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COUNCIL CHAMBER - MARCH 11, 1974 PUBLIC HEARING .RE: .~3ClAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ORDINANCE ORDINANCE RE: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RESOLUTION RE: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. ABSENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF FEBRUARY 18 AND FEBRUARY 25, 1974 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. A HEARING WAS HELD ON THIS DATE ON A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL LARGELY IN SUPPORT OF THE ORDINANCE. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, SECONDED BY [¢R. GILLIAM, ADDING THE FOLLOWING WORDING TO SECTION 2-226 (4): ''PROVIDED, THAT AT SUCH TIME OR SUCH REPORTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TRANSMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER MAY APPEND TO SUCH REPORTS OR RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH COMMENTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS OR HE MAY DEEM NECESSARY AND PROPER. THE CITY MANAGER SHALL TRANSMIT THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSION AND ANY SUCH COMMENTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT OF SUCH REPORT.'' AN ORDINANCE ENTIll_ED'' AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1965, BY ADDING IN CHAPTER 2 THEREOF AN ARTICLE XVIII, CONTAINING SECTIONS 2-221 THROUGH 2-226~ IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINll4ENT, REMOVAL AND TERMS OF THE MEMBERSHIP THEREOF, ITS MEETINGS, OFFICERS, POWERS AND DUTIES," WHICH WAS OFFERED AT THE MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ON FEBRUARY 25, 1974, WAS ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: FR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE,. MR. GILLIAM, FRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL IS CONCERNED FOR THE HUMAN NEEDS OF ALL ITS CITIZENS AND WITH THE NATURE AND TYPE DF SERVICES AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO MEET THOSE NEEDSI AND WHEREAS, ONE ASPECT OF THIS CONCERN STEMS FROM THE POSSIBILITY OF FRAGMENTATION OF DUPLICATION DF SUCH SERVICES AMONG THE VARIOUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE '' NOT-FOR-PROFI¢ ' AGENCIES PRESENTLY OFFERING HtJMAN RECOURCE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO CHAR~-OTTESVILLE RESIDENTSI AND WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS RECEN~_Y ESTABLISHED A DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS INTENDED, AMONG ITS OTTER ACTIVITIES, TO ASSIST SUCH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE '' NOT-FOR-PROFIT '' AGENCIES IN PLANNING FOR THE MORE EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THEREBY TO REDUCE SUCH FRAGMENTATION AND DUPLICATION~ AND WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL ALSO BELIEVES IT HIGHLY DESIRABLE THAT OPPORTUNITY BE PROVIDED FOR CONTINUING CITIZENS INVOLVEMENT IN THIS PLANNING PROCESS AND TO THAT END HAS BY ORDINANCE CREATED THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO SERVE AS A MECHANI~4 TO FOSTER SUCH INVOLVE74ENT AND ADVISE THE COUNCIL ON THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN SERVICES~ AND WHEREAS, IN ORDER THAT THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PERFORM ITS INTENDED FUNCTION, THIS COUNCIL CONSIDERS IT CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT ITS MEMBERSHIP BE CAREFULLY SELECTED TO PROVIDE A BOARD REPRESENTATION OF VARYING SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY~ NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, THAT THE FOLLOWING POLICIES AND PROCEDLARES WILL BE ADHERED TO BY THE COUNCIL IN SELECTING THE PERSONS TO BE APPOINTED TO THE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION: (1) THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED WAY, THE COUNCIL OF CHURCHES AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CITY SCHOOL BOARD WILL BE ASKED TO NOMINATE THREE ME94BERS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARDS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY~ AND THE COUNCIL WILL APPOINT ONE PERSON FROM EACH SUCH GROUP FO NOMINEES TO SERVE DN THE COMMISSION. (2) THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA WILL BE ASKED TO NOMINATE THREE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNIVERSITY ADMINISI'RATION WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY FROM AMONG WHOM THE COUNCIL WILL SELECT ONE PERSON TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION. (3) THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CLIENT WELFARE ADVISORY BOARD WILL BE REQUESTED TO NOMINATE SIX PRESENT OR FORMER RECIPIENTS OF WELFARE SERVICES WHO ARE CITY RESIDENTS. COUNCIL WILL SELECT TWO OF SUCH SIX NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENT TD THE COMMISSION.