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is THE CITY ATTORNEY ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD CORRESPONDED WITH THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LEAGUE OF VIRGINIA MUNICIPALITIES WITH REFERENCE TO SECTION 15-671 BEING AMENDED SO AS TO PERMIT THE CITY TO ASSESS ABUTTING ~'~ATTER RE: AMENDMENT PROPERTY OWNERS UP TO ONE-HALF OF THE COST OF SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION WORK AND THAT TO SECTION 15-671 - WtTH REFERENCE TO THE COMMITTEE HAD APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATION. HE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION REQUESTED BY THE COMMITTEE TO PREPARE THE BILL AND TO REQUEST THE HONORABLE HENRY B. CORDON TO SPONSOR IT IN THE LEGISLATURE, ON MOTION BY MR, MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. FORGES, THE C17Y ATTORNEY WAS REQUESTED TO COMPLY WITH THE LEAGUE COMMITTEES SUGGESTION AND THAT OUR REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE AND - SENATE BE REQUESTED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. THE CITY MANAGER REPORTED THAT HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE pOSS181l:ITY OF MATTER RE: THIRD WARD MOVING THE THIRD WARD VOTING PLACE FROM THE FIRE HOUSE TO THE MIDWAY BUILDING VOTING PLACE BUT WOULD PREFER CONSULTING WITH THE ELECTORAL BOARD BEFORE MAKING A FINAL DECISION. ~`~R. HILL SUGGESTED THAT SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT AND STUDY BE GIVEN TO THE ~~1ATTER RE: TRAFFIC GROWING TRAFFIC PROBLEMS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. HE REQUESTED THAT THE MAYOR IN DOWNTOWN AREA COMMITTEE APPOINTED APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO STUDY THIS MATTER AND MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO A POSSIBLE REMEDY.'. THE MAYOR APPOINTED MR. HILL, MR. STROTHER F, HAMM, MR. BOWEN, CHIEF JAMES E. ADAMS AND MR. BURKETT A, RENNOLDS TO THIS COMMITTEE. THE WELFARE REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1955 WAS RECEIVED AND ORDERED WELFARE REPORT PRESENTED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. QN MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. CLERK PRESIDENT COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 2, 1956 PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING CALL: MR, R. M. DAMS MR. S. O. FORGES MR. W. R. HILL MR. T. J. MICHIE MR. S. B, WEINBERG TAKE NOTICE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD THIS EVENING THE 2ND INST. AT 7:30 P. M. O~CLOCK IN THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE. PUBLIC HEARING ON: 1. PROPOSED ORDINANCE RE: NOFF~STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTSn. 2. PROPOSED ORDINANCE REIN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONTROL°. BY ORDER OF ~.S~ RSt~tl.s._~B~_.~~1SaNE.Q1 S _B.~WE1~t~.BSa~.~.~1~.~~Q1 CLERK PRESIDENT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THIS DATE IN THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: M12, DAVIS, MR. FORGES, MR. HILI_~ MR, INICHIE AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. MATTER RE' PUE3LIC HEARING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WAS HELD ON THIS DATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ON ORDINANCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ENTITLED "OFF-STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS" AND A PROPOSED ORDINANCE ENTITLED "ARCHITECTURAL DESIGPd CONTROL". THE COUNCIL HEARD BOTH THE PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS OF B07H ORDINANCES AND THE MAYOR ADVISED THAT THESE ORDINANCES WOULD BE TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT. ON MOT ION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. ~~~~'~~/j,Q