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223 Dr. Pat Daniels, Principal of Buford School, and Mr. Avery Lawrence, President of the Buford Student Council, welcomed Councilors, School Board members and staffto Buford School. Councilors toured various classrooms in Buford. The meeting was adjourned. COUNCIL CHAMBER - November 1, 1999 Council met in regular session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Ms. Daugherty, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. RECOGNITIONS/AWARDS Ms. Daugherty proclaimed November 8 as Community and Regional Planning Day, PUBLIC Ms. Jack Wilson, representing the Fry's Spring Neighborhood Association, asked that Council continue to support maintenance initiatives in Azalea Park and said that the Neighborhood Association is committed to community involvement regarding the future of the Park. Mr. Wilson asked that access to Moore's Creek be maintained and improved, that the land use in Azalea Park be adjusted to reflect its varied usage, and asked that Azalea Park be given priority in the City's capital budget. Mr. Wilson, a member of the Parks Advisory Board, read a resolution of the Board supporting the goals of the Neighborhood Association in addressing the needs of Azalea Park and encouraging that capital funds be set aside to complete the master planning for the Park. Mr. Kevin Cox, Fairway Avenue, said he feels a crisis exists in City Schools because of the low SOL scores, noting that 60% of Charlottesville High School seniors would not graduate ifthey were required to pass the SOLs now. Mr. Cox said that students in lower grades also failed to pass the tests. Mr. Cox said this is not just a problem of a high percentage of poor children being in the school system, and asked that the Council oversee the School Board. Mr. Stu Armstrong, Executive Director of Piedmont Housing Alliance, reported that 75 maintenance vouchers have been received from HUD, amounting to $1.6 million, that can be used regionally for housing. Ms. Richards presented Councilors with cranberries and a map showing where Lewis and Clark spent time in the Pacific County area, gffis from representatives of Long Beach, Washington, the City's newly established sister city. REPORT: McGUFFEY ARTS CENTER ANNUAL REPORT Ms. Loes van Riel, President of the McGuffey Arts Association, presented McGuffey's annual report to Council. Ms. Riel reported that there were over 7,600 visitors to McGuffey and 2,500 persons attending receptions in the past year, and more than 32 exhibits. There were 16 school tours involving more than 500 students from ten different schools. More than 1,000 people were enrolled in a variety of classes. Ms. Van Riel described three upcoming projects: developing plans for an exchange of artists between Charlottesville and its sister city, Poggio a Caiano, Italy; developing plans for a juried regional exhibition, coordinated with Piedmont Councilofthe Arts; and working with the City to improve the outside appearance of the McGuffey Art Center.