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462 COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION WERE PRESENTED RECOMMENDING THAT THE REQUESTED 20NING CHANGES ON FIFTH ST., S. W. AND AT 7O3 AVON STREET PLANNING COMM. REPORTS RE: REZONING ON 5TH ST., S. W. BE DENIED. A MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY THAT ACTION BE AND 7O3 AVON STREET DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, AND THAT THE PETITIONERS BE SO NOTIFIED WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING MATTER RE: UTILITIES FOR THAT THE REQUEST FOR UTILITIES FOR EDNAM FOREST BE GRANTED, HOWEVER, ACTION WAS EDNAM FOREST DEFERRED PENDING A REPORT FROM THE UTILITIES COMMITTEE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT OF THE STREET COMMITTEE WAS PRESENTED: JANUARY 13, 1961 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: YOUR STREET COMMITTEE HAS INVESTIGATED THE PETITION FROM THE VIRGINIA LAND COMPANY IN REGARD TO ARLINGTON BOULEVARD AND OUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS STREET COMMITTEE REPORT RE: THE FOLLOWING' ARLINGTON BOULEVARD 1. APPROXIMATELY 285 FEET OF THIS STREET IS LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. 2. HAS A DEDICATED WIDTH OF 7~ FEET. 3. HAS BEEN GRADED TO ITS ENTIRE WIDTH. 4. THAT TWO STRIPS 1$ FOOT WIDE HAVE BEEN PROPERLY STONED AND SURFACED ANO THAT A 10 FOOT GRASS MEDIAN STRIP HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN THE CENTER. 5. NO SIDEWALK OR CURB AND GUTTER HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED DUE TO THE FACT THAT EMMETT STREET IS SCHEDULED FOR WIDENING IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE ANO ANY SIDEWALK AND CURB AND GUTTER WHICH WAS INSTALLED AT THIS TIME WOULD HAVE TO BE DESTROYED WHEN THE WIDENING TAKES PLACE. WE RECOMMEND THAT THIS PORTION OF ARLINGTON BOULEVARD BE ACCEPTED INTO THE STREET SYSTEM FOR MAINTENANCE PROVIDED THE PROPERTY OWNER WILL AGREE, THROUGH A PROPER CONTRACT ANO A SATISFACTORY BOND, TO CONSTRUCT THE CURB AND GUTTER AND SIDEWALK ON THIS SECTION OF THE STREET WITHIN SIX MONTHS AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE EMMETT STREET WIDENING. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CURB AND GUTTER WILL BRING THE SURFACED PORTION OF THE STREET UP TO MEET THE CITY~S REQUIREMENTS IN WIDTH. SINCE THIS PROPERTY OWNER HAS APPLIED THE SURFACE TREATMENT ~ASPHALT~ ON THIS SECTION OF THE STREET WE RECOMMEND THAT AN ALLOWANCE BE MADE ON THEY COST OF THE SIDEWALK TO OFFSET THE MONEY EXPENDED BY THE PROPERTY OWNER FOR SURFACE TREATMENT. WE RECOMMEND THAT AS SOON AS THE AFOREMENTIONED CONTRACT AND BOND ARE EXECUTED THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER BE REFUNDED ONE-HALF THE COST OF THE UTILITY LINES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, STREET COMMITTEE LINDSAY B. MOUNT SIGNED R. E. LEE SIGNED JAS. E. BDWEN JR. SIGNED ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, AND THE CITY MANAGER WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED AS RECOMMENDED. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT, MR. MILTON L. GRIGG MR. GRIGG, MR. FDRLDINES APPOINTED TO BLDG. CODE WAS REAPPOINTED TO THE BUILDING CODE REVIEW BOARD FOR A FOUR ~4~ YEAR TERM REVIEW BOARD EXPIRING JANUARY 1, 1965, AND MR. DROVER FDRLDINES WAS APPOINTED AN ALTERNATE MEMBER FOR A ONE (1) YEAR TERM. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. W.-T. CHEWNING, JR. AND THE MR. CHEWNING, MR. JACKSON ANO MRS. KEEBLE - RECREATION REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. W. E. JACKSON AND MRS. BURTON KEEBLE TO THE RECREATION ADVISORY BDARD ADVISORY BOARD FOR THREE (3) YEAR TERMS EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 1963. THE MAYOR ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. HAGGERTY, MR. LEE AND MR. MOUNT COMMITTEE RE: PROPOSED BOND ~S$UE REFERENDUM AS THE COMMITTEE TO PUBLICIZE THE PROPOSED BOND ~S$UE REFERENDUM. A MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY, SECONDED BY MR. MOUNT THAT THE COUNCIL GALL A SPECIAL MEETING WITH SPECIAL MEETING WITH THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HOUSING AUTHORITY ON JANUARY 25, 1961 AT 2:00 P. M. AND REQUEST THE ATTENDANCE OF THE CITY