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7t M~r. Satyendra Huja, Director of Comanunity Development, noted that rental housing in the CRy has increased by !0% over the last 20 years, and home ownership has declined from 48% to 38%. Mr. Toscano said he does not feel that it is an issue ofremal versus home ownership, but a maintenance of diversity. Ms. Slaughter said that the goal of diversity in the schools implies the need for additional housing for middle income housing for families. Ms. l~Jchards said she feels that pa~ of the market analysis/planning should include school location and work opportunities. Mr. Cox questioned if it would be helpful to do an analysis neighborhood by neighborhood to deterroJne numbers of homes needed to achieve the stated goals. Ms. Damon said that elementaw school districts could be used as a base. Ms. Cabe!! suggested developing a matrix with statistics by neighborhood, adding that categories would need to be defined. _Mr. Toscano asked if it would be he!pfia! to develop a set of bench_marks (e.g., !5 years ou2 build 5 new homes at $125,000 and above), then test out the assumptions with focus groups. Mr. Marshall Slayton, Planning COmmission member, recommended that a questionnaire be targeted to real estate people in addition to focus groups, and that the question "what sells the City" be asked rather than why people are leaving. It was agreed that Mr~ Toscano, Mr. Slayton, and Ms. Cabe!l would fo.rm a group to develop the survey. The meeting was adjourned. !/resident t_0 NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL _.MEET_VNG OF THE COLLNC!L W!LL BE _I4~.LD ON Friday, September 12, 1997 AT !2:00 noon in the Basement Conference Room. TI-IE PROPOSED AGE~ ,NrD_ A IS AS FOLLOWS: Luncheon meeting with School Board BY ORDER OF T!4~ MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox (signed) BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM - September 12, 1997 Council met in special session on th_is date .with the following members present: Ms. Daughegy, Ms. Richards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano~ Absent: Mr. Cox. Mr. Ron Hutchinson, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, presented enrollment figures as of September 10th: 4,443 students enrolled. There are 55 non-resident students e_n_rolled in City Schools on a tuition basis, the majority attending Charlottesville High School, bringing an increase of state aid of $1,920 per student, or a total of $105,000, without any additional teachers being hired.