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84 <br /> <br />CODE, 11990, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO LARGE ITEM REFUSE <br />COLLECTION" (carried over) <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: REVISING FOCUS LOAN NOTE ($16,000) <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Toscano, Mr. Hendrix <br /> stated that FOCUS's contract with the Piedmont Job Training <br /> Administration has been rolled over for 'an additional year and <br /> therefore FOCUS .will not receive the reimbursement for the <br /> TeenSight Program until June 30, 1994. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Slaughter, the <br />resolution revising the FOCUS Loan Note was offered and <br />carried over to the next meeting for consideration. <br /> <br />REQUEST: $1,500 - RUNAWAY EMERGENCY SHELTER PROGRAM <br /> <br /> Ms. Kathy Bodkin, Director of Children, Youth and Family <br />Services requested that Council appropriate $1,500 to cover <br />the two-month extension of the grant for the Runaway Emergency <br />Shelter Program. Ms. Bodkin stated that a similar request <br />will be made to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question fr~m Mr. Toscano, Ms. Bodkin <br />stated that City residents' receive more Shelter services and <br />Albemarle County residents receive more prevention services. <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Daugherty, seconded by Mr. Toscano, the <br />$1,500 appropriation for the Runaway Emergency Shelter Program <br />was offered and carried over to the next meeting for <br />consideration. <br /> <br />STAFF REPORT: "GREEN" FUND <br /> <br /> Ms. Linda Peacock, Budget Administrator, stated that <br />expenditures for solid waste services are projected to be <br />$2,685,345 for FY 92/93, with 52% borne by the General Fund <br />and 48% borne by sticker fees. Ms. Peacock explained that <br />there has been a reduction in the amount of refuse being <br />disposed at the landfill and an increase of materials being <br />recycled. Ms. Peacock noted that staff do not anticipate that <br />there will bel any excess funds from the sticker fee to <br />establish a "green fund" as previously anticipated. <br /> <br /> RespOnding to questions from Mr. Toscano, Ms. Peacock <br />stated that sticker fees received have been less than <br />originally projected and the gainsharing efforts by Public <br />Service employees amounted to a $210,000 savings. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano stated that he ~felt it was important to <br />encourage recycling in order to preserve the life of the <br />landfill and noted that the user fees generated have proven to <br />cover the projected 48% of the cost of solid waste collection <br />and disposal. <br /> <br />REPORT: RECOMMENDATION FOR CDBG FUNDS - 10TH AND PAGE NEIGHBORHOOD <br /> <br /> Ms. Lelia Brown, Chairperson of the 10th and Page <br />Neighborhood Task Force, stated that the Task Force held <br />several neighborhood forums to help make recommendations about <br />funding for the neighborhood and noted that a subcommittee <br />will be bringing recommendations for possible funding of <br />social and youth programs in the near future. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano asked whether discussions had been held about <br />how to preserve the neighborhood in light of the potential <br />development along West Main Street and Mr. Satyendra Huja, <br />Director of Community Development, stated that the Task Force <br />felt that the best way to stabilize the neighborhood was to <br />deal with the use of abandoned houses. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter.questioned whether it would be possible to <br />use some reprogrammed CDBG contingency funds for social or <br /> <br /> <br />