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COUNCIL CHAMBER - JUNE 5, 1967 LETTER Of RESIGNAT MR, R, S. JOHNSON RESOLUTION RE: JOHNSON PETITION RE: MONROE LANE WITHDRAWN ON- THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON TH~S DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: HAGGERTY~ MR. MOUNT~ MR. RENNOLDS AND MR. VOGT, ABSENT: MR. JOHNSON. DR. HAROLD NEWLAN) PASTOR OF CHERRY AVENUE CHRISTIAN CHURCH~ GAVE THE INVOCATION. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM MR. ROBERT S. JOHNSON: MAY 29~ 1967 THE HONORABLE BURKETT Ao RENNOLDS CItY Of CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA DEAR BURKETT: WITH DEEPEST REGRET~ I MUST INFORM YOU THAT ~ HAVE RESIGNED MY POSItiON FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA EFFECTIVE AT THE CONCLUSION Of THIS SCHOOL YEAR. AS ~ WILL BE ACCEPTING A POSITION ON THE EXECUTIVE STAFF OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL SAVINGS BANKS tN NEW YORK CItY~ I NECESSARILY MUST RESIGN FROM CITY COUNC I L, THE DECISION~ JUST REACHED~ HAS BEEN A MOST DIFFICULT ONE DUE TO MY GREAT RESPECT BOTH FOR tHE UNIVERSITY AND THE CItY OF CHARLOTTESVlLLE~ AS WELL AS THE HONORED POSITION OF COUNCILMAN ~ HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO HOLD IN SERVING THE CITIZENS Of OUR COMMUNITY. THE OFFER ~ HAVE RECEIV~D~ HOWEVER~ IS ONE WHICH WILL ALLOW ME TO COMBINE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WITH THOSE OF BUBINESS~ AND I FEEL THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO MY PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. ~T HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU~ THE OTHER MEMBERS OF COUNCtL~ THE CITY MANAGER~ AND THE MANY CITIZENS WHO HAVE WORKED WITH US TO MAKE CHARLOTT- ESVILLE AN EVEN BETTER CITY, ! HOLD THE HIGHEST RESPECT FOR THE PRESENT COUNCIL AND MR, BOWEN AND HIS STAFF~ AND HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE THAT THE CiTY WILL CONTINUE TO BE SERVED EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY IN THE FUTURE. AGAIN~ ALLOW ME TO THANK YOU AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE COOPERATION AND COURTESY EXTENDED TO ME DURING MY TERM ON COUNCIL. IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST REWARDING FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY~ I MUST AGAIN THANK THE PEOPLE EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD. OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, SINCERELY~ ROBERT S. JOHNSON (SIGNED) ROBERT S. JOHNSON ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT, SECONDED BY MR. VOGT~ MR~ JOHNSON'S RESIGNATION:WAS ACCEPTED. WI'TH REGRETS. ON MOTION BY MR. MOUNT~ SECONDED BY MR. VOGT~ tHE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUS- LY ADOPTED: WHEREAS~ MR. ROBERT S. JOHNSON HAS CONSCIENTIOUSLY AND WITH DEDICATION ,SERVED ON THE CITY COUNCIL SINCE SEPTEMBER~ 1966, AND WHEREAS~ DURING THIS PERIOD HE GAVE UNSTINTINGLY OF HIS TIME AND EFFORTS ON BEHALF Of THIS ~ITY AND ITS CITIZENS~ AND WHEREAS~ BUSINESS COMMITMENTS HAVE NOW FORCED MR. JOHNSON TO RESIGN. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTES- VILLE THAT MR, JOHNSON BE AND HE IS HEREBY GIVEN THE SINCERE APPRECIATION AND THANKS OF THIS COUNCIL FOR HIS SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY. BE It FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL BE AND HE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO SEND A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO MR, JOHNSON. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED: JUNE 5~ 1967 THE HONORABLE BURKETT A. RENNOLDS MAYOR CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CHARLOTTESV~LLE~ VIRGINIA DEAR MR. MAYOR: As PRIMARY PETITIONERS FOR REZONING OF SEVERAL PARCELS OF REAL ESTATE ON MONROE LANE~ A HEARING THAT WAS HELD BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR MAY MEETING~ WE WISH TO WITHDRAW OUR REQUEST FOR REZONING AT THIS TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS MATTER. WCM/ R YOURS VERY TRULY~ W. COPLEY MCLEAN~ Mo D, PARK LANE BUILDING~ INC. BY W. COPLEY MCLEAN~ MD,~ SEC.-TREAS.