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Regular session Ap_proval of minutes Staff report re: Zoning inJpection program in U.Va. neighborhoods increase City revenues from property taxes and improve employment prospects for neighborhood residents, Mr. Lionel Key spoke in opposition to the grant application. He stated his belief that the grant would increase the government payroll at the taxpayers~ expense and would constitute another government hand-out. Mr. Hendrix stated that the City employed one full-time employee to work on the current Starr Hill grant and that person would likely carry over to the Fifeville grant if it is received. This job position is tied to the grants and would end when the grant ia over, Mr. Bill Potapchuk of 2305 Fonteyn Avenue addressed Council on the subject of discrimination in housing in Charlottesville. He reminded Counci~l that if the grant monies are received, the City will obligate itself to ensure fair housing access to all tenants and buyers:. He cited instances of blatant housing discrimination based on race in Charlottesville and asked Council's consideration for the establishment of a Fair Housing Program in the City to educate tenants and buyers to their rights and investigate instances of alleged discrimination. On motion by Dr. Hall, seconded by Ms. Gleason, Council unanimously approved the grant application. On motion the meeting adjo~n~ed..~~ Clerk President COUNCIL CHAMBER - MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1980 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Albro, Mr. Conover, Ms. Gleason, Dr. Hall. In Mayor Buck's absence, Vice Mayor Gleason presided. On motion by Mr. Conover, seconded by Mr. Albro, the minutes of November 17 were unanimously approved as presented. On motion by Dr. Hall, seconded by Mr, Albro, the minutes of November 24 were unanimously approved as presented, Mr. Cole Hendrix, City Manager, reported to Council that, as part of the City'slresponse to the U,Va. Neighborhood Study, the inspections staff has completed 36 inspections in the Jefferson Park Avenue neighborhood, yielding 5 violations; four of these have been corrected and the fifth is in the process of being corrected. These inspections are to determine violations of the zoning requirement in R-1 and R-2 zones that no more than four unrelated persons share the same dwelling unit. Mr. Hendrix reported that the recent violations were all corrected by making interior renovations in the houses in question to create separate units. He proposed that the City begin an inspection program to take place annually between September 15 and December 15 and comprising random checks by City inspectors two days each week in the four neighborhoods surrounding the University. He characterized the program as one of minimum cost, requiring no