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2 Mr. M. Rick Turner, President of the Albemarle-Charlottesville NAACP, 1663 Brandywine Drive, said that the no parking signs around Friendship Court are a violation of the City Code. He requested that the City Manager call a public meeting to discuss the parking restriction. He said he is appalled and angry at the study that reported that Charlottesville has the highest mortgage lending rates for African American in the country. He said it is an alarming report. He said the challenge is to work together, and he encouraged anyone who feels they have been discriminated against to call him. Mr. Louis Schultz, 809 E. Market Street, said that through the years the City has claimed that Steep Hill Street is private property, but then has done work on the property. He said he considers it unlawful seizure of private property. He said he wants the City off his property. He said he is collecting signatures to remove Councilors from office for neglect of duties. Ms. Naomi Roberts, 1140 St. Clair Avenue Extended, said there are traffic problems with the intersection of Riverview/High Street/250 Bypass, and it should be changed back to the way it was. COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC Mr. Lynch said that security cameras downtown and the issue of high mortgage rates for African Americans will be discussed during Other Business. Mr. Lynch said he thinks the City should accept Steep Hill Street. Mr. Lynch said that there was a public meeting about removing some of the parking around Friendship Court, but he thinks the st removal of parking on 1 Street should be addressed. Ms. Hamilton said that the parking was restricted around Friendship Court because of non-residents causing disturbances, and the residents of Friendship Court asked for relief. Dr. Brown thanked Mr. Turner for bringing up the issue of mortgage lending rates, and said it is a great embarrassment to the City. He asked how the City can assist the NAACP in its efforts. He said there are other areas as well where the cost of being poor is very high. Dr. Brown said that the Comprehensive Plan refers to the percentage of residents without high school and college degrees, and he said that is a related issue that the City can control. Ms. Hamilton asked for more information on the change in traffic patterns, and Ms. Roberts said it is traffic coming from High Street turning right onto Rt. 250. CONSENT AGENDA On motion by Ms. Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Lynch, the following consent agenda items were approved by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. Hamilton, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. APPROPRIATION a. : Community Development Block Grant Reprogramming nd (2 reading) WHEREAS , council has previously approved the appropriation of certain sums of federal grant receipts to specific accounts in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and WHEREAS , it now appears that these funds have not been spent and need to be reprogrammed, and therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that appropriations made to the following expenditure accounts in the CDBG fund are hereby reduced or increased by the respective amounts shown, and the balance accumulated in the Fund as a result of these adjustments is hereby reappropriated to the respective accounts shown as follows: