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PUBLIC HEARING: REZONE - 14TH ST. REQUEST - FILLING STATION DENIED REQUEST RE: BANNERS APPROVED GIFT OF LAND JORDAN DEVEL, CORP, MATTER RE: CITY SEAL COUNCIL CHAHBER - APRIL 5, 1971 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR~ MR, DAVlS~ MR, FIFE~ MR. VAN YAHRES AND HR. WRIGHT. ABSENT: NONE. REV, BENJAMIN F, BUNN) PASTOR OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION, THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF HARCH 15~ HARCH 2~ AND HARCH 26~ 197t WERE READ AND APPROVED, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A REQUEST TO REZON~ ~01 - 14TH STREET) N, W, FROM B OFFICE TO B-1 BUSINESS, A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING AGAINST THE CHANGE, ON MOTION BY HR, FIFE~ SECONDED BY HR, BARBOUR~ THE FOREGOING RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. THE REQUEST TO OPERATE A GASOLINE FILLING STATION AT 6~5 WEST MAIN STREET WAS AGAIN CONSIDERED. A MOTION BY HR, FIFE~ SECONDED BY MR. DAVlS~ THAT BASED ON INADEQUATE DRIVEWAY SPACE AND SIGHT DISTANCE THE REQUEST BE DENIED~ WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, ON MOTION BY HR, FIFE~ SECONDED BY HR, BARBOUR~ THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WAS REQUESTED TO STUDY AND RECOMMEND POSSIBLE STANDARDS FOR FUTURE SERVICE STATIONS AND DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS, A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE DOGWOOD FESTIVAL REQUESTING PERMISSION TO HANG STREET BANNERS~ USE OF HC)NTIRE PARK AND CONDUCT THE GRAND FEATURE PARADE. ON MOTION BY HR, WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY HR, FIFE~ THE FOREGOING REQUESTS WERE APPROVED, AN EXECUTED DEED WAS PRESENTED FROM JORDAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR 3.1 ACRES OF LAND TO BE USED FOR PARK PURPOSES, ON MOTION BY HR, WRIGHT~ SECONDED BY MR, BARBOUR~ THE GIFT OF LAND WAS ACCEPTED WITH THANKS, THE CITY HANAGER RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY SPONSOR A CONTEST TO SECURE DESIGNS FOR A CITY SEAL, HR, HENDRIX PRESENTED A PROPOSAL OUTLINING THE DETAILS OF THE CONTEST AND THE COUNCIL SUGGESTED THAT A RESIDENT OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY AND A MEMBER OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY BE INCLUDED IN THE JUDGING COMMITTEE. ON MOTION BY MR, DAVIS~ SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR~ THE CITY HANAGERtS RECOMMENDATION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, ON MOTION BY HR, .DAVIS~ SECONDED BY MRo FIFE~ THE FOLLOWING AMENDATORY COOPERATION AGREEMENT NO. 1 WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: