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COUNCIL CHAMBER - December 4, 1989 Council met on regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Buck, Rev. Edwards, Mr. Towe, Mr. Vandever, Ms. Waters. MINUTES On motion by Rev. EdwardS, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the minutes of the November 20th meeting were unanimously approved as presented. PUBLIC There were no matters by the public. PUBLIC HEARING: DALE AVENUE CLOSING ALLEY BETWEEN PROSPECT AVENUE ANDORANGE- Mr. Hendrix stated that the City has received a request to close a ten foot public walkway, and the Planning Commission has held a public hearing on the matter and recommended that the alley be closed. Mr Jonathan Spivey, President of the Orangedale Neighborhood Association,~ supported closing the alley because he felt the open alley has become a major nuisance. The public hearing was closed. ORDINANCE: CLOSING ALLEY BETWEEN PROSPECT AVENUE AND ORANGEDALE AVENUE On motion by Rev. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING AN ALLEY BETWEEN ORANGEDALE AND PROSPECT AVENUES" was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. PUBLIC HEARING: HOUSING STRATEGY Mr. Hendrix explained that the Housing Task Force has developed the Housing Strategy, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing on the matter and Council has met in a work session and made a ~few changes. Mr. Hendrix recommended that if the Council makes changes to the Housing Strategy then the matter should be referred back to the Planning Commission. The public hearing was opened. Mr. David Toscano of 705 Evergreen Avenue and a member of the Housing Task Force, stated that he supported the study but noted some concerns about its emphasis on homeownership and felt that additional attention should be paid to affordable housing, especially rental housing. Mr. Toscano voiced his support for the' proposal to issue rental occupancy permits and was disappointed that Council had removed. priority designation from the study's cooperative housing recommendations. Ms. Sally Thomas, representing the League of Women Voters, noted that the League supported the priority designation for the study's recommendation on associated social services for~housing programs, but was concerned about the reduction of emphasis on lower income housing on City property next to Pen park. Ms. Thomas asked that the recommendation addressing boarded up housing on page 22 of the study be revised to reflect the need for regulating the length of time a house can be boarded up. Mr. Francis Fife, representing the Charlottesville Housing Foundation, voiCed support for the goal of affordable