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67 Midway Housing who will then contract with Charlottesville Housing Improvement Program(CHIP) to build the houses. Mr. Newman noted that extensive discussion about the proposal has taken place with staff, City School officials, and neighborhood association representatives and has been reviewed and endorsed by the Planning Commission. Mr. Newman noted that a deed clause could give the Charlottesville Housing Foundation first right of refusal if the property is put up for sale. Responding to a question from Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Higgins stated that the additional City owned lots adjacent to the lots proposed to be donated to Midway Housing could probably be developed in the future if the street was extended. Mr. Clyde Gouldman, City Attorney, suggested~that the ordinance be amended to provide that the $8,000 note on the property be payable to the City or the Housing Authority upon sale or rental of the property. Mr. Toscano stated that he felt the Charlottesville Housing Foundation sh~ould be given first right of refusal and the $8,000 note should be payable to the City upon resale or rental. It was agreed that the matter would be deferred to the next meeting to incorporate the three amendments suggested. ~ Ms. Slaughter stated that she would like to get more information on the proposal out to the public so they could better understand the issue. PUBLIC There were no matters by the public. OTHER BUSINESS RESOLUTION: GRANT AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL On motion by Ms. Daugherty, seconded by Ms. Slaughter, Council unanimously approved the resolution authorizing the application for the America the Beautiful Grant. RESOLUTION: ENDORSING PROPOSAL TO EXTEND AMTRAK SERVICE Ms. Slaughter made a motion to approve a resolution endorsing the proposal to extend Amtrak Service between New York and Atlanta, via Radford and Roanoke, Virginia and requested that the resolution be sent to Congressman L. F. Payne and Leslie Burke. Mr. Toscano seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by Council. WHEREAS, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation ("Amtrak,,) has recently completed an internal study of proposed new rail routes, including a new line from New York to Atlanta; and WHEREAS, the proposed new route would connect major northeast cities with Atlanta through the western Virginia cities of Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Roanoke and Radford; and WHEREAS, such new line would serve as a logical expansion of Amtrak,s national network and would link major population centers in western Virginia with New York and Atlanta; and WHEREAS, because of declining air and bus service to many of these cities, the new Amtrak route would provide badly needed transportation access and act as a catalyst to development of local economies;