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Presentation re: Small Cities/ Neighborhood Strategy Area Executive Session The City Manager made a presentation of the Small Cities/ Neighborhood Strategy Area Program. He stated this was a new HUD program and part of the Community Development Block Grant Program. He explained that the Neighborhood Strategy Area Program is a demonstration effort using a special set aside of Section 8 Substantial Rehabilitation contract authority to provide local governments with a direct control over housing resources. T~e Section 8 Program provides rent subsidy to encourage landlords to rehabilitate rental properties in a designated area. He stated that in order to qualify for the funds communities must prepare a detailed plan for dealing with a specific neighborhood area and the local government must prepare a detailed plan for dealing with a specific neighborhood area and the local government must assess the need for rehabilitation in the area, assess the prospects for accomplishing the rehabilitation, determine the need for other housing resources and plan for their provision. He stated that the local government must develop its own plan for revitalizing the neighborhood with Community Development and other resources over a five year program. To be approvable a proposed NSA must be a residential area where concentrated housing and block grant assisted physical development and public service activities are being, or are to be, carried out in a coordinated manner to serve a common objective or purpose. The area must be of manageable size and condition so that block grant and other resources to be committed to the area can reasonably be expected to meet the physical development and housing needs with in five year period. He recommended that the Start Hill Neighborhood- bounded by West Main Street on the south, Southern Railroad on the west, back property line of properties on Brown Street and Fifth Street on the north, and 'Fourth Street on the east, be designated a target area for a Neighborhood Strategy Area and Small Cities Area. He stated that applications for NSA designation must be submitted to HUD by May 30, 1978. A motion by Mr. Barbour, seconde~ by Mr. 'Gatewood that the Task Force be appointed and application prepared, was unanimously adopted. A.motionby~Mr~.-Brunton, seconded by Mr. Fife that Council meet in executive session to discuss a matter exempted by Section 2.1-344(a)(1) and Section 2.1-344(a)(2) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, was adopted by the following recorded vote. Ayes: M_r, Barbour, Mr.Brunton, Mr. Fife, Mr. Gatewood and~Mrs. O'Brien. Noes: None. On motion the meeting adjourned. Clerk ~~re ident -