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35 ON MOTION THE MEETING ADJOURNED. - ~ ~ ~ ' _ ~~~~- ~ CLERK ~ PRESIO T~~ COUNCIL CHAMBER - JULY 20, 1959 THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT; MR. COLEMAN, MR. DAVIS, MR. MICHIE, MR. SCRIBNER AND MR. WEINBERG. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF JULY 6, 1959 AND JULY 7, 1959 WERE READ AND APPROVED. ON MOTION BY MR, SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED AND IS HEREBY ORDERED ON PETITION OF NORMAN MITCHELL, BEVERLY ARMSTRONG AND J. B. BELEW, TRUSTEES OF THE BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, ALBERT SANDRIDGE MATTER RE: CLOSING ALLEY BEHIND AND ADA P, VAUGHAN THAT PURSUANT TO POWER CONTAINED IN SECTION 14 OF THE CHARTER OF BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE A TWELVE (12) FOOT ALLEY FROM MERIDIAN STREET WESTERLY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE (165) FEET TO THE EDGE OF A TWENTY (2O) FOOT TURNING RADIUS AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF WILLIAM S. ROUDABUSH, JR., DATED MAY 5, 1959 AND RECORDED IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IN DEED BOOK 212, PAGE 485 IS HEREBY CLOSED AND VACATED, THE LANG INCLUDED IN SUCH ALLEY REVERTING TO THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS AS THEIR INTERESTS MAY APPEAR OF RECORD. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT THE CLERK OF THE COUNCIL BE AND IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO RECORD IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COURT OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE A DULY ATTESTED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE MATTER RE: O. W. BLACK PETITION IN ZONING AS REQUESTED BY MR. O. W. BLACK ON HIS PROPERTY JUST OFF CARLTON AVENUE. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE BY THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 33-4 OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945, AS AMENDED", was OFFERED BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, AND CARRIED OVER TO A PUBLIC HEARING TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 17, 1959 AT 2:00 P. M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. A COMMUNICATION FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE POWERS OF THE MATTER RE: HILLS WRECKING BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS WITH REFERENCE TO VARIANCES FROM USE REGULATIONS NOT BE CHANGED YARD PETITION WAS RECEIVED AND ORDERED FILED WITH THE MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. ON MOTION BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, THE MAYOR WAS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH W. E. LAWRENCE, KENNETH W. BEALE, NED L. MCDONALD ANO WATER LINE EASEMENT BETWEEN W. E. LAWRENCE, LINDSAY A. TAYLOR, ABANDONING A WATER LINE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACROSS THEIR PROPERTY AND .ACCEPTING ET AL AND CITY IN LIEU THEREOF ANOTHER RIGHT-OF-WAY ACROSS THEIR PROPERTY ON THE OLD I.VY ROAD. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE NEW YORK CREDIT MENtS ADJUSTMENT BUREAU RECOMMENDING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A TEN PER GENT (lO,~) SETTLEMENT OFFER ON THE ACCOUNTS MATTER RE: CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE WOOLEN MILLS, INC. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD EXECUTED THE AGREEMENT AND REQUESTED CONFIRMATION OF THIS ACTION. ON MOTION BY MR. COLEMAN, SECONDED BY MR. SCRIBNER, THE FOREGOING ACTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. THE COUNCIL DISCUSSED THE DESIRABILITY OF PERIODICALLY REVIEWING THE PAST DUE MATTER RE: REVIEWING PAST DUE UTILITY ACCOUNTS UTILITY ACCOUNTS. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION, THE MATTER WAS REFERRED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 3 ORDINANCE CARRIED OVER OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 ENTITLED 'STRAYING OF FOWL OR PIGEONS' ", was RE: STRAYING OF FOWL OR PIGEONS: OFFERED BY MR. DAVIS, SECONDED BY MR. WEINBERG, AND CARRIED OVER TO THE NEXT MEETING FOR CONSIDERATION. AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING SECTION 4 OF CHAPTER 29 ORDINANCE ADOPTED: OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE OF 1945 ENTITLED 'SAME - ESTABLISHING; FURNISHING SEC. 4, CH. 29 INFORMATION TO OWNERS OF HOUSES' "WAS OFFERED BY MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, AND UPON THE RULES BEING SUSPENDED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING