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144 Ms. Betty Newell, Executive Director of the Charlottes~511e Free Clinic, stated that the Clinic serves a large group of non-indigent and uninsured people in the Charlottesville area, and asked that the City provide $9,200 in the budget for the Clinic. Ms. Virginia Fisher, 108 Kenwood Circle, supported the request to move the Carver Senior Center program to the Market Street site. Ms. Phyllis Hopkinson, 102 Westwood Circle and a JABA staff member, stated that establishing a senior center at the Market Street site would provide a comfortable area for the participants and would be an asset to the City: Ms. Mary K Williams, 709 Anderson Street, supported the Market Street site for the senior center, noting that the current site at Carver is too noisy. Ms. Lida Arnason, a JABA staff member, presented Council with a petition supporting using the Market Street site for the senior program, and stated that the site could be made into a community center, double the current size of the Carver program. Ms. Arnason also asked that Council look into purchasing the Market Street property. Mr. Maurice Cox, 702 Ridge Street, representing the Ridge Street Neighborhood Association, asked that capital improvement funds and Community Development Block grant funds be set aside to protect the Ridge Street historic district. Mr. Cox also asked that $15,000 in revolving funds for historic preservation be used for low income property renovation and that $40,000 be reprogrammed from funds designated for the Charlottesville Housing Improvement Program (CHIP), to form a neighborhood development corporation. Ms. Kathy DeSilvey, 410 Altamont Circle and a member of the JABA Board, stated that she thinks the proposal to relocate the Carver senior program to the site on Market Street would be a marvelous opportunity to provide a new community center for all, and recommended that there be creative discussion for financing of the proposal, perhaps through a private/public partnerstfip. Ms. Marie Chapel, representing the Martha Jefferson Neighborhood Association, stated that a survey has been conducted soliciting ideas for neighborhood improvements using capital improvement funds. Ms. Kathy Bodkin, Executive Director of Children, Youth and Family Services, requested that Council provide funding for the Family Partners and Runaway Emergency Shelter programs. Ms. Sandy Snook, representing the League of Women Voters, congratulated the Council and staff on the new format for the budget. Ms. Snook stated that the League understands that cities have unique problems to deal with, and less money available to address the problems. Ms. Nancy Damon, 2407 Jefferson Park Avenue, referring to the proposal to relocate the Carver senior program to Market Street, pointed out that there is already a Senior Center in the community and urged Council to encouraged JABA and the Senior Center to continue to work together to maximize tax dollars. As there were no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Ms. Slaughter asked that staff provide Council with a schedule for use of the Carver Recreation Center and asked if CDBG funds were appropriated for Camp Horizon in 1994. Ms. Linda Peacock, Budget Administrator, stated that $5,000 in CDBG funds had gone to Camp Horizon in the current year. Ms. Slaughter asked if target neighborhoods receive both CDBG and capital improvement funds, and asked for further information on their proposed use in the target neighborhood next year. Mr. Hendrix stated that target neighborhoods receive both CDBG and capital improvement funds.