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6 Mr. Caravati said that Mr. Cox and Ms. Richards have been ambitious on behalf of the City, and Ms. Richards has been a wo rkhorse on Council. Mr. Schilling said he has gained unique insights from both Mr. Cox and Ms. Richards. He said Mr. Cox looked for things they could have in common, and he and Ms. Richards founds things to work on together. He said she has had the cou rage to stand up for things she believed in and has shown great integrity. Mr. O'Connell expressed his appreciation to both Mr. Cox and Ms. Richards. REPORT : NEW HOUSING/SCHOOL BOUNDARIES COMMITTEE Ms. Peggy Van Yahres, School Board member, said that 2000 new housing units are expected to be built in Charlottesville in the next five years. She said that a committee was appointed in the fall to look at housing and how to balance capacity at the elementary schools. She said 500 additional students ar e expected over the next five to ten years. She said a couple of schools, Burnley Moran and Johnson, could be overcrowded, and Greenbrier and Jackson - Via could be under capacity. She said the committee took two new developments and put them in the Greenb rier and Jackson - Via district. She said no great change is expected at Venable. She said Clark is at capacity now, which has one of the highest concentration of homeless children, and these children will be moved out of Clark and into Venable or Burnley Moran. She said it is an opportune time to change the boundaries before the developments are completed. Mr. Lynch said it is really smart to make adjustments now. He said he supports moving the homeless children out of Clark. Mr. Caravati asked abou t the impact on the capital improvement program and if this will require improvements to be accelerated, and Ms. Van Yahres said it will not impact the elementary school facilities. She said that out of district students will have to be restricted when th e schools reach capacity. REPORT : CITY LINK UPDATE Mr. O'Connell explained that City Link will allow us to bring better services to our citizens. He said the issue has been researched for several years, and three years ago Council included it as part of their vision statement and charged the City to become a leader in best practices. He said the project is now underway, and will help serve customers faster and more efficiently, and will update our current computer system which is 25 years old. He no ted that Council formally approved the contract in February of 2004. A video and powerpoint presentation was presented showing some of the services that City Link will provide.