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73 On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Richards, the Consolidated Plan, with the inclusion of the Cooperative Housing Statement, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Noes: None. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville that the Consolidated Plan for the City of Charlottesville and the Thomas Jefferson HOME Consortium, for the period July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2003, as presented to City Council on May 1, 2000, is hereby approved. A copy of the Consolidated Plan shall be kept in the files of the Neighborhood Planning and Development Services. ORDINANCE: CLOSFNG A PORTION OF SADLER STREET (2na reading) lvff. Gouldman said that the request from Mr. Keith Woodard is to close a 30' wide paper street and alley offofSadler Street. The Planning Commission has recommended closing the street and alley, on the condition that a utility easement be reserved and that the petitioner pay the fair market value for the property. Mr. Gouldman reminded Council that when the ordinance was considered on first reading at the April 3rd meeting, they asked staffto meet with the petitioner to develop a fair price. Staffhas done so and recommends that the property be sold for $15,000 because of the utility easement which was not taken into account when the properey was appraised. Mr. Gouldman said that Mr. Woodard could add up to three building units as a result of the street closing. Mr. Gouldman noted that. there has seldom been a charge for vacating a street and staff feel this is a middle ground price. RespondLng to a question from Mr. Cox, Mr. Woodard said that he intends to clean up the property and once he has closed on the other properties adjacent to the street, he will develop a plan to add what will probably be rental student housing. Mr. Cox said he will support the sate of the street, but is concerned about the pattern of the University of Virginia selling a developer a piece of land to build housing for that institution when he would like to see the University develop mom housing on their own grounds. The City is facilitating this pattern, and he feels very uneasy about that aspect of the transaction. Mr, Cox added that if the current development was not there it would be possible to connect to 13th Street from Sadler, and called it piecemeal development. Responding to a question from Ivlr. Toscano, Mr. Woodard said that to the best of his knowledge, them is rental housing ail the way to Sadler, and said there is very student oriented rental housing onall sides of Sadler. Mr. Toscano said that the Plarming Commission is discussing the issue of increasing density in certain areas of the City, and said the debate is if a neighborhood is already majority student rentals, then it would be better to increase density in those areas and take the pressure off of other neighborhoods. Ms. Richards said that would be one way to prevent conversion to student housing. On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Mr. Caravati, the ordinance was amended to set the sales price at $I5,000 by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr, Toscano. Noes: None. The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING PORTIONS OF SADLER STREET AND AN ADJOINING ALLEY," as amended, which was offered at fhe April 3ra meeting, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. Noes: None. Mr. Cox said that he hopes the issue of 10th Street's proximity to student housing will be discussed in the Comprehensive Plan process so that the neighborhood can be protected.