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397 REQUEST RE: PROGRESS JEFF. CABLE CORP. MATTER RE: WATER LINE RIGHT-OF"WAY RESOLUTION RE: DR. THOMPSON PETITIONS REFERRED TO PLANNING COMM. TENNIS COURTS FOr ICE SKATINGp AND RECOMMENDS THAT THIS DOES NOT APPEAR PRACTICAL OR FEASIBLE BECAUSE OF WEATHER, DRAINAGE AND OTHER PROBLEMS. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON~ THE FOREGOING REPORT WAS ACCEPTED. MR. HAGGERTY REQUESTED THAT THE jEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION BE REQUESTED TO REPORT ON ITS PROGRESS IN EXTENDING CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE IN THE CITY. ON MOTION BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. VOGT~ THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE DEED RELEASING WATER LINE RIGHT OF WAY ON WARE STREET TO POWELL TRANSFER CO. ON MOTIONs/BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: WHEREAS, DR. LORIN A. THOMPSON HAS CONSCIENTIOUSLY AND WITH GREAT DEDICATION SERVED ON THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION SINCE JULY~ 1948~ AND WHEREAS, DURING THESE EIGHTEEN YEARS HIS INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD CITY PLANNING HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE PAST ORDERLY PROGRESS AND TO THE COMPREHENSIVE FUTURE GROWTH OF OUR ClTY~ AND WHEREAS¢ BUSINESS COMMITMENTS HAVE NOW FORCED DR, THOMPSON TO RESIGN EFFECTIVE JANUARY ]~ t967 NOW¢ THEREFORE¢ BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE~ THAT THIS COUNCIL EXPRESSES ITS MOST SINCERE APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE TO DR. LORIN A, THOMPSON FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY AND THE COUNC!LIS EXTREME REGRET THAT HE MUST NOW RESIGN~ AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE SENT TO DR, THOMPSON, PETITIONS FOR REZONING ON AVON STREET FROM MOOREIS CREEK TO PALATINE AVENUE AND ON ROUGEMONT AVENUE AND AVON STREET WERE REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK ~_~ PRES I DENT CITY COURTHOUSE - JANUARY 16, ]967 PUBLIC HEARING RE: AMENDMENT TO SEC, 66 ZONING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER: HEARING OF APPEAL REPORT PRESENTED RE: NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS REQUEST RE: MONTPEL1ER ST, REFERRED TO PLANN, COMM. THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. HAGGERTY~ MR. JOHNSON.~ MR. MOUNT, MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT. ABSENT: NONE. REV. DUDLEY A. BOOGHER~ RECTOR OF ST. ~AUL~S EPISCOPAL CHURCH~ tVY¢ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 3~ 1967 WERE READ AND APPROVED, A PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 66 OF ARTICLE'X~.~OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE. No ONE APPEARED FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSAL, AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 66 ENTITLED 'HEARING OF APPEAL' OF ARTICLE XVl OF APPENDIX II OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 19~5"~ WAS OFFERED BY MR. HAGGERTY~ SECONDED BY MR. JOHNSON~ AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION, MR, FRANCIS H, FIFE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND PRESENTED A DETAILED REPORT OF THE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THE NEED FOR ~50 ADDITIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING UNITS IN CHARLOTTESVILLE~ AND RECOMMENDING THREE SITES ON WHICH TO BUILD THESE UNITS, THIS REPORT WAS REFERRED TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR STUDY AND ~ECOMMENDATION, A REQUEST FOR REZONING ON MONTPELIER STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE JEFFERSON CABLE CORPORATION ADVISING THE