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369 COUNCIL CHAMBER - JANUARY 22, 1974 MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION RE: CENTRAL CITY MALL PROJECT THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JANUARY ? A~D JANUARY 9 WERE APPROVED AS CORRECTED. MR. LEE BETTENHAUSEN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A PETITION CONTAINING 52 SIGNATURES IN OPPOSITION TO A CITY OPERATED SCHOOL BUS SYSTEM. MR. ALVIN CLEMENTS, CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL CITY COMMISSION ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL WITH REFERENCE TO THE PRESENT MAIN STREET PROJECT. ~R. CLEMENTS STATED THAT IT WAS ]IMPERATIVE THAT A DECISION BE MADE ON THIS PROJECT BY FEBRUARY I SO THAT WORK COULD BEGIN BY JUNE 1 AND COMPLETED BY EARLY NOVEMBER, SO THAT MERCHANTS WOULD NOT BE INTERRUPTED DURING THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. HE SUGGESTED THE FOLLOWING BUDGET= TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENTS MAIN STREET MALL FOUR SIDE STREET MALLS CITY HALL PLAZA CENTRAL PLACE LAND (NET) CENTRAL PLACE IMPROVEMENTS VINEGAR HILL PLAZA FEES CONTINGENCIES TOTAL $ 250,000 1,045,000 250,000 150,000 100,000 100,000 300,000 190,000 115,000 $2,500,000 MR MR. CLEMENTS REQUEST THAT THE CENTRAL CITY COMMISSION BE AUTHORIZED TO INSTRUCT HALPRIN AND ASSOCIATES TO BEGIN WORKING DRAWINGS FOR MAIN STREET AND THE SIDE STREETS AND ALSO AUTHORIZE HALPRIN TO BEGIN PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS FOR THE THREE PLAZA AREAS. MR. HENDRIX STATED THAT IF AUTHORIZATION IS NOT GIVEN IMMEDIATELY THE PROJECT WILL BE DELAYED ANOTHER YEAR. HE ALSO STATED THAT IF THE PROJECT IS TO PROGRESS MAIN STREET MUST BE CLOSED BY THE FIRST OF JUNE AND THAT THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM MUST BE IN PLACE BY THAT TIME. HE STATED THAT THE CENTRAL CITY CO~ISSION NEEDS TO AUTHORIZE THE TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN DESIGNING THE THE TRAFFIC SYSTEM SINCE DELIVERY IF FOUR TO SIX IV~DNTHS. MR. HARRY L. O'~ANSKY ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND STATED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED A SURVEY Of THE MAIN STREET MERCHANTS AND A NUMBER ARE OPPOSED TO REMOVING TRAFFIC FROM MAIN STREET. MS. TROXELL ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD MADE A LIMITED SURVEY AND 18 MERCHANTS INDICATED THEY WOULD PREFER TRAFFIC AS IS, 13 WOULD ELIMINATE TRAFFIC, AND 6 DESIRED LIMITED TRAFFIC. MESSRS. CARL DEAN, LEE HOFF AND EVERETT PERRIN EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT LOADING AND UNLOADING PROBLEMS, MR. HENDRIX STATED THAT SIDE STREETS WILL BE OPEN AT CERTAIN TIMES DURING THE DAY FOR DELIVERIES. PRESENTION RE: VENABLE PTA MESSRS. J. R. PONTON, HENRY MACKLIN, GRICE WHITELEY AND HENRY BROWN ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN FAVOR OF THE MALL PROJECI'.~ APPOINTMENT RE: BICENTENNIAL COMM. MR. VAN YAPRES STATED THAT HE WAS DRIGNINALLY IN FAVOR OF THE PLAN, BUT THAT HE WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF SPENDING TWO MILLION DOLLARS ON THE MALL SINCE THE LATEST REPORTS INDICATE THAT CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS IN MANY CITIES ARE COMING BACK OF THEIR OWN ACCORD. ACTION ON THIS MATTER WAS DEFERRED UNTIL MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1974. MRS, JULIA CRAMPTON PRESENTED A PEDESTRIAN STUDY REPORT OF THE VENABLE PTA. GENERALIZED PORTIONS OF THE REPORT WERE~ SIDEWALKS, PEDISTRIAN CROSSINGS, ENFORCED SPEED LIMITS AND ENFORCEMENT OF PEDESTRIAN RIGHT OF WAYS AT CROSS WALKS. MRS. CRAMPTON REQUESTED THAT THE COUNCIL SERIOUSLY CONSIDER A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ORDINANCE. ON MOTION BY MR. VAN YAHRES, SECONDED BY MR. BARBOUR THE CITY ATTORNEY WAS INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE A PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ORDINANCE FOR CONSIDERATION. CONSIDERATION RE: APPROPRIATION RE: REGIONAL LIBRARY BOARD ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, MR. GEORGE C. BRANNOCK WAS APPOINTED TO THE BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES~ MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES~ NONE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE THAT $825.00 BE AND 'F .....?,.t ' :.] ,'; ,, .......... v /.,T-:]%,~..];?, .~ ..