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Staff report re: Start Hill housing progr.am Appropriation re: $2~500 Charlottesville- Albemarle Clean Community Commission Appropriation re: $20,000. Railroad Culvert costs would be relatively minor. Mrs. O'Brien commended the staff on its proposal; on motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Buck, Council apprOved the proposal as presented. Mr. Satyendra Huja, Director of Planning and Community Development, presented four recommended changes in the housing program: (1) that the budget for the housing program be changed from $229,018 to $189,000; (2) that. the Housing Authority implement a deferred loan program under which home buyers' down payment would be deferred to the time they sell the houses, at which time the City would recoup its investment; also, that the deferred -loan concept be u~ed for the home owners' match in the housing rehabilitation program; (3) that the minimum property standards in the Start Hill neighborhood be changed according to Housing Authority recommendations; (4) that these changes in minim~_~m property standards also be applied to the Innovative Grant area (10th and Page Streets neighborhood). Mr. David Baldwin of the Housing Authority explained that the minimum property standards were an addition to and, in some cases, an explanation of the minimum housing standmrds. Mr. Albro suggested that some down payment be required to give the home buyer an invest- ment in the property, perhaps $750. Mr. Baldwin suggested an amount of $250 as being more realistic for some families, stating that the staff asked the families to pay down payments whenever possible. Mr. Buck suggested requiring a higher down payment amount from those who are not residents of the Starr Hill area; Mr. Arrington expressed his reluctance to do this. He said the staff tries whenever possible to assist area residents in buying homes but would like to be able to attract others when necessary. On motion by Mr. Gatewoo.d, seconded by Mr. Buck, Council approved the recommendations as presented with the only change being a $250 minimum requirement for down payment. It was clarified that the deferred loan program would be available throughout the City, rather than just in Starr Hill. The appropriation of $2,500 for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Clean Community Commission which was offered at the meeting of Council on May 19 was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Albro, Mr. Brunton, Mr, Buck, Mr. Gatewood, Mrs. O'Brien. Noes; None. On motion by Mr. Buck, seconded by Mr. Albro, the following appropriation resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration: BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the sum of $20,000 is hereby allocated from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to expenditure account 01,91140 as a 'transfer to the Capital Improvements Fund; and BE IT.FURTHER RESOLVED that such sum. of $20,000 is hereby appropriated from such Capital Improvements Fund to expenditume account 05-00930 to be paid by the City to the Southern Railway Company as a contribution to the cost of enlarging and improving a culvert under the mainline tracks of such railroad south of Shamrock Road, in which culvert is located a pipe which is part of the City sanitary sewer system.