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125 <br /> <br />PRESENTATION: <br /> <br />COMMISSION <br /> <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE-ALBEMARLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH <br /> <br /> Ms. Cindy Stratton, Chair of the Charlottesville- <br />Albemarle Children and Youth (CACY) Commission, presented the <br />Commission's first annual report and listed the primary <br />objectives as follows: 1) establish the Charlottesville/ <br />Albemarle Interagency Youth Services Council; 2) conduct an <br />evaluation of designated agencies serving children and youth; <br />3) provide the Charlottesville/Albemarle community with <br />education and training concerning children/youth issues; <br />4) increase family and processional awareness of available <br />services for children and youth; 5) develop the Child Care <br />Coordinating Council; 6) explore available social and <br />recreational resources for City/County children and youth and <br />identify options; and 7) develop and write a six-year <br />comprehensive plan to meet the needs of Charlottesville/ <br />Albemarle children and youth. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter stated that the Council and Albemarle <br />County Board of Supervisors have identified recreation as an <br />area for exploration for possible future cooperation and <br />requested that the CACY Commission or a subcommittee look <br />into possible gaps in City/County youth recreation. <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION: $1~100,000 - CORNER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell stated that the appropriation includes <br />funds which will be collected from merchants as their share <br />of the Corner improvements as well as City funds set aside in <br />the capital budget. Mr. O'Connell explained that the <br />resolution establishing the assessment district had included <br />cost estimates by zones and the State Code does not allow the <br />City to charge more than the original estimates which will <br />increase the City's share to 60% over the previous 50% <br />projected. Mr. O'Connell continued that the merchants' share <br />will be paid back over a ten year period. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Vandever, Mr. Rudy <br />Beverly~ representing the Corner merchants, stated that the <br />merchants have met with the contractor and are comfortable <br />with the proposal° <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Waters, seconded by Mr. Toscano, the <br />$i,100~000 appropriation for the Corner improvement project <br />was offered and carried over to the next meeting for <br />consideration. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: <br /> <br />PLAN <br /> <br />APPROVING FY 92-93 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT <br /> <br /> Mr. Huja explained that Council needs to approve the <br />recommendations for the CDBG funds for FY 92-93 which were <br />previously presented and discussed at a public hearing in <br />order to send the plan to HUD for their approval. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter expressed concern that one organization <br />had applied for CDBG funds but had not been notified of <br />action taken on the request. Ms. Slaughter stated that in <br />the future she would like ~to know which organizations applied <br />for CDBG funds and were not recommended for funding. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. WaterS, Mr. J. R. <br />Wood, a member of the CDBG Task~Force~ stated that the Task <br />Force had recommended CDBG funds for the Charlottesville <br />Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) for both rehabilitation <br />and rebuilding work. <br /> <br /> Ms. Waters recommended that the City in the future look <br />at whether having CHIP rebuild homes is the most cost <br />effective approach. <br /> <br /> <br />