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Va. Elec. & Power - 11th St. Property Rezoning - Route 250 49(9 COUNCIL CHkAABER, MARCH 3, 1947 The Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Adams, Mr. Gleason, Mr. Nash, and 1.1r. Watson. Minutes of the meeting of February 2)+, 1947 were read and approved. A communication from the Virginia Electric & Power Co-npany requesting that the restriction be removed from the deed dated January, 1946 for property at the corner of 11th & Johns Streets, was presented. They explained that the adjoining property had been sold for business purposes and that the new owners had requested the joint use of their driveway. The City Attorney advised the Council that in his opinion removal of this restriction was not necessary to enable the joint use of the drive- way for business puri)oses. On motion this communication was referred to the City Attorney for reply. The committee to investigate the advisability of having a public hearing on petition for rezoning on Route 250 reported that in their opinion a public hearing should be held. On motion by ir. Nash, seconded by Mr. Gleason, this report was unanimously adopted and a public hearing was ordered held on April 7, 1947 at 3:00 o'clock P. M. The following report was presented: To the Council of the City of Charlottesville Chorlottesville, Virginia Gentlemen: Murch 3, 1947 As requested at the last meeting of the Council, I have examined the Act adopted by the General Assembly of Report re: Virginia at the extra session for 1947 relating to local Fent Control rent control. I find that under the Act the initiation of local rent control is not in the hands of the Council but in the hands of the Governor, and the Council has the power only to declare the end of emergency which may have been previously declared by the Governor. There is, therefore, nothing whic:r the Council should do at this time except that it might, if it sees fit, adopt a resolution to be forwarded to the Governor stating whether or not the Council is of the opinion that the Governor should take action declaring that an emergency exists in the City of Charlottesville and create a local emergency rent board. Very truly yours, Lyttelton Waddell (signed) City Attorney Alterations in The resolution appropriating $1,000.00 for changes in the City Hall, which was City Hall offered at the last regular meeting of the Council held on February 4, 19 7, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Adams, Mr. Gleason, Mr. Nash, and Mr. Watson. Noes: None. The Mayor suggested that Mr. S. F. Hamm be elected to fill the unexpired term School Bd. of Mr. Hope W. Gleason on the City School Board. On motion this matter was carried Member over to the next meeting for consideration. A motion by Mr. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Nash, that the City Manager contact Planning the firm of Bartholomew & Associates and request that they send a representative here for a joint conference with the Planning Board and the City Council in regard to planning for this city, was unanimously adopted. A motion by Mr. Watson, seconded by 111r. Gleason, that the Mayor be re�luested to Water - C&O Rwy. advise the C&O Railway Company that unless some emergency arose the City would be glad to continue to furnish them with city water, was unanimously adopted.