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142 provisions of Item 503 of Chapter 951 of the 2005 Acts of Assembly (the 2005 revisions to the 2004-2006 appropriations Act, hereinafter referred to as the “2005 Appropriations Act”); and WHEREAS the above-referenced legislative enactments require the City to take affirmative steps to implement changes to the PPTRA and to provide for the computation and allocation of relief provided pursuant to the PPTRA, as revised; and WHEREAS , the above-referenced legislative enactments provide for the appropriation to the City of Charlottesville of a fixed sum, to be used exclusively for the provision of tax relief to owners of qualifying personal-use vehicles that are subject to personal property taxation; WHEREAS , the City of Charlottesville has elected to compute tax relief as a specific dollar amount to be offset against the total taxes that would otherwise be due, but for PPTRA, and the reporting of such specific dollar relief on individual tax bills, as authorized by the 2005 Appropriations Act, item 503(E), which requires City Council to annually, by resolution, set the rate of tax relief at a level that is anticipated to fully exhaust the PPTRA relief funds provided by the Commonwealth to the City, and to establish specific criteria for the allocation of the Commonwealth’s payments among the owners of qualifying vehicles; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Charlottesville THAT qualifying vehicles obtaining situs within the City during the Tax Year commencing on January 1, 2006 shall receive personal property tax relief in the following manner: ?? Qualifying vehicles valued at $1,000 or less will be eligible for 100% tax relief; ?? Qualifying vehicles valued at $1,001 up to $20,000 will be eligible for 53 % tax relief; ?? Qualifying vehicles valued at $20,001 or more shall only receive 53% tax relief on the first $20,000 of value; ?? Vehicles which do not meet the definition of a qualifying vehicle shall not be eligible for any form of tax relief under this program; and APPROPRIATION : FY 06-07 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT nd AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL (HOME) FUNDS (2 reading) Ms. Amy Kilroy, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, recommended that Council approve the proposed budgets. She said following Mr. Mason’s comments at the last meeting, staff talked with AHIP and are recommending that the relationship with AHIP and the Housing Authority be looked at, and that recommendations for new guidelines be made in July. Mr. Caravati asked if AHIP’s work is reviewed on a regular basis or is complaint driven, and Ms. Kilroy said they are done on a regular basis. Ms. Hamilton said that following Mr. Mason’s comments she talked to AHIP Board Members, and said there may have been a misunderstanding regarding the photographs that Mr. Mason showed Council as most of the things in the pictures had been corrected. She said the roof leak is an ongoing issue, and AHIP has said they will address that at no cost to the homeowner. She noted that AHIP does more safety repairs than cosmetic. Mr. Kilroy said that the proposed review of the partnership with AHIP is not in any way meant to punish AHIP. Ms. Hamilton said she thinks the review is appropriate.