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i. ORDINANCE: Amending trash sticker ordinance (2nd reading) j. ORDINANCE: Utility Rates (2nd reading) k. ORDINANCE: Willard Drive drainage assessments (2nd reading) 1. ORDINANCE: Authorizing purchase of property near Towe Park (2nd reading) m. ORDINANCE: Adopting minimum standards for streets (carried over) APPROPRIATION: $433,160 - ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL Mr. Vandever noted that the Schools have presented a new request for $433,160 to fund the alternative school. On motion by Ms. Slaughter, seconded by Ms. Daugherty, the $433,160 appropriation for the akernative school was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. RESOLUTION: COMMUNITY VISIONING STATEMENT Mr. Hendrix explained that the Community Visioning Statement was jointly developed by the City, County and University of Virginia and the Planning and Coordination Council (PACC) Technical Committee has requesting adoption of the statement by the Council, Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, and University of Virginia Board of Visitors. Responding to a question from Ms. Daugherty, Mr. Hendrix stated that he did not know if the statement has been approved by the County and University. Ms. Slaughter recormnended that the Planning Commission use the Community Visioning Statement when they review the Comprehensive Plan and that Council use the Statement as it approaches its annual retreat. Ms. Daugherty stated that she felt the process used to develop the statement was good and included a lot of community involvement. On motion by Ms. Daugherty, seconded by Ms. Slaughter, the Community Visioning Statement was approved by Council, with Rev. Edwards and Mr. Toscano absent. ORDINANCE: AMENDING LAND USE PLAN FOR GROVE AVENUE FROM OFFICE TO RESIDENTIAL (2nd reading) Ms. Slaughter read the following statement: "I want to make sure that the record is absolutely clear. Each newspaper story or even minutes of our meetings tell most of the store but not all. "History_: In 1977, the Martha Jefferson Hospital Study Committee made its recommendation that Grove Avenue be designated as office use for the future. Although the zoning was for residential, the Planning Commission and City Council decided the Land Use Plan should say "office." A study committee was convened in 1989, and the majority of members on that committee affirmed the 1977 report, as did the Planning Commission. "However, there was another point of view, the minority point of view expressed on the review committee and on the Planning Cormnission. This point of view stated that the Land Use Plan should be changed to residential. For this view, people stated since 1977, things had changed -- the residential neighborhood in 1977 had been deteriorating; by 1990, the neighborhood around the hospital had become revitalized with many homes renovated and restored. In 1977 High Street was being converted to offices; by 1990 additional medical offices