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MATTER RE: NICKELtS PROPERTY NEW HIGH SCHOOL SiTE APPROPRIATION- DESIGN DEVELOP°- NEW HIGH SCHOOL APPROPRIATION - ToPo SURVEY AND MAPS COMMITTEE FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL FACILITIES. MR. LAURENCE BRUNTON~ CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, PRESENTED THE REPORT RECOMHENDING THAT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL BE BUILT ON THE NICKEL~S PROPERTY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY. DR. W. C. MCLEAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL BOARD~ AND MR. THUS. Jo MICHIE~ JR. ALSO ADDRESSED THE MEETING AND GAVE THE REASONS FOR SELECTION OF THIS SITE. A NUMBER OF THE PUBLIC ALSO ADDRESSED THE COUNClL~ SOME IN OPPOSITION AND SOME IN FAVOR OF THE SITE. AFTER A LENGTHY DISCUSSION, A NOTION BY MR. RINEHART~ SECONDED BY HR. DAVIS THAT THE SITE SELECTION COMMITTEE REPORT BE ACCEPTED AS PRE~ENTED~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVlS~ MR. RINEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND HR. VOGT. NOES: MR. WRIGHT. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING $77,500.00 TO COMPLETE DESIGN DEVELOPHENT FOR NEW HIGH'SCHOOL FACtLITIES~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON JANUARY 5~ 1970~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART~ ~Ro VAN YAHRES~ MRo VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. THE RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ~18~970.OO FOR TOPO SURVEY AND MAPS~ WHICH WAS OFFERED AT-THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL.ON FEBRUARY 16~ 1970~ WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART~ MR, VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 2, 1 970 PETITION WITHDRAWN RE: JOHNSON VILLAGE PETITION REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. PETITION RE: KNOLL ST~ REFERRED TO PLANN. COMMo PETITION RE: RETAIL DRUG STORES REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. REQUEST RE: HOLY CONF. Low COST HOUSING REFERRED TO PLANNo CO~Mo THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HR. DAVtS~ MR. RINEHART~ MR. VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. DR. Fo CLYDE HELMS GAVE THE INVOCATION ...... . THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 16, 1970 AND FEBRUARY 20~ 1970 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ADVERTISED TO BE A JOINT PUBLIC HEAR, lNG WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION WAS/HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PETITION TO REZONE PORTIONS OF JOHNSON VILLAGE FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO R-1 RESIDENTIAL. MR. CHARLES R. HAUGH REPRESENTING THE JOHNSON VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED THAT THE PETITIONERS BE ALLOWED TO WITHDRAW THE PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE. ON MOTION BY MR. RINEHART, SECONDED BY MR. DAVIS, THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WAS ALSO HELD ON A PETITION TO REZONE A PARCEL OF LAND ON -" 5TH STREET, S. W. FROM R-2 RESIDENTIAL TO B-1 BUSINESS AND ANOTHER PARCEL FROM RESIDENTIAL TO R-3 ~ULTIPLE DWELLING. MR. ED DEETS~ MR. FRANK O~NEILL AND MR. MAX .... EVANS ADDRESSED THE COUNC;IL ON BEHALF OF THE PETITION AND EXPLAINED THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. A PETITION SIGNED BY RESIDENTS OF THE JOHNSON VILLAGE AREA WAS PRESENTED IN OPPOSITION TO THE CHANGE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM JOHNSON VILLAGE SPOKE IN OPPOSITION. THE PETITIONERS WERE ADVISED THAT THIS PETITION WOULD BE CONSIDERED AFTER A RECOMMEND- ATION IS RECEIVED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION. A PETITION TO CLOSE A PORTION OF KNOLL STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A PETITION REQUESTING AN AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCREASE THE AREA ALLOWED FOR RETAIL DRUG STORES IN THE B-OFFICE'DISTRICT WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE HOLY COMFORTER LOW COST HOUSING CORP. REQUESTING RELIEF FROM THE OFF-STREET PARKING ORDINANCE, AND REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RE¢OMMENDATIONo