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e. APPROPRIATION: $2,409,000 - School Facilities and Energy (carried over) f. APPROPRIATION: $50,000 - Summer Food Service Program Grant (carded over) g. APPROPRIATION: $3,779 - Contributions to Lewis and Clark Festival (carried ore0 h. APPROPRIATION: $500,000 - Grant for Downtown Recreation Center Renovation (carried over) ORDINANCE: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING SECTION 29-81, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 3, CHAPTER 29 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UTILITIES AND DRAINAGE" (carried over) ORDINANCE: CLOSING EASTERN PORTION OF CARROLLTON TERRACE Ms. Burruss, representing the property owner requesting the closing ofhhe street, said that the Planning Conunission recommended payment for the street closing, but she asked that the owner not be charged the $15,000, noting that the closing is a critical element to a unified development and could result in annual taxes to the City of $22,000. Mr. Caravati asked if the street closing will allow additional units to be built, and Mr. Ron Higgins, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, said at least one. Mr. Cox asked if is the City's practice to charge for street closing, and Mr. Higgins said that it works both ways, but people are more likely to be charged when development rights are realized. Mr. Cox said he imagines the applicant will reap significant benefit from the street closing, and made a motion to approve the ordinance with the Planning Commission recommendation to charge for the property. Mr. Toscano seconded the motion~ Mr. Lynch said if anything he thinks the amount charged for the property is low. Ms. Richards asked what the rationale is for not charging for street closings, and Mr. Toscano said that it is typically felt that it is better to get rid of the City liability, but agreed that Council should be consistent. Mr. Cox asked if the Planning Commission had evaluated if the circulation would be improved if the alley was used to make a loop, but Mr. Higgins said there was no interest in this by the adjoining property owner. The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING A PORTION OF CARROLLTON TERRACE RIGHT-OF-WAY" was carried over to the next meeting for consideration. RESOLUTION: APPROVING SPECIAL PERMIT TO USE 1013 GROVE STREET AS PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL/RECREATION/GROUP FACILITY Mr. Caravati recused himself from participating in the discussion of the resolution. Mr. Toscano said that while this is a creative way to give a special permit to a quasi-church in the Fifeville neighborhood, he is not sure how it will work, and expressed concern with the number of people allowed in the building and on the site. Ms. Grant said that while 50 people are allowed on the site and 30 inside, they are not expected to be there at one time.