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F_ 1' IV d MATTER RE: ENTRANCE TO RICE PROPERTY REQUFST TO ACCEPT 86C-900 BLOCK ROCKLAND AVE. INTO CITY STPFFT SYSTEM COMMUNICATION PE: CHAMBER OF C014MERCE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMITTEE MATTER RE: USE OF OLD JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY BUILDING CITY TO EXECUTE LEASE WITH SCHOOL BD. RE: JEFF. ELEMENTARY SCH. BLDG. THE CITY MANAGER PRESENTED AND READ A LETTER OF JOHN A. RICE, DATED AUGUST 300 1952, IN WHICH IT WAS STATED THAT A PROPOSED CHANGE IN THE ENTRANCE TO MR. RICE'S PROPERTY AS SHOWN ON A SKETCH BY MR. LOUIS SCRIBNER WOULD-BE ACCEPTABLE, BUT THAT THF ';VM OF $500.CO WOULD BE REQUESTED AS COMPENSATION TO -COVER THE EXPENSE OF MOVING THE ROCK GARDEN AND OF MOVING AND RECONSTRUCTING A FENCE IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE RELOCATION OF THE ENTRANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ^THIS SKETCH. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG* IT WAS UNANIMOUS— LY.RESOLVED THAT THE PROPOSAL OF JOHN A.RICE BE ACCEPTED AND THAT HE BE PAID THE -SUM OF $5C0.00 IN CONSIDERATION FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF HIS PRESENT ENTRANCE ON RUGBY AVENUE AND THE PROPOSED ROUTE # 250 DISTRIBUTION ROAD, A LIMITED ACCESS STREET, IN EXCHANGE FOR A NEW FNTRANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCRIBNER SKETCH AND AS COMPENSATION FOR MOVING THE ROCK GARDEN AND FENCE, ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. /Ty�/va A - k"- .t_�RK �` RFS 1 D E T ��__-w CnUNC IL CHAMBER - SEPTEMBER 229 1952 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS, MR. FORBES, MR. MILL, MR. TEBELL AND MR. WEINB:ERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF SEPTEMBER 19 1952 WERE READ AND APPROVED. MR. HARRY MICHAEL, AtTOONEY, APPEARED BEFOPE THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PETITION FROM CERTAIN RESIDENTS OF ROCKLAND AVENUE REQUESTINC THAT THE 800-900 BLOCK OF ROCKL AMD AVFt,UE BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CITY STREET SYSTEM. AFTER CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION, IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THIS MATTER BE CARRIED OVER TO PERMIT THECOUNCIL TO STUDY THE STREET IN QUESTION, MR. HAPPY WRIGHT, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMITTEE, APPEARED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND READ A LETTER FROM THAT BODY WRICH SET FORTH CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PARKING AND TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CITY. IT WAS MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THIS COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED WITH THANKS. MR. HARRY WRIGHT ALSO ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. HE ADVISED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD HAD RECEIVED. REQUESTS FOR PERMISSION TO USE THE OLD .JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY P U1LDiNG FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES SINCE THAT BUILDING HAD BEEN VACATED AS A SCHOOL. HE' FURTHER ADVISED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD DID NOT FEEL THAT IT WAS IN POSITION TO SUPERVISE ACTIVITIES N THIS BUILDING WHICH WERE WITHOUT THE REGULAR CURRICULUM, AND HE RECOMMEND- ED THAT THE CITY EXECUTE A LEASE WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD AT A NOMINAL RENTAL SO THAT THE PROPERTY CAN BE USED BY THE RECRFATION DEPARTMENT UNTIL NEEDED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD. A MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. FORBES, THAT THE CITY ATTORNEY BE AUTHORIZED TO NEGOTIATE A LEASE_ WITH THESCHOOLBOARD WHEREBY THE OLD JEFF-ERSON ELEMENTARY BUILDING IS LEASED TO THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS AT A RENTAL OF ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) PER YEAR AND THAT THE PROPERTY BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES UNDE-R T -HE -SUPERVISION OF THE CITY MANAGER, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE CITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT IN ORDER TO USE THE OLD JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY BUILDING FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES CERTAIN RENOVATIONS WOULD BE NECESSARY, AND HE ESTIMATED THAT $2,500.CO WOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES. ON MOTION BY MR. TEBELL, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, T:IF FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF