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90 WHEREAS, as a condition to providing the Credit Facility to the Authority, the Lender has requested that the City express its moral obligation to assist the Authority in repayment of the Credit Facility in the event the Authority is unable to do so; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Charlottesville City Council hereby pledges to the Authority and to the Lender the City's "moral obligation" to provide the Authority with sufficient funds for the Authority to make timely payments to the Lender as required by the Credit Facility provided, however, that the Lender acknowledges Chat the City shall have no legal or enforceable obligation to provide such funds and the performance by the City of all undertakings for the payment of money by the City pursuant hereto is subject to and conditioned upon approval and appropriation by the Council; and that the approval of any money by the City pursuant hereto is solely for the fiscal year in which such appropriation is made and is further subject to any prohibitions or restrictions imposed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager, or any Assistant City Manager, are each hereby authorized in the name of and on behalf of the City to execute and deliver such documents and instruments and to take such other and further actions as may be in any way necessary or appropriate to effectuate the foregoing resolution and to carry out the purposes thereof, and that the taking of any such action and the execution by such individuals of any such additional documents or instruments shall conclusively evidence the due authorization thereof by the Council. Council agreed that School Board interviews would be held on Monday, June 12 at 7:00 p.m. DISCUSSION: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Mr. Jim Tolbert, Director of Neighborhood Planning and Development Services, explained that the Planning Commission has wanted to meet with City Council periodically throughout the Comprehensive Plan process. Mr. Totbert said that over 600 people have attended at least one Comprehensive Plan meeting, and about half the meetings have been held to date. Included in the discussions and as part of the plan are the Transportation Plan (including Traffic Calming) and the Corridor Study. A second community meeting on the Plan will be held on June 3~d, Corridor Charrettes are being held in May and June, and the Comprehensive Plan will be formally presented in mid-October. Mr. Tolbert presented handouts showing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats as identified by different neighborhoods. Mr. Tolbert said that goals for the June 3ra connnunity meeting haclude: geeing some understanding of issues that the Planning Commissions needs to deal with community wide and on an individual neighborhood basis; get agreement on what guiding principles are; and have a "name the plan" contest. Mr. Cox expressed concern about public housing residents not feeling a part of the process, and asked ifstaffhas had any luck getting to them. Mr. Tolbert said that staffhas been told by PHAR (Public Housing Association of Residents) that they want to be considered as part of a larger neighborhood, not separately. Mr. Tolbert said he feels that staff and the Planning Commission have gone as far as possible in trying to involve public housing residents. Mr. Cox asked if meetings could be framed around certain issues, such as living wage, summer youth employment, etc. to encourage public housing residents to attend meetings. Mr. Tim Supler and Ms. Nancy Damon, Planning Commission members, said that they feel everything that can be done to encourage public housing residents to participate has been done, and said they would be happy for Mr. Cox to help or make suggestions.