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256 Concern was expressed about the Housing Authority possibly authorizing additional subsidized housing in the City, and it was agreed that Council's policy of no new subsidized housing should be conveyed to the Housing Authority Directon Mr. Cox said he feels middle income housing policies should be applied to al! neighborhoods, including CDBG target neighborhoods, Ms, Richards recommended that regional cooperative pr~ects be explored to see if they might be beneficial to the City. On motion, by Mr. Toscano~ seconded by Ms. Daugherty, Council unanimously voted to meet in executive session for the purpose of discussing appointments to boards and commissions, as authorized by Section 2.1-344(A)(1) of the Vi~inia code, and for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel and briefings by staff members, consultants or attorneys, pertaining to actual or probable litigation~ or other specific legal matters requiring the provision of leg_al advice by counsel, on two separate matters, as authorized by Section 2.1-344(A)(7) of the Virginia Code. Council. reconvened in open session and~ on motion by Ms~ Daugherty, seconded by Ms~ RiChards~ certified that~ to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawT-ully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the executive meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the executive meeting were heard~ discussed or considered by the Council. RESOLUTION: APPROVING WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM On motion by Ms. Richards, seconded by Mr. Cox, the resolution approving a Workers Compensation claim was unanimously approved by Council, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Char!ottesvi!le~ Virginia: It appearing to be in tt~e best imerests of the City, and it_ being at the request of our employee, who is represented by counsel~ we hereby approve a lump sum settlement of a workers' compensation claim in the amount of $105,000~00 plus one year of medical benefits, al! as agreed between staff and the employee (whose name is not stated here for reasons of confidentiality). The settlement is conditioned upon employee accepting a reduction in his retirement pension equal to the amount the employee would have received in workers compensation payments had no settlement occurred. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make payment from the Risk Management Fund in accordance with the settlement terms~ The approval hereby given for the emire settlement is conditioned upon formal approval of the settlement by the Industrial Commission of the State of .~rginia, APPOINTMENTS: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS On motion by Mr. Cox~ seconded by Ms. Daugherty, the following appointments were unanimously made to the Ridge Street Neighborhood Task Force: J. Blake Caravati (property owner)~ James M~ Hill (development community), Wyatt Johnson (neighborhood), Otis L~ Lee, Sr, (prope~y owner), Mary E. MacNei! (neighborhood), Kenneth A~ Martin (neighborhood), Rolisa H. Smith (citizen), Jeff Williams (neighborhood), and Keith Woodard (development community)~ On motion by Ms. Richards, seconded by Mr. Toscano, Mr. Kenneth O. Miles and Ms. Peggy Van Yahres were unanimously appointed~ and Mr. Jack Wilson reappointed~ to three-year terms on the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, These terms will expire on December 31~ 1999. The meeting was adjourned.