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299 <br /> <br /> Mr. Gouldman stated that the City will file a lawsuit <br />which will trigger the court action described by Mr. ~Hendrix. <br />Mr. Gouldman noted that he would anticipate the proceedings <br />to take a significant amount of time. <br /> <br /> On motion by Rev, Edwards, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the <br />resolution ~authorizing the initiation of eminent domain <br />proceedings was unanimouSly~approved by Council, ' <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville, Virginia needs to <br />obtain fee simple title to property identified aS Parcels 256 <br />and 257 on City Real Property Tax Map 29, which contains <br />approximately 55,984 ~square ~feet, for use ~as public park land <br />in conjUnction with the adjacent Tonsler ~park; and <br /> <br /> ~ WHEREAS, bona fide efforts have~ been-made to acquire the <br />property by purchase from the owner, but~the efforts have <br />been ineffectual because of the inability to agree on the <br />price or terms of the sale of the property~ and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS,· the Cityhas no recourse but to acquire the <br /> property through the exercise of its power of eminent domain <br /> as authorized by the'Code of Virginia and the Charter of the <br /> City of Charlottesville~ <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, .BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the <br /> City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that a public necessity is <br /> hereby declared to exist for the acquisition of fee simple <br /> title to parcels 256 and 257 of City Real prOperty Tax Map <br /> 29, as more particularly described on the attached plat <br /> prepared by the Engineering Division of the Charlottesville <br /> Department of~Public Works, dated February 28, ~1989, in order <br /> to fulfill the public purpose of p~oviding public parks~ ~ <br /> within the City~ and ~.~t~ <br /> <br /> BE ~T~FURTHER RESOL~E~ by the.Council of the City of <br /> Charlottesville, Virginia that the City Attorney is hereby <br /> authorized ~and directed to institute eminent domain ~ <br /> proceedings to acquire fee simple title to the property <br /> identified as Parcels~256 and 257 on City Real Property Tax <br /> Map ~29, and to execute~such instruments as~may be necessary <br /> for the ~proceedings.~ <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR RENTAL~REHABILITATION <br />FUNDS ($100,000) <br /> <br /> .Mr,' Hendrix stated'that,-the' resolution would.authorize <br /> the City to apply for ~ental rehabilitationfunds from the <br /> Virginia Housing Development Authority to be used to <br /> rehabilitate low income rental property. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. 'Uandeve~, Mr. Louie~ ~ <br /> Chapman, Assistant City Manager, stated that the'funds would <br /> be restricted to two and three bedroom units. <br /> <br /> On motion ~by Rev. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Vandever~, the <br />resolution authorizing the application for rental <br />rehabilitation funds was unanimously approved by Council. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Charlottesville that the City Manager is hereby authorized to <br />execute on behalf of the City the following documents,~in <br />form approved by the City Attorney: <br /> <br /> Two Supplemental Requests for Rental Rehabilitation <br /> Grant funds, ~each~ in~ths iamount_~of $50,0'00 ~ <br /> <br /> A~copylof snch ~document stall,be kept~on file with the <br /> minutes of~ the Council meeting at which this resolution was <br /> adopted. ~ ~ -~ ~ ~ ~. ~ ~ ~' ~ <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO SIGN AGREEMENT WITH VHDA <br />FOR TARGETED MORTGAGE FUNDS ($300,000) <br /> <br /> <br />