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10 <br />WHEREAS <br /> , members of the Community Development Block Grant Task Force <br />have concluded their recommendations for the balance of Housing Trust Fund dollars, <br />and therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED <br /> by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that <br /> <br />the sum of $300,000 is hereby paid to the following organizations from currently <br />appropriated funds in the Housing Trust Fund account in the capital projects fund: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />?Habitat for Humanity - $100,000 <br /> <br />?Piedmont Housing Alliance - $150,000 <br /> <br />?Jefferson Area Board for Aging - $ 15,000 <br /> <br />?Charlottesville Community Design Center - $ 35,000 <br /> <br />REPORT <br />: CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING <br />AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE <br /> <br /> Mr. Noah Schwartz, Executive Director of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and <br />Housing Authority, discussed redevelopment initiatives. He said a Redevelopment <br />Committee has begun meeting to discuss redevelopment models, timeline, community <br />input and the broad parameters of an RFP for master planning consulting services. He <br />said a new Redevelopment Director is expected to be named in the near future. He said <br />concerns have been expressed by public housing residents about relocation and private <br />developers, and they want to be involved in the plans. He said many residents are <br />distrustful and this needs to be addressed in the process. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said the initiative has the potential for both tremendous promise and <br />peril. He said there is the opportunity for infill housing and to improve the lives of <br />residents. He said the flip side is distrust. He said it is important to do it right. <br /> <br /> Ms. Edwards asked if there has been any thought given to televising CRHA <br />meetings. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schwartz said that meetings are currently rotated among different sites, but it <br />can be looked at. <br /> <br /> Mr. Huja said residents need to be told it is guaranteed that they will have a home. <br />He said what is proposed is a major undertaking and he hopes CRHA will try out a small <br />part first and not do it all at one time so they can learn from the experience. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Edwards about how the scattered sites will be <br />affected, Mr. Schwartz said that is not known. He said they could be kept or sold for low <br />income home ownership. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown thanked Mr. Schwartz for his leadership. He said he hears that hope <br />and opportunity awaits us. <br /> <br />REPORT <br />: PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (ANNUAL REPORT <br />AND UPDATE ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL) <br /> <br /> Dr. Frank Friedman, President of Piedmont Virginia Community College, gave an <br />annual update on PVCC. He said 4,674 students are enrolled in credit courses, an <br />increase of 5%. He said enrollment of City residents is back up. There are 96 students in <br />dual enrollment with Charlottesville High School. There are 800 internet students. He <br />said renovations have been completed on the main building and ground is expected to be <br />broken for the new science building in April. He said discussions are continuing about <br />PVCC’s use of Jefferson School. He presented a proposal that is being made to the City <br />and Albemarle County to turn the Visitors Center building on Rt. 20 over to PVCC so <br />that it can be turned into a workforce training center. He said PVCC can bring in State <br />money for renovations, and he said he thinks the space could be doubled. <br /> <br /> <br />