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AND SIGNIFICANT YOUTH DIVISION PROGRAM. OAR VOLUNTEERS WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE EIGHTH REGIONAL JUYENILE COURT AND ITS PROBATION OFFICIALS TO INTERCEDE EARLY IN THE LIFE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS ON THE ROAD TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY. .,. JN AUGUST~ 1972 OAR BROUGHT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA~S ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM INTO THE CITY AND COUNTY dAILS. TUTORS MAKE ~REQUENT VISITATIONS TO THE JAILS TO REVIEW, COUNSEL AND ASSIGN NEW WORK. SEVERAL OFFENDERS HAVE MADE $1GNIFICANT;!:ENOUGH PROGRESS IN THIS AREA DURING INCARCERATION TO ATTAIN GED DIPLOMAS. IN SEPTEMBER, 1972 OAR BROUGHT A FULL-TIME IN-JAIL REPRESENTATIVE INTO THE pROGRAM- HE HAKES DAILY VISITS TO THE JAILS TO SCREEN OFFENDERS WHO MIGHT WANT VOLUNTEER AID AND TO PROVIDE FULLER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN OAR AND THE JAIL POPULATION. IN DECEMBER~ 1972 OAR COORDINATED AND COMPLETED A PROJECT TO HAVE TELEVISION SETS~ DONATED BY COMMUNITY MERCHANTS AND CITIZENS, PLACED IN THE CiTY AND COUNTY JAILS, REPRESENTING A MAJOR STEP TOWARD CREATING A MORE cOMFORTABLE AND STIMULATING ATMOSPHERE IN THE LOCAL JAILS. IN DECEMBER~ 1972 OAR INITIATED A PROJECT TO BRING IMPROVED MEDICAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE JAILS. A CiTIZEN-VOLUNTEER BiO-STATISTICIAN pREPARED A SIGNIFICANT PROFILE OF THE LOCAL JAIL POPULATION FROM A MEDICAL STANDPOINT'- OAR Is NOW WORKING WITH cITY OFFICIALS TO EXPAND THIS PROJECT~ AND TO FULFILL ITS GOAL OF BRING MORE ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE TO OFFENDERS. JN JANUARY, 1973 OAR PRESENTED A STUDY OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM tN THE CITY JAIL~ ALONG WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR iMPROVEMENT OF THE SYSTEM TO MEE~ THE NEEDS OF INMATES WHO ARE READING AND WRITING MORE. THE CITY AND THE SHERIFF HAVE BEEN FULLY COOPERATIVE IN THE EFFORT TO INSTRUMENT THESE SUGGESTIONS- WHEREAS, THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL IS FULLY AWARE OF THE DEDICATED EFFORTS OF ALL THE CITIZENS WHO MAKE UP THE OFFENDER AID AND RESTORATION PROGRAM, AND OF THE GREAT BENEFITS WHICH HAVE BEEN BROUGHT~ THROUGH ITS EFFORTS~ TO THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND TO THE GENERAL WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY~ NOW BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL DOES ENDORSE AND '- COMMEND THE MANY CITIZEN-VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPRISE THE OAR PROGRAM~ AND URGES THEM TO CONTINUE IN THEIR NOBLE EFFORTS. ON MOTION BY HR. GILLIAM SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FACES GROWING PROBEEHS IN THE AREA RESOLUTION RE: LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS COMMITTEE OF RENTAL HOUSING] AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCil RETAINED SPECIAL COUNSEL TO DRAFT A HOUSING CODE TO BETTER REGULATE HOUSING IN THE CiTY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE] AND WHEREAS, A LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONS COMMITTEE~ REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INTERESTS OF LANDLORDS AND TENANTS IN THE COMMUNITY] HAS BEEN FORMED; BE 1T RESOLVED THAT SUCH COMMITTEE BE DIRECTED TO: (1) REVIEW AND CONSIDER AND EXISTING HOUSING CODE, THE REVISED HOUSING CODE DRAFTED BY COUNSEL IN LIGHT OF THE PRESENT HOUSING SITUATION AND ANY OTHER CODES OR REQUEST RE: REZONING - LINDEN STREET COMMUNICATION RE] PLANNING COMMISSION REZONING - MIDDLETON LANE pROPOSALS DEEMED ADVISABLE] (~) HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE HOUSING SITUATION AND THE HOUSING CODE] AND (3) REPORT BACK TO CITY COUNCIL WITH THE COMMITTEE'S IA) FINDINGS ABOUT THE PRESENT HOUSING SITUATION] AND (BI RECOMMENDED CHANGES TO THE HOUSING CODE. A REQUEST FOE REZONING OF PROPERTY AT lOll LINDEN STREET WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR RECOMMENDATION- A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT A REQUEST FOR REZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT THE SOUTH EAST INTERSECTION OF ~CELROY DRIVE AND HIDDLETON LANE BE DENIED. ON MOTION BY ~R. G1LLIAM, SECONDED BY HR. BARBOUR THE PLANNING COMHISSIONS RECOMMENDATION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: HR. BARBOUR~ HR. GILLIA~M~ HRS. RINEHART AND HR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: HR. FIFE