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6 Mr. Eddie Banks spoke to Council and said Region Ten saved his life. Ms. Szakos said she appreciated the report. Medicaid expansion is not a sure thing, and it is an incredible opportunity for us to bring our federal tax dollars home. She urged citizens to call their legislators and encourage them to expand Medicaid. REPORT / RESOLUTION: REALLOCATION OF CHARLOTTESVILLE HOUSING FUNDS FROM CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY (CRHA) REDEVELOPMENT TO OTHER EFFORTS - $400,000 Mr. Tolbert presented to Council. Staff is asking Council to appropriate $250,000, to be used by CRHA for redevelopment purposes as deemed appropriate. Staff recommends that the $400,000 previously allocated to the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) be reallocated to AHIP Emergency Repair ($100,000) and Habitat Belmont Cottages ($300,000). Staff also recommends that the $400,000 allocated to AHIP Emergency Repair and the Habitat Belmont Cottages be re- committed/allocated to CRHA and the CDC from FY 2014 CHF dollars if such funds are adopted and available. Ms. Smith asked for clarification on how the $300,000 leverages additional funds. Mr. Tolbert said the Habitat project is raising $2.9 million, and they have a gap. If we can fill that gap, they will begin work on the project. Ms. Smith said if we are giving City taxpayer money to Habitat, we should know that it is benefitting City residents. Ms. Szakos said if we are paying for 10% of this project, we can bet that 10% of the residents will be City residents. Regardless of where they live now, they will become City residents when they move into these homes. Mr. Tolbert said Habitat reported that of the last 17 houses built, 12 are occupied by former City residents. Mr. Tolbert noted that Habitat cannot legally require residents to be City residents. Ms. Smith said it is important to attend to the preservation of our existing affordable housing stock. She said she believes $300,000 is too much money. Ms. Galvin said she would like to know when the CDC and the CRHA have sorted out the future of the CDC, and she would like to see a plan for how the $250,000 will be used. She said transitional housing is very important, and Habitat provides this. Mr. Norris said Ms. Smith brings up an important point, and he reiterated that Council would like to see Habitat work to encourage City residents to occupy their homes. On motion by Mr. Huja, seconded by Ms. Szakos, the motion passed. (Ayes: Mr. Norris, Mr. Huja, Ms. Szakos, Ms. Galvin; Noes: Ms. Smith.)