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8 City Planning Commission, and as amended by the inclusion of additional comments proposed by staff and Council on August 6, 2007, is hereby approved and adopted as the official Comprehensive Plan of the City pursuant to Va. Code Section 15.2-2226. Appendix One (“Neighborhood Plan Information”) is not deemed a part of the official 2007 Comprehensive Plan but shall be considered as a supplemental statement of background data, existing and anticipated future conditions and policy considerations for general reference and further development and refinement by the City Council, City administration, boards, commissions, agencies, neighborhood associations and other stakeholders in planning and making decisions affecting those neighborhoods referenced in the Appendix. PUBLIC HEARING/RESOLUTION : COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL PRIORITIES FOR FY 08/09 Ms. Amy Kilroy, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, asked that Council set the priorities for the CDBG and HOME programs, determine if a priority neighborhood should be selected, set the percentage for social programs and administration, and decide about funding for Weed and Seed administration. Ms. Kilroy said that the CDBG Task Force is in agreement about keeping priorities similar to those in the current year (Workforce Development, Economic Development, Homeownership, Homeowner Rehabilitation and Rental Rehabilitation), but suggested giving priority to neighborhood stabilization and strengthening of existing resources in the community. She said the Task Force would also like to restore the CDBG funds that currently go to the Weed and Seed Program. The public hearing was opened, but as there were no speakers, the public hearing was closed. Mr. Norris clarified that the proposal made by the Housing Advisory Committee for funding for the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority is not on the table this year as CRHA is not ready. He said they will be ready next year. Mr. Lynch noted that one of the priorities of the Commission on Children and Families is youth development, and he would like to qualify the workforce development priority and address youth there. He said he would also like to focus on increasing the high school graduation rate. Ms. Hamilton said that is a good idea. She said she is also interested in the neighborhood stabilization piece and in exploring further mitigation of economic development’s impact on neighborhoods. Dr. Brown said he likes the idea of including teen programs in workforce development and also the concept of neighborhood stabilization. Mr. Lynch asked if the homeownership/rental items should be a subset of neighborhood stabilization. Ms. Hamilton said we also need to decide if the City should absorb the Weed and Seed Program into the general fund. Ms. Hamilton said that priority neighborhoods are typically designated for three years and CRHA has only been designated for two years. Councilors agreed to continue CRHA as the priority neighborhood and to continue administration at 15%. Ms. Hamilton said that using $25,000 of the CDBG social money for Weed and Seed takes a huge chunk of the social budget. She suggested pulling it into the City budget.