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RESOLUTION RE: HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMMITTEE APPOINTED RE: SCHENKS BRANCH REQUEST RE: RIVES ST. REFERRED TO PLANN. COMM. PETITION WITHDRAWN RE: ROUGEMONT AVE. WHEREAS, THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE HOUSING IS ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL AND IMPORTANT HUMAN NEEDS OF THE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY~ AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE RECOGNIZES SUCH CONTINUING NEED FOR ADEQUATE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE~ AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL IS OF THE OPINION THAT A HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAY BE OF SERVICE TO THIS CITY AND TO ITS PEOPLE BY STUDYING THE PRESENT HOUSING SHORTAGE AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH ARISE FROM SUCH STUDY~ NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT RESOLVED THAT A HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS HEREBY CREATED. THIS COMMITTEE SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN PRIVATE CITIZENS WHO SHALL~ BE SELECTED BY COUNCIL FROM MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. INITIALLY) THREE MEMBERS SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR THREE YEAR TERMS AND FOUR MEMBERS APPOINTED FOR TWO YEAR TERMS. THEREAFTER ALL APPOINTMENTS SHALL BE FOR TERMS OF TWO YEARS AND NO MEMBER SHALL SERVE MORE THAN EIGHT (8) CONSECUTIVE YEARS. COUNClL~ IN ITS DISCRETION~ MAY APPO.[NT ADDITIONAL EXOFFICIO~ NON- .VOTING MEMBERS TO THIS COMMITTEE TO PROVIDE WHATEVER STAFF, PROFESSIONAL~ AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BY COUNCIL. THESE EXOFFICIO APPOINTEES SHALL~ ACCORDING TO COUNCIL INSTRUCTION, ATTEND MEETINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS OR AS REQUESTED BY THE COMMITTEE;.: ~$HOULD THE HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE NEED ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE TO FULFILL ITS RESPONStBILITIES~ IT MAY REQUEST SUCH ASSISTANCE FROM THE CITY HANAGER. HEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE ARE CHARGED WITH THE FOLLOWING DUTIES: 1. To ADVISE THE CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING SPECIFIC HOUSING PROGRAMS AND SUGGESTED CHANGES IN CITY ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS WHICH MAY WORK TOWARD ALLEVIATION OF THIS SHORTAGE OF HOUSING. 2. To HAINTAIN A FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON ALL AVAILABLE FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAMS SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 3o To KEEP ABREAST OF CURRENT HOUSING PROGRAMS UTILIZED BY OTHER MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS. 4. TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS BY EXPLAINING AVAILABLE FEDERAL AND LOCAL HOUSING PROGRAMS AND BY ASSISTING THESE DEVELOPERS AND BUILDERS IN FILING THE NECESSARY APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL HOUSING GRANTS AND LOANS. 5. To KEEP THE COUNCIL INFORMED OF THE NUMBER OF SUB-STANDARD AND OVERCROWDED HOUSING UNITS IN THE CITY AND THE RELATED NEEDS FOR LOW RENT STANDARD HOUSING UNITS. 6. TO REVIEW THE CITY'S HINIMUM HOUSING STANDARDS ORDINANCE AND TO RECOMMEND REVISIONS TO COUNCIL AS NEEDED. 7. TO REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF THE ClTYtS HOUSING RELOCATION PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS DISPLACED BY CITY ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS AND TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL CHANGES AS NEEDED. 8. To MAKE ANY ADDITIONAL STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS OF THE HOUSING PROBLEMS EXISTING IN THE CHARLOTTESVILLE COMMUNITY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH STUDIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE EXPRESSLY MENTIONED IN THIS RESOLUTION. A PETITION~WAS PRESENTED FROM THE RESIDENTS OF HCINTIRE ROAD REQUESTING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE ABOUT SCHENKS BRANCH IN FRONT OF THEIR PROPERTY. THIS MATTER WAS REFERRED TO A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF HR. DAVIS, HR. VAN YAHRES~ HR. GOULDMAN AND MR. BOWEN FOR RECOMMENDATION. A REQUEST FOR REZONING ON RIVES STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM Hr. ALLEN DAVIS REQUESTING PERMISSION TO WITH- DRAW HIS PETITION TO CLOSE A PORTION OF ROUGEMONT AVENUE. ON MOTION BY HR. RINEHART, SECONDED BY HR. WRIGH-Tp THE FOREGOING REQUEST WAS APPROVED. ON MOTION BY HR. DAVIS~ SECONDED BY HR. WRIGHT, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES: HR. DAVIS, HR, RINEHART~ HR. VOG+ AND HR. WRIGHT. NOES: HR. VAN YAHRES,