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343 Presentation re: Quarterly report Office on Youth Staff report re: Albemarle County runoff control ordinance Ms. Amy Melville, director of the Office on Youth, presented a quarterly report detailing the office's accomplishments so far and outlining expected goals for the near future. She described the needs assessment which is almost completed and included meetings with professionals in community agencies; a survey of prOfessionals, parents and youth; evaluation of currently offered community services; and collection of statistics on juvenile crime,, drop-out rates, etc. She identified nine major areas of needs for youth, including five. that will receive major emphasis from her office: (1) emergency shelter care, (2) uniform intake and referral procedures, (3) peer information services, (4) a youth newsletter, and (5) a public .information .program. A copy of the report is kept with the minutes of this meeting. Mr. John Berberich, Director of Public Works, presented his report and recommendations to Council concerning Albemarle County's recent request that the City of Charlottesville share in the cost of inspecting and maintaining runoff control devices designed.~to protect the area's water supply in the Rivanna Reservoir. Mr. Berberich described his 'findings upon inspection of several of the devices and concluded with his recommendation that the City not join in Sharing these costs. He gave his reasons as (1) the devices not only protect the reservoir water but also serve the function of retarding desctructive water flow for other reasons. Since this is the normal responsibility of the County., he sees no reason for the City to share in the cost. (2) The devices that protect the reservoir supply are only a small number among the presently constructed and the future devices that may be necessary in other areas. Mr. Conover questioned whether the City should not share in the costs, since the public is indeed receiving some benefit from the existence of the devices, despite whatever other reasons exist for their construction. Ms. Gleason expressed her concern that the devices, which are on private property, would not be maintained when subsequent owners buy the property and are not aware of their .responsibility to maintain them. Mr. Buck asserted that this matter is basically a land use decision and he is concerned that the City be sharing the cost when it has no control over the land use decisions made by the County for these properties. He suggested that the~responsibility for imaintenance be left initially with the developer and then with subsequent owners, as the land has been developed with the knowledge that the devices are necessary and-required. He did not see how subsequent owners could be ignorant of the maintenance responsibility if the responsibility were transferred with the deed for the property ~.. through each sale. By common consent, Council agreed to take the matter under consideration and carried it over to a subsequent meeting.