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• • CD • • COMMUNICATION RE: COUNTY SEWER CONNECTION CHERRY AVE. — 5TH ST. WATER LINE ACROSS RTE. j 250. REQUEST OF MRS. 'CEO. GILMER DENIED. REPORT RE: PARKINq FACILITIES COMMITTEE — .STUDY — PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT PRESTON AVENUE WILLIAMS STS. REPORT: CUSHMAN VA. CORP. CUSHMAN APPEARED IN OPPOSITION 119 A MOTION BY MR. ADAMS9 SECONDED BY MR. BARRO THAT THE MATTER PERTAIN— ING TO U. S. ROUTE #250 — BETWEEN CAMERON LANE AND U. S. ROUTE #29 BE CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETINGS WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE �ELLEMEAD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IN REGARD TO COUNTY SEWER CONNECTION BETWEEN CHERRY AVENUE AND FIFTH STREET ANDS ALSOV REGARDING WATER LINE ACROSS U. S. ROUTE #250 NEAR THE CRIPPLED CHILDRENtS HOME, WAS PRESENTED. ON MOTION THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR DISPOSITION. THE REQUEST OF MRS. GEORGE GILMER TO PLACE STONE AND HARD SURFACE MATERIAL ON HER DRIVEWAY TO GARAGE ON NINE STREET WAS AGAIN PRESENTED. A COMMUNICATION FROM MR. SETH BURNLEY, FORMER CITY MANAGER, WAS PRESENTED AND READ. THE MAYOR ADVISED THAT HE HAD AGAIN CONFERRED WITH MR. BURNLEY ON THIS MATTER AND THAT MR. BURNLEY HAD ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAD ONLY IN— TENDED TO EXTEND THE HARD SURFACE IN THIS INSTANCE TO THE STREET LINE. ON MOTION BY MR. HADEN9 SECONDED BY MR. ADAMS, THE CLERK WAS INSTRUCT— ED TO NOTIFY PARS. GILMER THAT THE COUNCIL WAS OF THE OPINION THAT MR. BURNLEY HAD NOT OBLIGATED THE CITY TO HARD SURFACE OR PLACE STONE ON THE DRIVEWAY TO HER PRIVATE GARAGE JUST OFF WINE STREETS AND IN VIEW OF THIS DECISION DID NOT FEEL JUSTIFIED IN INSTRUCTING THE CITY MANAGER TO ALTER THE POLICY OF THE CITY AND COMPLY WITH HER REQUEST. THE MOTION WAS CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. ADAMSYPv'IR. HADEN AND MR. TEBELL. NOES: MR. BARR. MR. LORIN THOMPSONP CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSIONS PRESENTED A REPORT FROM THAT BODY REGARDING SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PARKING FACILITIES, SPECIAL REFERENCE WAS GIVEN TO THE TWC EXISTING PARKING LOTS9 THE EAST END PARKING LOT AND THE C & 0 TIE LOT, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL FUTURE PARKING LOT AT WILLIAMS STREET AND PRESTON AVENUE. A MOTION THAT THE CITY MANAGER BE REQUESTED TO CONTACT C & 0 OFFICIALS TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE TIE LOT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. A MOTION THAT A COMMITTEE BE APPOINTED TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF PURCHASING THE PROPERTY AT PRESTON AVENUE AND WILLIAMS STREET WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. ADAMS AND THE CITY P'IANAGER TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. THE FOLLOWING REPORT WAS PRESENTED: 12 JANUARY 1949 THE CITY COUNCIL CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA GENTLEMEN: REFERENCE 1S MADE TO THE REFERRAL FOR RECOMMENDATION OF AN AMENDED PETITION OF THE CUSHMAN VIRGINIA CORPORATION RECEIVED BY THE COUNCIL AT ITS MEETING ON DECEMBER 20TH. AT THE JANUARY 10TH MEETING OF THIS COMMISSION REFERENCE PETITION WAS CONSIDERED, AND THE COMMISSION RESPECTFULLY RE— COMMENDS ADVERSE ACT ION. MLG:E VERY TRULY YOURS, MILTON L. GRIGG (SIGNED) cliLTON L. GR(GG9 SECRETARY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MR. `HALTER CUSHMAN, OF THE CUSHMAN—VIRGINIA CORPORAT1ONY APPEARED IN OPPOSITION TO THE RECOMMENDATION AS SET FORTH IN THE FOREGOING REPORT AND ASKED THAT FURTHER CONSIDERATION BE GIVEN THE REQUEST TO REZONE THIS I