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83 Mr. Vandever expressed agreement with Ms. Slaughter. Ms. Daugherty stated that she thinks it is Council's responsibility to select art that will mean something to citizens in the future and recommended that the procedure for selecting be discussed further. It was agreed that Ivlr. Huja would send a proposal to Council for a different process for selecting public art and that Councilors would provide guidelines to Mr. Huja. APPROPRIATION: $15,000 - HEALTH DEPARTMENT RENOVATIONS Dr. Susan McLeod, Director of the Health Department, requested that Council appropriate the funds, carried over from the Health Department in the previous year, to complete the Health Department's renovations. On motion by Rev. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the $15,000 appropriation for the Health Department renovations was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. APPROPRIATION: $650,000 - LOAN TO CHARLOTTESVILLE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Mr. Hendrix provided historical information about the purchase of the CSX property. The property was purchased in 1988 by the Charlottesville Industrial Development Authority (CIDA) with a loan from Jefferson National Bank. Some of the cost for initial environmental cleanup of the property was shared with CSX Corporation, and an additional $150,000 is needed for further environmental cleanup. Three parcels have been sold and developed. The loan is needed to allow CIDA to repay the loan and clean up the property. Ms. Bonnie Smith, Chair of CIDA, stated that CIDA is "land rich and cash poor" and plans to clean up the soils, market and sell the remaining CSX property. On motion by Rev. Edwards, seconded by Ms. Daugherty the appropriation of the $650,000 loan to the Charlottesville Industrial Development Authority was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. Responding to a request for clarification from Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hendrix stated that CIDA has asked that the $183,000 loan which Council made to CIDA in connection with street construction, and which CIDA had thought was a grant, be written off so as not to continue to show as a liability for CIDA since they are unable to repay it. Ms. Slaughter recommended that forgiveness of the $183,000 loan be included in the motion to approve the appropriation. Mr. Toscano stated that he would prefer to treat the $650,000 appropriation and issue of the $183,000 loan separately since it was contemplated that the money might be recovered if the CSX land is sold and he did not want to foreclose that option. Ms. Daugherty and Rev-. Edwards accepted Ms. Slaughter's amendment as part of the motion, and forgiveness of the $183,000 loan to CIDA was added to the appropriation. Responding to a question from Rev. Edwards, Mr. Hendrix stated that the City is "back to square one" in its search for a new economic development director. Rev. Ed~vards applauded the hard work of the members of CIDA in the absence of an economic development director. RESOLUTION: JAII. FUNDING Mr. Mitchell Neuman, Chair of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Jail Board, requested that Council approve a resolution directing the Jail Board to apply for matching funds in the