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66 <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter said she hopes Piedmont Housing Alliance will work hard to find good <br />neighbors. <br /> <br /> Ms. Teresa Walker Price, a former resident of the neighborhood, said that she feels the <br />proposed changes will be advantageous to the neighborhood and City. <br /> <br /> Ms. Kevin Lynch said that while he applauds the City's effort to improve <br />neighborhoods, he is concerned about the money being spent and who will make a profit. <br />Mr. Lynch suggested that a private developer be involved rather than Piedmont Housing <br />Alliance. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kenneth Jackson said that he takes offense that Council ~vishes to separate <br />themselves from Section 8 renters. <br /> <br /> Ms. Alicia Lugo, 515 Brown Street, encouraged Council to support the proposal. Ms. <br />Lugo said that she would like to see the properties remain owner-occupied as owners who <br />rent don't care for their property or the neighborhood as much when they do not live there. <br />Ms. Lugo said she appreciates the City's efforts to revitalize Starr Hill. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano made a motion to approve the resolution, with language added to include <br />deed restrictions and an ad hoc design committee. Mr. Cox seconded the motion and it was <br />unanimously apProved by Council. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said that a Page Street resident called and asked about the status of the lot <br />where the City had demolished a house in his neighborhood, and asked staff to took into the <br />matter. <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the <br />sum of $178,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Housing Initiatives Account <br />(26-020-051528) of the Capital Improvements Fund to the Piedmont Housing Alliance for <br />project costs related to rehabilitation, demolition and new construction of a number of houses <br />on 6th Street in the Starr I4~1 neighborhood. This appropriation is conditioned upon (i) <br />Piedmont Housing Alliance successfully raising approximately $250,000 from other sources <br />to cover the additional costs of construction; (ii) the execution of appropriate deed <br />restrictions, as approved by the City Attorney, which limit the use of four properties to single <br />family occupancy; and (iii) review and approval of the architectt~al design of the <br />rehabilitation work and new construction by an ad hoc committee appointed by the City <br />through its Department of Community Development. <br /> <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br /> <br /> Referring to the Curfew Center appropriation, Mr. Cox asked if the Center will be <br />funded in subsequent years by the grant, and Ms. Linda Peacock, Assistant City Manager, <br />said that it will probably continue as long as state funds are available. <br /> <br />The minutes of August 18th were corrected by Mr. Cox. <br /> <br /> Referring to the settlement with Charlottesville 2000, Ms. Richards said that the City <br />has upheld the integrity of historic preserVation, and the light that most concerned the Board <br />of Architectural Review wilt be removed. Ms. Richards said she thinks it is a good <br />settlement. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Daugherty, the following consent agenda <br />items were unanimously approved. <br /> <br />a. Mdnutes of August 8 (2), 11 and 18 <br /> <br /> <br />