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Adopting admendments to CHIP Rehabilitation Regulations Resolution re: Twin City - Neuil ly, France Consideration re: Ordinance - Amending Legal Holiday Schedule ReSolution re: Authorizing the City Manager to apply for a $9 million grant The City'Manager r'eminde~ the Council that a few weeks ago a discussion-wa~:~:~,~on-revising the CHIP regulations requiring everyone to make application for Vt{DA loans and those who are able to receive part of the funds for thei the rest would be grants since some p for a VHDA loan, and therefore most o grant from the Community Development rehab would use the loan ~ople would not be eligible f their rehab Would be a ~lock Grant Progra. Sections 1.5, 2.3a, 6.1, 6.2,. and 10.1 have be~n amended to reflect these changes. On motion by Mrs. 0'Brien, seconded by Mr. Buck the amended CHIPRehabil~tation~Procedur~es were~unanimously adopted. On motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mr. Gatewood the following resolution was unanimously adopted. WHEREAS, this Council has received a proposal from the Mayor and Municipal Council of Neuilly-sur-Seine for the creation of a twin city relationship between their city and Charlottesville; and WHEREAS, the people of Charlottesville have learned of the benefits of establishing such international ties, through our similar relationsRip with the Commune of Prato, in Italy; and WHEREAS, it is especially appropriate that Charlottes- ville, whose most famous citizen Thomas Jefferson served as ambassador to France from 1784 to 1789, should establish a special relationship with a city in France; and WHEREAS, Charlottesville and Neuilly-sur-Seine have many common interests and reasons for establishing an international friendship, in the tradition of the historic friendships between our two countries and between Mr. Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that there is hereby established a twin city relation- ship or "Jumelage" between Charlottesville and Neuilly-sur-Seine. and be it further RESOLVED that we convey to Mr. Achille Peretti, Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Seine, and the members of the Municipal Council our warmest greetings, and our hopes that the relationship between our cities will produce many interesting and beneficial exchanges leading to a lasting friendship. An ordinance entitled "AIM ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 2-1 OF THE-CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LEGAL HOLIDAYS~" was offered by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mr. Albro and carried over to the next meeting fom consideration. On motion by Mrs. 0"Brien, seconded by Mr. Alhro the following resolution was unanimously adopted. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, ~irginia, that the City Manager for and on behalf of the City of Charlottesville, is authorized and directed to apply for a grant of funds in the amount of $9,226,335.00 (or such other amount asmay be finally allocated to the City of Charlottesville) with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Categorical Program Settlement .Grant Program, and to furnish all such information and supporting instruments as may be requisite for the processing by the Department of Housing and Urban Development of such application and to accept a grant in the amount of. $9,226,335.00 or such other amount as may be allotted the City of Charlottesville.