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230 <br /> <br /> Ivfr. Tolbert presented ideas about the Comprehensive Plan's organization and <br />content, adding that he would tike the implementation stage to be very specific. Mr. <br />Tolbert asked that Council identify any issues that they would like to have addressed. <br /> Mr. Marshall Slayton, Chairman of the Planning Commission, said that staffand <br />the Planning Commission would like to hear specifically aborn the following areas, in <br />addition to any identified by Council: 1) housing bonuses; 2) home ownership; 3) transit <br />oriented development; and 4) four unrelated persons. <br /> <br /> Mr. Herman Key, Planning Commission member, said that the idea of housing <br />bonuses was suggested in response to the question of what kind of incentives can be used <br />to encourage diverse housing (a mixture of rental and home ownership and low/moderate <br />and middle income housing). <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he is interested in exploring ways to integrate all income levels in <br />housing and would support a housing bonus program. Mr. Cox suggested that the <br />neighborhood planners could research other areas that offer such a progrmm. <br /> <br /> Mr. Slayton said the idea of housing bonuses is seen as a wayto try to prevem <br />gentrification, and was brought up during the transition zonediscussions. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tim Supler, Planner Commission m_ember, said that Charlottesville needs <br />additional homes in the $150,000 to $175,000 range, adding that a healthy city has to <br />have a mix of housing. <br /> <br /> Ms. Daugherty said she is interested in the idea of bonuses to address <br />gentrification~ <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said the question remains about how we structure city wide goals <br />with neighborhood goals, especially when conflict arises. Mr. Toscano said he is <br />intrigued by the bonus idea and said he also wants diversity in the housing stock. Mr. <br />Toscano said that incentives need to be created to make things get done that Council <br />wants to have done. Mr. Toscano noted that the major issues in the reversion debate <br />were: getting the City's expenditures under control; expanding the City's economic base; <br />and assuring diversity in housing. Mr. Toscano added that the desire to add housing <br />bumps up against neighborhoods' desire not to have housing added in their <br />neighborhoo& <br /> <br /> Mr. Slayton said that the overall housing mix is important and suggesting varying <br />zoning for certain neighborhoods. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said that perhaps the bonus idea could be explored fOr the transition <br />zone. <br /> <br /> Mr. Supler said it will be the Pta~nir~g Commission's job to meld the <br />neighborhood plans together with city-wide plans, which will be a balancing act. <br /> <br /> Ms. Daugh~y suggested that Council's overall goals be presented to <br />neighborhoods at the beginning of the Comprehensive Plan process. <br /> <br /> Mr. Slayton said that each neighborhood will be presented with a list of specific <br />topics that they will be asked to address. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kenneth Schwartz, Planning Commission member, said the question will be <br />how we can help neighborhoods understand how they relate to broad pr~meiples of the <br />city. <br /> <br /> Regarding home ownership, Mr. Cox said the issue is tied to schools and there is <br />an imbalance in housing in neighborhoods. Mr. Cox said he hopes a discussion will be <br />held about what schools took like and what can be done to make them become more <br />diverse. In addition, Mr. Cox said we should not just look at where there is land available <br />for housing, but look at areas where school diversity is needed. Mr. Cox said we should <br /> <br /> <br />