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86 Mr. Caravati asked if the fact that we are using federal funds requires a suitable historic evaluation of the site, and Ms. Mueller said she will find out. Mr. Lynch made a motion to approve the grant application which will get additional federal dollars into the project. He asked for a report on cost changes. Mr. Caravati seconded the motion. Ms. Mueller said it is too late for value engineering. Ms. Hamilton noted that change orders cost additional money. The Resolution Authorizing the Grant Application for VDRPT funds was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Mr. Caravati, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch. Noes: Mr. Schilling. BE IT RESOLVED by the Charlottesville City Council that the Transit Manager is authorized, for and on behalf of the City of Charlottesville , hereafter referred to as the, PUBLIC BODY, to execute and file an application to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia, hereafter referred to as the, DEPARTMENT, for a grant of financial assistance in the amount of $ 10,309,690 to defray the costs borne by the PUBLIC BODY for public transportation purposes and to accept from the DEPARTMENT grants in such amounts as may be awarded, and to authorize the Transit Manager to furnish to the DEPARTMENT such documents and other information as may be required for processing the grant request. The Charlottesville City Council certifies that the funds shall be used in accordance with the requirements of Section 58.1-638.A.4 of the Code of Virginia, that the PUBLIC BODY will provide funds in the amount of $ 2,190,643, which will be used to match the state funds in the ratio as required in such Act, that the records of receipts of expenditures of funds granted the PUBLIC BODY may be subject to audit by the DEPARTMENT and by the State Auditor of Public Accounts, and that funds granted to the PUBLIC BODY for defraying the expenses of the PUBLIC BODY shall be used only for such purposes as authorized in the Code of Virginia. PUBLIC Mr. Mark Haskins, Meriwether Street, said that four months ago residents of the Little High Street area were told that the Mews was not a Region Ten project. He recommended that Council talk with the Planning Commission and get advice from them. He said we saw tonight that the project is in fact a Region Ten project. He said the proposal requires a special use permit. He said the cynicism in the neighborhood is profound. He said he is not sure that Region Ten is being forthcoming. He said he would be happy to have Region Ten clients in the neighborhood. Ms. Kathleen O’Brien, 1104 Little High Street, said that questions by Councilors were not adequately answered by Region Ten. She said no one spoke about the impact of the high concentration on clients. She said little has been done to look at alternatives. She said she is glad to see landscape changes, but they do not get at the heart of what needs to be changed. Ms. Paula Dean, 1133 St. Clair Avenue Extended, said she has a bipolar disorder and mental illness has a stigma. She said a lot of people need to go to a psychiatrist’s office. She said people with mental health issues are human beings and we all need to live together and try to get along together. OTHER BUSINESS Mr. Caravati said he would ask the City Manager to do the same as he asked the School Board to do regarding an analysis of employee changes.