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410 A COMMUNICATION FROM CONGRESS OF MOTOR HOTELS REQUESTING A CHANGE IN THE MATTER RE: CONGRESS OF MOTOR HOTELS - SET-BACK REQUIREMENTS SET-BACK REQUIREMENTS ON SEVENTH STREET BETWEEN NIGH AND MAPLE STREETS WAS REFERRED TO PLANNING COMM. REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS THAT VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND MATTER RE: POWER FAILURE VA. ELEC. 8c POWER CO. POWER COMPANY BE REQUESTED TO GIVE AN EXPLANATION OF THE RECENT POWER FAILURE IN THE CITY AND STATE WHAT IS BEING DONE TO PREVENT FUTURE OCCURANCES WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS REQUESTED A RESOlUT10N BY THIS COUNCIL PERTAINING TO THE SALE OF THE RESOLUTION RE: SALE OF CITY PARKING LOT THAT LIES WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE VINEGAR HILL REDEVELOPMENT CITY PARKING LOT TO CH~VILLE REDEVEL. & HOUSING PROJECT TO THE AUTHORITY. AUTHORITY BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT THE CITY WILL SELL TO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY THE CITY PARKING LOT THAT LIES IN THE VINEGAR HILL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AT A PRICE TO BE DETERMINED BY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THIS COUNCIL AND THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS RESOLUTION SHALL BE BINDING UPON SAID COUNCIL ONLY IF BOTH QUESTIONS ON THE REFERENDUM ON HOUSING TO BE HELD JUNE 14, 1960 ARE APPROVED BY THE VOTERS OF THIS CITY. THE CITY ATTORNEY REPORTED THAT ACCURATE FIGURES FROM THE CLERKtS OFFICE SHOW A TOTAL OF $36,414.30 IN STATE TAXES ON TRANSFER OF DEEDS WAS PAID TO THE STATE IN CITY ATTY, REPORTS RE: TAXES ON PROBATE OF WILLS 1959. A SIMILAR TAX ON THE PROBATE OF WILLS AMOUNTED TO $4,233.00. THE STATE Law AND TRANSFER OF DEEDS - REFERRED TO FINANCE COMM. PROVIDES THAT THE CITY MAY LEVY A TAX EQUAL. TO ONE THIRD OF THE STATE TAX ON THE TRANSFER OF DEEDS AND PROBATE OF WILLS, THEREFORE, IF THE COUNCIL DECIDED TO LEVY SUCH TAXES IT WOULD RESULT IN APPROXIMATELY $13,550.00 ADDITIONAL REVENUE. ON MOTION BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION FROM COLONIAL. RITES COMPANY REQUESTING SOME RELIEF FROM THE REQUEST RE: RELIEF FROM SIGN ORDINANCE - COLONIAL RITES SIGN ORDINANCE FOR THE SIGN ON THE NEW ROSEtS STORE ON MAIN STREET WAS REFERRED Co. TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $3,183.90 FOR ATTORNEYS FEE RE: CHARLOTTESVILLE APPROPRIATION RE: REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY V. CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE WHICH WAS OFFERED AT ATTORNEY S FEE - CHVILLE. REDEVEL. 8c HOUSING AUTHORITY THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON MAY 2, 1960, WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED V. CITY VOTE: AYES: MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. NOES: NONE, I~IELFARE REPORT PRESENTED THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1960 WAS PRESENTED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. i~ CLERK PRESI ENT 1 C'OtINC IL CRAM ER - JUr•!F 1'~, 1960 THE COUNCIL. MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT; MR, DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: MR. rOLEMAN. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MAY 16, 1960 WERE READ AND APPROVED. "R. RANDOLPH H. PERRY ADDRESSED THE COUNCI~_ AND PRESENTED A PROPOSAL. FROM THE rHAMBER OF rDMMERCE PARKING ANn TRAFFIC COMMITTEE SUGGESTING THAT PARKING BE