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134' A public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan was tentatively scheduled for'December 4th Mr. Hendrix questioned whether Council ~agreed with the comment that Council would annually review the priority recommendations and stated that preparation of a status report on the priorities would take a tremendous staff effort. · Mr. Vandever stated that if the Plan is to mean something then it should be tied in with the'budget process. Ms. Waters recommended that Council have before .it the priority recommendations during the budget process and retreat, but did not favors major staff report. Mr. Vandever stated that he would like a report from staff which showed what level the priorities have been funded, what it would take to implement the priorities and how far along the City is in accomplishing the priority goals.. Ms. Waters stated that the agenda developed at the Council retreat was the list of priorities Council felt could be realistically accomplished in the coming year and she felt this was the list which should be focused on. Ms. Waters stated that in the absence of support for an annual status report, no specific direction was given to staff from Council at this time. HOUSING STRATEGY The folloWing comments were made about the Housing Strategy priorities: Homeownership - Remove priority status and/or entire strategy #2 ~(Cooperative Housing)i; make ~3 'first priority and high status of #1' questioned; remove strategy #4; say continue program in ~5; reduce number of neighborhoods in #6 to two;~ it was questioned whether #7 would work; and drop last sentence of #8. Publicly Assisted and Subsidized Housing - Make 'strategy #4 a priority. Housing for Middle Income Households - Staff think ~1 should be middle and upper middle income housing; change language on #3 from "should implement;" make #5 a priority; special State legislation may be required to implement #6. University of Virginia - Change language in #1 from "should;" take out last sentence of #4. Resources for Housing - Put'prime priority emphasis on la since have been told by State legislators that strategies lb, lc, and ld will not be adopted; move strategies lb and lc under discussion section and delete ld; develop #3 with how Comprehensive Plan.reviewed. Private Sector Provision of Housing~ for Lower and Moderate Income Persons - Take out #3. · Regional Housing Issues - Combine ~1 and #2 and make a priority~ add "remain open to or consider the possibility" in #6. Fair Housing Opportunities - Strategy #2 has previously been rejected as too costly to set up in major way and because it was felt that~enough force of law already is available to deal with, though City would continue to work with people to direct them to the proper place. Change title of #2, add to "facilitate" and remove laSt two sentences.