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7 <br /> Dr. Brown thanked Ms. Hamilton as Council’s representative on CRHA. He said <br />confidence and trust is being built by the Authority. <br /> <br />REPORT <br />: MAYOR’S CLIMATE PROTECTON AGREEMENT (GLOBAL <br />WARMING) <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said that in the spring he was contacted and urged to sign the Mayor’s <br />Climate Protection Agreement. He said he signed the Agreement and then reflected on it <br />and decided he should bring it forward to Council. He said incredible support has been <br />shown by the community for the Agreement, and he hopes Council will join him in <br />endorsing it. He said one value in signing the Agreement is that it sets an example for the <br />community. He said he feels it also needs to include Charlottesville in the big sense and <br />should include Albemarle county. He said some ideas that he would like to see us move <br />forward on are looking beyond what we are allowed to do to replace and expand our tree <br />stock and looking at our procurement policy to support the use of recycled products. He <br />said we need to make sure we do not forget the low income community and should look <br />for innovative ways to involve them. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell listed some of the activities the City is currently doing: changes <br />have been made to the land use policy/zoning to make a more walkable community; <br />promoting transit and hiring of a new trail coordinator; use of clean alternative energy; <br />geothermal systems used in the new transit center; wastewater treatment converts <br />methane; use of natural gas; energy audit; retrofitting of buildings; looking at sustainable <br />business priorities; fuel efficiencies; and recycling efforts. He said one issue is how to <br />educate ourselves and the community. He noted that the City has a full time <br />environmental coordinator and a half time assistant. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said a tremendous amount can be done educating the low income <br />community, and said we could begin by reaching out to children and their mothers. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch noted that energy saving is also cost saving. He said he is proud of <br />what we have done so far. He said we should try to get more items recycled at the curb <br />and expand the conversion to biofuel vehicles. He said we should also discuss what we <br />are willing to pay for. He said he would like to see transit service expanded to Sundays. <br />He said he thinks people will be willing to pay for such things if they see tangible results. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris agreed with all comments made. He said the question is how we <br />sustain the progress we have made and assure that we live up to the Agreement. He <br />suggested resurrecting the Sustainability Council or creating a new group to assure we <br />meet the goals of the Agreement. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch agreed. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown agreed and said it would be a way to involve the community and use <br />the community’s expertise. <br /> <br /> Mr. Taliaferro said that most cities that have signed onto the Agreement are <br />progressive and he thinks endorsing the Agreement is the right thing for Charlottesville to <br />do. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Taliaferro, seconded by Mr. Lynch, Council voted (Ayes: Dr. <br />Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None.) to approve <br />the resolution endorsing the Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br />: AUTHORIZING $25,000 FROM HOUSING INITIATIVES FUND <br />FOR COMPASS HOMELESS DAY SHELTER <br /> <br /> Ms. Amy Kilroy, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, said that <br />COMPASS is a newly established non-profit looking to open a day center for homeless <br />persons. She said a top priority of COMPASS is forming partnerships. She said 525 <br />Meade Avenue is to be leased for the shelter. The budget is for COMPASS is $125,000 <br /> <br />