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Dr. Brown echoed statements made by Mr. Hayes and Mr. McGee about the project being a model to show people as they develop and will be an example of good design with affordable units side by side with traditionally priced units. He said he is pleased to see this project emerge. He said the City is exchanging land that it cannot really use. Mr. Lynch concurred with Dr. Brown. Responding to a question from Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Caravati said the increase in the mortgage amount will not cause him to not support the proposal. He said he feels this will be more of a burden on Habitat. He said this is a different circumstance, being a model and mixed use. He said the model will hopefully be repeatable. He said the housing will be different from what Habitat is used to building. On motion by Mr. Lynch, seconded by Mr. Caravati, the ordinance was amended to allow the mortgage amount to increase from $110,000 to $120,000 for the affordable units by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch. Noes: Mr. Schilling. Mr. Caravati noted that there was a similar exchange of parkland proposed six or seven years which many who now support this proposal argued against. He said fringes of the parkland are unusable. He said this will improve the neighborhood. The ordinance entitled ""AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHORIZE AN EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY AT RIVERVIEW PARK BETWEEN THE CITY AND RIVANNA COLLABORATIVE, LLC," as amended, which was offered at the August 16th meeting, was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch. Noes: Mr. Schilling. Dr. Brown noted that Council will hold a work session on the Housing Policy Task Force report and there will be an emphasis on affordable housing. He said Council hopes to create a visible path about where we want to go and how we get there. PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE: MOPED LICENSING (2nd reading) Mr. Lisa Kelley, Deputy City Attorney, reviewed the ordinance that was presented to Council on September 7th. The public hearing was opened, but as there were no speakers, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Schilling said he was disturbed about a judge telling a police officer that he would not enforce the provision based on the officer's own assessment that the vehicle's exhaust system had been altered or had not been maintained properly. He asked if we need to pursue clarifying or enabling legislation. Ms. Kelley said that issue is going to be looked at in the context of the noise ordinance, but legislation will be sought if necessary. Mr. Lynch said that in the case cited by Mr. Schilling there did not appear to be an adequate definition of modification. He said the State Code precludes taking the exhaust off and that seems enforceable. Ms. Hamilton expressed concern that the language in the first paragraph is too broad and expressed concern that assisted devices could apply to wheelchairs, and Ms. Kelley said that this is specifically defined in the State Code. Mr. Caravati asked why the implementation date for the licensing requirement is set for August of 2005, and Ms. Kelley said that after meeting with the Police and Treasurer's office, it was felt that time was needed to implement a licensing system, and that this not occur during a busy time for the Treasurer's office.