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51 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Wednesday, April 28, 1993 AT 4:00 p.m. IN THE McIntire Room, Main Library. THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Meeting with Charlottesville Industrial Development Authority and Planning Commission to discuss development of High Street parking lot BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox (signed) MCINTIRE ROOM - April 28, 1993 Council met in special session on this date with the Charlottesville Industrial Development Authority (CIDA) and Planning Commission with the following members present: Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano, Mr. Vandever. Absent: Rev. Edwards. Mr. Vandever explained that the purpose of the meeting was to identify issues to be considered in an option agreement between the City and the R.E. Lee/Great Eastern Management Group, proposed developer of the City owned property on High Street, between 3rd and 4th Streets, N.E. Ms. Sue Lewis, Chair of the Planning Commission, stated that the Planning Commission reviewed the matter in a work session and identified the following issues to be considered: importance of the quality of design; housing should be included; there should be an ongoing project committee; a setback of ten feet should be required on High Street to reduce the feeling of bulk; and there should be continued involvement by the Planning Commission. Mr. George Ray, Director of Economic Development, summarized the parking proposal. There are currently 86 spaces on the surface parking lot on High Street, 28 spaces behind the Circuit Court, and 78 spaces will be required to serve the proposed building. The developer has proposed providing 114 spaces on the High Street site, 40 spaces on the surface parking lot behind the Circuit Court, and 38 spaces on a deck above the surface parking behind the Circuit Court. The developer has proposed to construct the deck behind the Circuit Court SO that it will have the structural capacity to support expansion of the Court. Responding to a question from Ms. Daugherty, Mr. Charles ROtgin, of Great Eastern Management, stated that 28 additional spaces may be possible below the proposed building if physically feasible. Responding to a question from Mr. Toscano, Mr. Satyendra Huja, Director of Community Development, stated that if residential units were included in the building it would reduce the number of parking spaces required. Mr. Rotgin stated that other possible sites for parking had been explored and he felt that it would be feasible in the future to expand the Proposed parking deck behind the Circuit Court on to the property currently owned by Jefferson National Bank. Mr. Rotgin also stated that space behind the Juvenile Court had been identified as a possible future site for parking. ~ Mr. Thane Kerner, CIDA member, noted that a goal of CIDA had been to preserve publicly available parking which he felt would be met by the deck parking behind the Circuit Court. Mr. Kerner recommended that the higher, more visible parking be reserved for public parking.