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166 Request re: Charlottesville Redevelopment & Housing Authority - Scattered Site Housing Staff Report re: Parking for Bruton and Company Appropriation re: $7,500 - Electoral Board Appropriation re: $4,000 - Human Re s our ces As s emb ly this an amended budget. The Mayor announced that a meeting with the localities' representatives ~and the library board would be held at Gordon Avenue on October 29, 1976 to discuss the budget. Mr. Rich Collins, Chairman of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority, addressed the Council and requested a loan of $25,000 for architects' fees for the proposed scattered site housing. He also requested the Council to make a financial commitment which would enable the authority to negotiate for the two sites not affected by the sewer moratorium -- the Madison Avenue and Michie Drive sites. He stated there is practically no risk in making this commitment, but the authority does not feel it can take the risk. The Mayor was requested t.o work with Mr. Collins in setting an executive session to discuss this matter. The City Manager presented a report from the Director of Public Works outlining agreements with Mr.. Roy Bruton concerning parking at his location as follows.: 1'. The City will convert four parking spaces along the westerly side of 10th Street north of Preston Avenue to thirty minute spaces. 2. The City will pave the triangular area between the old sidewalk and the new sidewalk on 10th Street adjacent to Mr. Bruton's building to allow vehicle parking in this area. 3. The public alley just south of Mr. Bruton's building has two residences fronting on it and carries commercial traffic, this alley will be graded, stoned and surface treated through the area that does not now have concrete pave'meat. 4. In the future, if additional parking is needed, approximately ten spaces can be developed on Grady Avenue beyond the traffic island just west of 10th Street. A motion by Mr. Fife, seconded by Mr. Brunton that the first three items be approved and that if item number four needs to be done then being back to Council for consideration, was adopted by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien.~ Noes: Mr. Barbour. Mr. Barbour objected to the City paving an alley. The resolution appropriating $7500 for expenses for the Electoral Board, which was offered at the meeting of the Council on October 4, 1976, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gatewood and Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. The resolution appropriating $4,000 for Human Resources Assembly, which was offered at the meeting of the Council on October 4, 1976, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: Mr. Barbour, Mr. Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gate- wood and Mrs. O' Brien. Noes: None.