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COUNCIL CHAMBER - APRIL 6, 1970 REZON lNG REQUEST - 337- 15TH ST., N. W. RESOLUTION RE: RULES COVERING WORK SESSIONS OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION RE: CLOSING RAILROAD AVE. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. DAVIS~ MR. RINEHART, MR. VAN ~AHRES~ HR~ VOGT AND HR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. MORRIS BRANCH, ASSOCIATE HINISTER OF BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH, GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF MARCH 16~ 1970 WERE READ AND APPROVED. A REQUEST FOR REZON1NG AT 337 - 15TH STREET~ N. W. WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION BY HR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY ~R. VAN YAHRES, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPfED:'B¥ THE~0LL~WING VOTE: AYES: MR. DAVIS, MR. RINEHART, MR.'VAN YAHRES, MR. VOGT AND MR. WRIGHT. NOES: NONE. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HEREBY AGREES TO HOLD ITS WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING RULES: 1o So CALLED WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF COUNCIL MAY BE CALLED FROM TIME TO TIME BY: A. THE MAYOR B. A MAJORITY OF COUNCIL 2. THE MAYOR OR WHOMEVER HE HAY DESIGNATE SHALL GIVE PUBLIC NOTICE OF ANY WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF COUNCIL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING EXCEPT IN CASES OF EMERGENCIES WHERE TIME OR PUBLIC SAFETY DOES NOT PERMIT. SUCH NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN, IN PERSON, BY TELEPHONE OR IN WRITING TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEWS MEDIA CUSTOMARILY COVERING CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY AFFAIRS~iAND SHAL~INCLUDE: (A) DATE, TIME~ AND PLACE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING (BI A LIST OF ~HE SUBJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED 3. ANY WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF CITY COUNCIL SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN ACCORD WITH PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (SEC. 2.1-340 ET. SEQ. OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950). ~. AS SOON AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF ANY WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSION OF COUNCIL~ THE MAYOR OR WHOMEVER HE MAY DESIGNATE SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NEWS MEDIA WHO CUSTOMARILY COVER CITY AFFAIRS A RESUME OF THE SUBJECTS QISCUSSED BY THE COUNCIL DURING SUCH WORK OR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND~ WHERE APPROPRIATE~ THE DATE UPON WHICH THESE MATTERS WILL BE GIVEN PUBLIC CONSIDERATION. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS COUNCIL HEREBY EXPRESSES THE HOPE AND INTENTION THAT WITHIN TWELVE (1~) MONTHS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS RESOLUTION~ THE COUNCIL SHALL~ AFTER REVIEW AND APPROPRIATE AMENDMENT OF THE AFORESAID REGULATIONS~ REENACT THE SAME OR SOME VARIATION THEREOF IN ORDINANCE FORM AS PART OF THE FORMAL COUNCIL RULES NOW CODIFIED IN CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 196~o ON MOTION BY ~Ro RINEHART, SECONDED BY HR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ THE PROPERTY OWNERS OWNING ABUTTING PROPERTY ON A PORTION OF RAILROAD AVENUE BETWEEN MONTPELIER AND LEWIS STREETS AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED, HAVE REQUESTED THAT SUCH STREET BE CLOSED~ AND WHEREAS~ THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION BY REPORT TO COUNCIL DATED MARCH 1~, 1970, HAS R/COMMENDED SUCH CLOSING~ AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WILLING TO CLOSE AND VACATE THE STREET ACCORDING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION AS HEREINAFTER DE$CRIBED~ NOW~ THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT ALL OF THAT PORTION OF RAILROAD AVENUE LOCATED BETWEEN MONTPELIER AND LEWIS STREETS AS SHOWN CROSS HATCHED ON A SKETCH OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, DATED MARCH 10~ 1970, WHICH IS HERETO ATTACHED AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE~ BE