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266 included the establishement of a centralized emergency phone number (911), creation of a Coordinating Council on Emergency Services and development of emergency housing o~tions within the community. Mrs. O'.Brien expressed her concern that the County be included in the implementing of these recommendations, since County areas will be affeCted by emergency services plans. Mr. Buck suggested that Council request the Mayor to present the study to the Board of Superviaora, with the Social Development Commission making a similar presentation to the Board, and to request that the County join with the City in forming the Coordinating Council on Emergency Services and implementing the recmmmendations containedin the study, Mayor Brunton and the Social Development Commission representatives agreed to do this. Ms. Schatz presented the CommissiOn's report on House Bill 1020, which included the recommendations for forming an Office on Youth as follows: (1) that the~Office on Youth should be located under the auspices of an existing umbrella agency; (2) that Family Services, Inc~, should act as the umbrella agency; (3) that the planning and evaluation functions should be contracted out by the Office on Youth to the Department of Community Development; (4) that the City of Charlottesville contribute a share of $3j000 in new cash and $3,037 in planning assistance from the Department of Community Development; (5) that the board for the Office on youth should~be a jointly appointed body (by City and County). composed of nine specified members. Cathy Bodkin, Director of Family Services, Inc~, was present and reported that the Family Services Board of Directors agreed with this arrangement. Mr. Albro wondered whether the new Office on Youth would effectively coordinate youth services and effect economies; Ms. Schatz responded that the Social Development Commission felt very optimistic that the program as planned would be effective and stated that the services are very needed. Mrs. O'Brien expressed concern that the planning and evaluation functiona should be delegated to the Planning District Commission rather than the City Community Development Department, since jurisdictions other than the City itself are involved. She suggested that the Social Development Commission discuss~this aspect of the proposal with the County Board of Supervisors and come baCk to Council with their reaction and suggestions. Mr. Gatewood mOved that Council accept the recommendations as presented and Mr. Albro seconded the motion. Mrs. O'Brien amended the motion to assign the planning function to the Planning District Commission but the amendment died for lack of a second. Mr. Buck suggested a condition to Mr. Gatewood's motion to provide for an evaluation of the program at the end of the first 3 months and Mr. Gatewood and Mr. Albro accepted this condition. Council unanimously approved the motion. On motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Buck, an appropriation of $3,000 for the Office on Youth was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration.