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287 since while they may be able to purchase the property, they may not be financially able to renovate and maintain it. The motion to table the sale of the property was denied by the following vote. Ayes: Ms. Daugherty. Noes: Rev. Edwards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano, IX/Ir. Vandever. On motion by Ms. Slaughter, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the resolution approving the sale of the CSX property to Mr. Kuttner was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano, Mr. Vandever. Noes: Ms. Daugherty and Rev. Edwards. WHEREAS, on November 14, 1995, the Charlottesville Industrial Development Authority (CIDA) approved the sale of Parcel A-2-4.1 of the CSX property, along with a portion of the Water Street Extension right-of-way, to Oliver C. Kuttner for adaptive re-use of the coal tower and for other development, subject to certain design controls and reviews; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the Option Agreement and Land Purchase and Development Agreement, in substantially the same form as attached hereto, between the CIDA and Oliver C. Kuttner, dated October 2, 1995, is hereby approved. ORDINANCE: CREATING UNDERGROUqqD UTILITY CORRIDOR (9TH/10 STREET PROJECT (2nd reading) The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN UNDERGROUND UTILITY CORRIDOR FROM 9TH STREET TO 10TH STREET IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION POLICY ON PLACING UTILITY FACILITIES UNDERGROUND," which was offered at the November 20th meeting, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Ms. Daugherty, Rex,. Edwards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano, Mr. Vandever. Noes: None. WHEREAS, by ordinance duly adopted, the City council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia has established an Underground Utility Corridor from the intersection of 9th Street and Cherry Avenue north to 0.07 mile north of Main Street on 10th Street, including Lane Road Extended from 1 lth Street and Lee Street to the 9th-10th Street Connector, pursuant to the Virginia Department of Transportation policy on Planing Utility Facilities Underground; and WHEREAS, the City desires that all utility relocations for the 9th-10th Street Connector Road project located in such Underground Utility Corridor be placed underground in accordance with the aforesaid policy; and WHEREAS, pursuant to this policy it is necessary that the City specifically request the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to have all such utility relocations placed underground; and WHEREAS, the city is required to provide certain other assurances in regard to the undergrounding of future utility facilities; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia: Section 1. That the Virginia Department of Transportation is hereby requested to have all utility relocations for the 9th-10th Street Connector Road project placed underground in accordance with the Virginia Department of Transportation Policy on Placing Utility Facilities Underground. Section 2. That future utility facilities for any proposed improvement, including street lighting, shall not be permitted to be placed overhead within any section of a street or roadway where the utility facilities were placed underground in accordance with this policy.