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02 ' TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1986 meeting of January 14, 1986, to make certain physical improvements in the City Trea- surer's office, and to reimburse the Boaz Foundation for the cost incurred in instal- ling a required sprinkler system at the former Joseph Martin School building, now leased to the Foundation for operation of the Virginia Museum of Natural History. There being no objections registered to said proposed amendment, Council unanimously amended said budget by appropriating the following sums for the following line-item purposes: GENERAL FUND City Hall Building Maintenance 01 430201 7009000 Physical Plant Expansion . . Joseph Martin Bldg. Maintenance 01 430204 7009000 Physical Plant Expansion $ 8,700.00 25,675.00 $34,375.00 Total Council unanimously scheduled a duly-advertised public hearing for its forthcoming February 11th meeting on a petition filed by Messrs. Robert E. Barrett and Jack I. Stultz seeking the closing and abandonment of an alleyway which presently extends from Hairston Street between petitioners' properties at 611 Hairston Street (Lot 13A) and 609 Hairston Street (Lot 49), respectively, being on the northeast side of Hair- ston Street, to the south side of Orchard Street. The record notes that the Planning Commission, in considering this petition recently, has recommended that the alleyway be closed and abandoned only from the northeast side of Hairston Street for the dis- tance equalling the depth of Lot No. 13A. The record also notes that City Manager Brown observed that, from both the public's and City's standpoint, there appears to be no need of keeping any portion of this alleyway open; and, too, as to the effect of a partial or complete closing on the City's Comprehensive Plan and the review pro- cesses connected therewith, Mr. Brown recommended--and Council concurred--that the Planning Commission review this matter and its action thereon at the Commission's