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8 RESOLUTION h. : Fiscal Agent Change for VJCCCA Grants WHEREAS , the 1995 Virginia General Assembly enacted the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act to establish balanced, community-based systems of sanctions, programs and services for juvenile offenders effective January 1, 1996, and , WHEREAS the Department of Juvenile Justice has approved funding for the City of Charlottesville through the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act, and , WHEREAS the City of Charlottesville has submitted a plan together with the County of Albemarle to the Department, designating Albemarle as the fiscal agent, to use the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control funds to provide services to youth who come before the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Charlottesville will participate in the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act and accept funds appropriate for the purpose set forth in this Act until written notice to the contrary is provided to the Department of Juvenile Justice, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a local plan on behalf of the City of Charlottesville. RESOLUTION i. : Proclaiming Arbor Day WHEREAS , in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and WHEREAS , this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and WHEREAS , Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and WHEREAS , trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut hearing and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce life-giving oxygen, and provide habitat for wildlife; and WHEREAS , trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires, and beautify our community; and WHEREAS , trees in our city increase property values, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and WHEREAS , trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal; NOW, THEREFORE , I, David E. Brown, Mayor of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, do hereby proclaim April 27, 2007 as ARBOR DAY in the City of Charlottesville, and I urge all citizens to celebrate Arbor Day and to support efforts to protect our trees and woodlands; and FURTHER , I urge all citizens to plant trees to gladden the heart and promote the well-being of this and future generations. RESOLUTION j. : City Manager’s Employment Agreement BE IT RESOLVED by the Council for the City of Charlottesville that the Mayor is authorized to execute on behalf of the City Council the attached “City Manager’s Employment Agreement (beginning November 1, 2006)