR THE SUPERVISION OF THIS PROJECT. ON MOTION BY AT RAGGED MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THE CITY MANAGER WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT TO PROCEED WITH MARKING AND TALLYING THE TIMBER. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT THE TYPE OF STANDARDS APPROVED ON DECEMBER 4, 1959 FOR THE LIGHTS ON THE NEW BELMONT BRIDGE ARE UNAVAILABLE AND RECOMMENDED THEY USE UNION METAL STEEL POLES, DESIGN BOOA, NO. J-300-8 2 WITH G. E. 2O6 B. FLOURESCENT FIXTURES. ON MOTION BY MR. $CRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT HE HAO BEEN ADVISED BY OFFICIALS OF THE VIRGINIA GAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY THAT THEY HAD BEEN ADVISED BY A MEMBER OF THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION THAT THEY SHOULD INCLUDE IN THEIR APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT MATTER RE: AREA FOR GAS SERVICE TO RENDER GAS SERVICE IN ALBEMARLE COUNTY ALL OF THE NINE MILE AREA THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE CITY AT THE MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 16, 1959. THE VIRGINIA GAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY MAD ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE WILLING TO OMIT THIS AREA BUT FELT THEY WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE THE CITY A CONTRACT AGREEING TO RELINQUISH ANY OF THIS AREA IF AND WHEN THE CITY WISHED TO SERVE ANY OF IT. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT HE AND THE CITY ATTORNEY HAO BEEN TO RICHMOND AND DISCUSSED THIS MATTER- WITW A MEMBER OF THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION AND AFTER HEARING THE CITY~S SIDE OF THE PROBLEM HAD AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOR THE CITY TO SERVE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE CITY, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VIRGINIA GAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY BE REQUESTED TO OMIT FROM THEIR APPLICATION, AN AREA APPROXIMATELY FIVE TO SIX MILES AROUND THE CITY. THE CITY MANAGER STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO WAVE AN OPEN AREA AROUND THE CITY IN TWE EVENT THE CITY EVER DECIDED TO SELL ITS GAS SYSTEM. HE STATED THAT HE HAO AGAIN CONFERRED WITH THE OFFICIALS OF VIRGINIA GAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AND THEY HAD AGREED TO FILE