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76 <br /> <br /> Mr. Towe stated that he was pleased with the City <br />Manager,s recommendation and felt that the task force should <br />move forward as soon as possible, but should continue to be <br />receptive to additional sUggestions. Mr· Towe stated that he <br />would not oppose adding more citizen representatives on the <br />task force. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vandever stated that the City Manager,s office was <br />being charged with the responsibility for the drug strategy <br />because of the seriousness of the'matter and because Council <br />considers it the highest priority. <br /> <br /> Rev. Edwards stated that he had questions about the City <br />Manager,s time constraints and recommended that the City work <br />jointly with Region Ten on the matter and increase the <br />funding to Region Ten for substance abuse. Rev. Edwards <br />stated that he could not support the City Manager s <br />recommendation. , <br /> <br /> Ms. Waters stated that she was concerned that the best <br />way to develop a drug strategy may never be agreed upon and <br />recommended that Council approve the proposal, adding more <br />community representatives to the task force. Ms, Waters <br />stated that an employee could still be hired in the future if <br />recommended. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Towe, seconded by Mr. Vandever, Council <br />unanimously approved the staff's recommendations regarding <br />additional recreational programs, noting that they should be <br />implemented as soon as possible. <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Towe, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the <br />City Manager,s proposal to establish a task force to develop <br />a drug strategy, with the membership increased to 15 to allow <br />additional neighborhood and tenant association representation, <br />was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Towe Mr. <br />Vandever, MS. Waters. Noes: Rev. Edwards. Absent: Mr. <br />Buck. <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION: $561 000 <br />~ , - FY 89-90 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br /> RANT PROGRAM (2nd reading) <br /> <br />BLOCK <br /> <br /> The $561,000 appropriation f~ ~he FY 89-90 Community <br />Development Block Grant Program wnzcn was offered at the July <br />3rd meeting was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Rev, <br />Edwards, Mr. Towe, Mr. Vandever Ms Waters. Noes: None <br />Absent: Mr. Buck. ' ' . <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville has been advised of <br /> the approval by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban <br /> DeveloPment of a Community DevelOpment Block Grant for the <br /> 1989-90 fiscal year in the total amount of $561,000; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City CounciI has received recommendations <br /> for the expenditure of funds from the Community Development <br /> Block Grant (CDBG) Task Force, the City Planning Commission <br /> and the Social Development Commission, and has conducted a <br /> public hearing thereon as provided by law; now, therefore <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Charlottesville, Virginia that the sums hereinafter set forth <br />are hereby appropriated from funds received for the aforesaid <br />grant to the following individual expenditure accounts in the <br />Community Development Block Grant Fund for the respective <br />purposes set forth; provided, however, that the City Manager <br />is hereby authorized to transfer funds between and among such <br />individual accounts as circumStances may require, to the <br />extent permitted by applicable Federal grant regulations. <br /> <br />ACCOUNT CODE P URPOSE <br /> - .,m OUN <br />18-042-092511 Weatherization $ 10,000 <br /> <br /> <br />