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212 <br /> <br />Program (HOP)~ and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City through the CDBG Program, funds <br />economic development programs such as the Economic Development <br />Loanl Program; and social services programs such as the <br />Monticello Area Community Action Agency's Camp Horizon <br />Program; Charlottesville-Albemarle Legal Aid Society's Aid for <br />Battered Women Program, and Piedmont Council of the Arts' <br />African Culture, Music and Dance Program, Reading Partners' <br />Three School Program, Adult Education Center's Families <br />Learning Together Program; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville has six CDBG Target <br />Neighborhoods. Three of these, Starr Hill, Belmont, and <br />Fifeville, have been the focus of a comprehensive <br />rehabilitation~ and' <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in Charlottesville and in communities throughout <br />the nation, twenty years of Community Development Block Grant <br />funding has developed a strong working network of <br />relationships between our local government, residents of CDBG <br />target neighborhoods, and the many non-profit agencies that <br />provide services and help make possible our commitment to <br />those neighborhoods; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville recognizes that the <br />Community Development Block Grant Program is a partnership of <br />federal and local governments as well as non-profit and <br />community efforts, and the services funded by the CDBG Program <br />rely heavily on the dedication and goodwill of our combined <br />efforts; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that during National <br />Community Development Week 1994, the City of Charlottesville <br />will give special thanks and recognition to all participants <br />whose hard work and devotion to the neighborhoods and their <br />low and moderate income residents help insure the quality and <br />effectiveness of the Community Development Block Grant <br />Program~ <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Charlottesville <br />hereby joins the service providers and others in petitioning <br />the U. S. Congress and a~inistration to recognize the <br />outstanding work being done locally and nationally by the <br />Community Development Block Grant Program, and its vital <br />importance to the community and to the people who live in its <br />low income neighborhoods; and <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be <br />conveyed to the appropriate elected and appointed officials in <br />the federal government and that this community's name and the <br />names of its nonprofit service providers be added to the roll <br />of those committed to the preservation and full funding of the <br />Community Development Block Grant and maintenance of its <br />essential features over the course of the next Congress. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE: "AN ORDINANCE A~ENDING AND REORDAINING <br /> SECTION 14-5 OF ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 14 OF THE <br /> CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE, 1990, AS AMENDED, <br /> RELATING TO THE DUE DATE FOR THE BUSINESS LICENSE <br /> TAX TO BE PAID" (carried over) <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING: ANNUAL TAX RATE <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix explained that both the real estate and <br />personal property tax rates are proposed to remain at their <br />current level. <br /> <br /> The public hearing was opened but as there were no <br />speakers the hearing was closed. <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING: CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED FY 94/95 BUDGET <br /> <br /> <br />