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108 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia requests the Commonwealth Transportation Board to establish a project for the improvement of a four-foot wide bike lane and a five to six-feet wide sidewalk from Lambeth Lane to Wayside Place in the City of Charlottesville. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Charlottesville has capital improvement funds to pay twenty percent (20%) of the total cost for planning, design, right- of-way and construction of this project in accordance with the guidelines for ISTEA funding. REPORT: CHARLOTTESVILLE/ALBEMARLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH COMMISSION (CACY) ~AL REPORT Ms. Kaye Monroe, Vice Chair of the CACY Commission, highlighted the Commission's activities and accomplishments, including: coordination for the development of the Teen Center, coordination and staffing for CACY Interagency Council; publication of newsletter; community education and provider training; Partnership Alliance for Lifelong Success (P.A.L.S.); co-sponsorship of"Year of the Parent;" Teen Pregnancy/STD Prevention Common Ground Roundtable; children and youth system analysis and assessment; and resource and refelTal services. Dr. Charles Gleason, fomaer CACY Commission member and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Roundtable member, summarized the pregnancy preventiOn program and Child Care Action project. Responding to a question from Ms. Slaughter, Dr. Gleason stated that a representative from the Health Department serves on the Roundtable. Ms. Amy Smith, Director of the Teen Center, known as the "Shack," updated Council on the Center's activities. Ms. Smith said daily attendance averages 20 to 40 teens, 35% being City residents. Ms. Smith stated that a goal of the Center is to increase attendance by City residents and to increase outreach efforts and activities in City neighborhoods. Ms. Daugherty stated that she feels the two initiatives being undertaken by the ComnfisSion, the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Roundtable and Child Care Action project, are very important, and requested that results of these efforts be reported to Council. Ms. Slaughter urged the Commission to continue to look at youth prevention initiatives to see how they fit into the larger picture of preventing teens from becoming juvenile delinquents. Ms. Daugherty added that as resources become scarce, it will be increasingly important for the Commission to continue to coordinate services to youth in the community. Responding to questions from Mr. Toscano, Mr. Rory Carpenter, Director of the CACY Commission, stated that development of a matrix of youth services is in progress, adding that there are 150 agencies serving children and youth in the Charlottesville community. Mr. Carpenter stated that he would provide further information to Council on the information being gathered as part of the data base. Mr. Carpenter stated that while it is difficult to measure success of prevention prOgrams, the Commission is trying to develop some evaluation tools, and may enlist the help of the University of Virginia. Mr. Carpenter noted that the Pregnancy Prevention Roundtable and Child Care Action project have evaluation components built in. ORDINANCE: REZONING 1237 PRESTON AVENUE FROM R-2 TO R-3 (2nd reading) Ms. Slaughter reiterated her support for the rezoning based on the designation of the property in the Land Use Plan and the fact that this parcel is the only one remaining on the block with the R-2 designation. Ms. Slaughter added that she feels the developers have worked to make the project compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.