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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
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<br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE
<br />HELD ON Friday, September 17, 2004 AT 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 18, 2004
<br />AT 8:30 a.m. IN THE Wintergreen Resort.
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<br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS:
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<br />Annual Retreat
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<br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR
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<br />BY Jeanne Cox
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<br />WINTERGREEN- September 17 and 18, 2004
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<br /> Council met in special session on this date with the following members present:
<br />Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Schilling.
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<br /> Mr. Bob Matson and Ms. Tyler St. Clair facilitated the Council retreat. Also
<br />present were Gary O'Connell, City Manager, Rochelle Small-Toney, Assistant City
<br />Manager, Lisa Kelley, Deputy City Attorney, Maurice Jones, Director of
<br />Communications, and Jeanne Cox, Clerk of Council.
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<br />Following is an outline of issues discussed at the retreat.
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<br />Vision Brainstorm
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<br />Council was first asked to deal with 2 questions:
<br />What makes this City great? Forty years from now Charlottesville will still be...
<br />Our leadership agenda (vision) that calls for change is...
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<br />Keep Brainstorm
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<br />(Group: Blake Caravati, Kendra Hamilton, Gary O'Connell, Lisa Kelley, Jeanne Cox)
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<br />Good food (i.e., Albemarle Baking)
<br />Egalitarian Diversity - everybody respects each other. There's a sharing.
<br />Intellectual traditions
<br />Positive aspects of southern heritage: friendly, courteous, respectful people
<br />Small town, but sophisticated (arts community, theater, entertainment, music scene
<br /> (certain)
<br />Eclectic personalities, colorful characters, visible unusual people, high tolerance of them.
<br />Strong community and social networks
<br />Economic stability (result of diversity). University of Virginia strong influence.
<br />Transportation hub (airport service, interstate access, railroads)
<br />Transiency of residents -turnover brings energy, diversity
<br />Recreational opportunities
<br />Presence of Monticello
<br />Shopping/retail (other than clothing) boutiques, specialty food laces, wine, books,
<br /> bookstores, (Book Festival)
<br />Government accessible to citizens
<br />Civilized - safe community (little violence; little gun violence)
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<br />(Group: David Brown, Kevin Lynch, Rob Schilling, Maurice Jones, Rochelle Small-
<br />Toney)
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<br />Green - parks, beauty, clean water and air, trees
<br />Locals - know history, stories, "how it was," Monticello
<br />Engaged public - literate
<br />Cosmopolitan beyond size
<br />Variety: something for everyone - music, theater, improving for professionals
<br />Small town feel - meet acquaintances, neighborly, even know who bad apples are
<br />University - cosmopolitan, literacy, make more than small town, economic stability, great
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