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172 WHEREAS, since 1974 the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program has been one of the most creative and flexible tools that cities in the United States have had to improve low and moderate income neighborhoods, create jobs and foster economic growth; and WHEREAS, in Charlotteville CDBG funds have in the pat been used to pay for badly needed neighborhood street, sidewalk and drainage improvements, to rehabilitate significant portions of the City's housing stock, to make the community more accessible to the handicapped, and to provide vitally needed assistance to a wide variety of innovative human service programs benefiting low and moderate income citizens of the community; and WHEREAS, the funding for the CDBG program has already been subjected to substantial reductions, and further reductions will seriously jeopardize the ability of the City of Charlottesville to continue strengthening its low and moderate income neighborhood~ and WHEREAS, Charlottesville and other cities have already suffered significant reductions in revenues from other federal programs, including the loss of over $1,097,000.00 a year in general revenue sharing funds; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that: 1. The Council earnestly and respectfully urges its members of Congress, the Honorable John Warner, the Honorable Paul Trible and the Honorable D. French Slaughter to oppose strenuously any further attempts to reduce funding for the Community Development Block Grant program. 2. The Council cordially invites Senators Warner and Trible and Congressman Slaughter to visit Charlottesville during the Congress' Easter recess, or at any other time convenient to them, to see firsthand the significant benefits that citizens of this community have drived from 13 years of CDBG funding. ORDINANCE: CLOSING AN ALLEY OFF HARRIS STREET (2nd reading) The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING AN ALLEY OFF HARRIS STREET" which was offered at the March 16th meeting was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Hall, Mr. Towe. ORDINANCE: CLOSING SAXTON STREET (2nd reading) Mr. Hendrix stated that the City's Traffic Engineer had approved the site plan which included rounding the corner of South and Water Streets and noted that a pedestrian easement was included in the project. Mr. Craig Redinger, developer of the Vinegar Hill South project, who had requested that Saxton Street be closed, stated that he had spoken with property owners on South Street and they felt that the proposal would solve their concerns. The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND DISCONTINUING SAXTON STREET" which had been offered at the March 16th meeting was approved by the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Hall, Mr. Towe. Noes: None. ORDINANCE: VACATING SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR SEMINOLE SQUARE (2nd reading)