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131 <br /> <br /> Mr. Buck stated that the parking meter rates would <br />not be set at this time, but that the City Manager would <br />review the matter and return to Council with specific <br />recommendations in approximately two months. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Towe concerning the <br />limit on the time allowed to park in handicapped parking <br />spaces, Mr. Hendrix stated that there was no limit to the <br />amount of time and that the City could not change this as <br />it was a State law. <br /> <br /> Mr. Barnes stated that he hoped the Urban Design Plan <br />would be prepared with haste in order to begin work on the <br />Water Street parking gargage as soon as possible. <br /> <br /> The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND <br />REORDAIN SECTION 16-26, 16-27, 16-29, 16-35, 16-39, 16-42, <br />16-55, AS SEVERALLY AMENDED, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976; TO ADD TO ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 16 <br />OF SUCH CODE A NEW SECTION IN DIVISION 1 NUMBERED 16-26.L, <br />AND A NEW DIVISION 4 CONTAINING SECTIONS NUMBERED 16-58 <br />AND 16-59, AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 16-16, AS AMENDED, 16-43 <br />AND 16-44; THE AMENDED, ADDED AND REPEALED SECTIONS <br />RELATING GENERALLY TO VARIOUS TYPES OF PARKING VIOLATIONS, <br />P~NALTIES FOR SUCH VIOLATIONS, TOWING OF ILLEGALLY PARKED <br />VEHICLES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND OTHER PROCEDURES <br />AND REQUIREMENTS GENERALLY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF PARKING <br />REGULATIONS WITHIN THE CITY," with the exception of the <br />proposed amendment to Section 16-43.1, which was <br />offered at the February 2nd meeting, was approved <br />by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. <br />Gleason, Dr.. Hall, Mr. Towe. Noes: None. <br /> <br /> The proposed amendment to City Code Section 16-43.1 <br />relating to towing of vehicles with more than four <br />outstanding parking violations which was offered at the <br />meeting of February 2nd as a separate amendment in order <br />to allow participation in the previous vote by Mr. Barnes, <br />was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mrs. <br />Gleason, Dr. Hall, Mr. Towe. Noes: None. Abstaining: <br />Mr. Barnes. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE: RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT <br />PLANNING PROCESS <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix stated that the previous Community <br />Development Block Grant ordinance had a sunset provision <br />and had expired and it was therefore necessary to readopt <br />the ordinance. Mr. Hendrix stated that changes included: <br />1) deleting reference to representation on the Task Force <br />by a Charlottesville Development Group member as that <br />group is now defunct and increasing the citizen members to <br />two; 2) recommending that any material changes in programs <br />be reviewed again by the body originally advising Council <br />regarding the program) and 3) recommending that the CDBG <br />Task Force be responsible for developing social and <br />physical programs and then referring them to the Social <br />Development Commission and Planning Commission for review. <br />Currently the Social Development Commission develops the <br />social programs. Mr. Hendrix stated that the staff was <br />concerned that "material change" was not well defined. <br /> <br />Ms. Cynthia Stratton, Chairman of the CDBG Task <br />Force, stated that the ordinance has worked well and the <br />Task Force was pleased with its implementation thus far. <br /> <br /> Mr. Steve Campbell, Chairman of the Social <br />Development Commission, stated that the Commission had not <br />reviewed the recommendations to the ordinance, though he <br />had polled approximately half of the members. Mr. <br />Campbell suggesting including a member of the board of the <br />neighborhood association on the CDBG Task Force and was in <br /> <br /> <br />