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• ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH THE IMPROVEMENT TO THE THIRD STREET, SE MALL EXTENSION WHEREAS, this Council has, at a public hearing held on March 21, 1994, considered and agreed to certain street, sidewalk, and related improvements to Third Street, SE from the Downtown Mall to Water Street ("Third Street") generally in accord with the preliminary design suggestions made by the landscape and engineering firm of The Cox Company (the "Engineer"); and WHEREAS, by notices duly advertised in the Daily Progress as required by §15.1-244 of the Code of Virginia, the Council has given notice of its intention to consider improving such Third Street SE Area in the general manner as described above, and to create special assessment district comprised of the properties abutting such improvements; and WHEREAS, pursuant to such notice, this Council has, at it regular meeting on March 21, 1994 duly conducted a public hearing at which the owners of such abutting properties were heard for or against such improvements; as required by §15.1-239 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, as amended; now therefore be it • ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville: A. That the Third Street streetscape improvements including, but not limited to the replacement of sidewalks and street pavement, in some instances with special paving materials, the replacement and expansion of facilities for storm water drainage and the installation of lighting, landscaping, and other permanent amenities, is hereby approved for Third Street. B. That a special assessment district be created comprising all parcels of land abutting such improvements and that such properties be assessed a portion of the cost of such improvements in the manner authorized by the last cited state code provisions and as more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A and as more particularly described in the attached Exhibit A entitled "An Abstract of Ordinance", but in no event shall the costs of such assessments exceed fifty percent (50%) of the total costs of the improvements; C. That the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to act on behalf of the City, to contract with the Engineers for such additional architectural and engineering services as may be necessary to convert the preliminary designs and specifications previously prepared to a point where the plans can be used to secure construction bidding and final costs for this Third Street project. n LJ