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146 <br /> <br /> It was requested that the Highway Department be <br />asked for an estimate for lowering the railroad tracks. <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall noted that the Highway Department's <br />four-lane design for the bridge matched the width of the <br />adjoining street and that the normal width for a four-lane <br /> <br /> bridge was wider. <br /> meeting <br /> Presiden'{ <br /> <br />was adjourned. <br /> <br />COUNCIL CHAMBER <br /> <br />December 2, 1985 <br /> <br /> Council met in regular session on this date with the <br />following members present: Mr. Barnes, Mr. Buck, Mrs. <br />Gleason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br /> On motion by Dr. Hall, seconded by Dr. Gunter, the <br /> minutes of November 18th were approved as presented, with <br /> Mrs. Gleason abstaining. <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br /> <br /> Rev. Alvin Edwards, minister of Mt. Zion Baptist <br /> Church, requested further information on the impact on <br /> the church of the Ridge Street bridge construction. <br /> <br /> Mr. Jim Marshall, Traffic Engineer, stated that <br /> further details have been requested from the' Highway <br /> Department. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION: DAVID S. LIEDERMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHILD <br />WELFARE LEAGUE OF AMERICA <br /> <br /> Mr. David Liederman, Executive Director of the Child <br /> Welfare League of America, described the Child Welfare <br /> League as a national organization which coordinates <br /> agencies that provide services for children and youth and <br /> provides quality control for both public and private <br /> agencies. Mr. Liederman stated that following a very <br /> lengthy process, the Charlottesville Department of'Social <br /> Services was presented with its certification for accredi- <br /> tation, only one of 22 public agencies in the. country to <br /> receive certification. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION: SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />AND EMPLOYMENT STUDY <br /> <br />RACE RELATIONS <br /> <br /> Ms. Mary Reese, Chairman of the Social Development <br />Commission, stated that the Race Relations and EmPloyment <br />Task Force looked at equality and equity in employment. <br /> <br /> Mr. David Tos'cano, Chairman of the Task Force, stated <br />that gains have been made in minority employment, but more <br />are needed. Mr. Toscano stated that black unemployment is <br />double that of white and blacks are clustered in service <br />occupations. Mr. Toscano gave the following major <br />recommendations of the Task Force: 1) a Minority Business <br />Enterprise Committee should be established, 2) the City <br />should strengthen its Affirmative Action Plan, 3) The City <br />should increase its career training and development efforts <br />through a career development program and the use of a <br />"skill" bank. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano requested that Council accept the challenge <br />of implementing the Task Force's recommendation and accept <br />the report. Mr. Toscano noted that a second phase would <br />research minority employment in the private sector. <br /> <br /> <br />