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11 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />their work with both City and Albemarle County schools. Near her home, she said there is a <br />concern about on street parking, which was recently moved up the street, and she said it is now <br />creating a bottleneck when two cars are parked on opposite sides of the road. She encouraged <br />Council to develop regional housing and funding strategies in its upcoming joint meeting with <br />the Albemarle Board of Supervisors. <br />Ms. Rosia Parker shared concerns about the Charlottesville Police Department and Police <br />Chief RaShall Brackney. She expressed concerns about the Sage Smith case. Ms. Parker also <br />encouraged members of Council to spend a night in Westhaven. <br /> Ms. Karen Katz shared concerns about issues in the Belmont-Carlton neighborhood, in <br />particular in areas where residential homes come up next to business establishments. She said <br />she wanted to know more about the process for grant funding and rezoning matters. She asked <br />about the obligation developers and the City have to notify residents about changed services or <br />new development. She said she is a new resident and wants to learn more about these issues and the role of the neighborhood associations. <br /> <br />Ms. Hill shared that with rezoning there are mailings to property owners within a certain <br />radius, signs placed at the location and community meetings. <br /> Ms. Galvin asked Mr. Murphy about the Neighborhood Leadership Institute, which was a <br />program that used to be run by the City to help citizens learn how local government works. She <br />asked Mr. Murphy for an update on what it would take to restore that educational program as <br />part of the new community engagement effort with the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Mr. Murphy asked for clarification as to whether this is intended to expose residents to all <br />departments and what they do versus a leadership program. Ms. Galvin said she didn't think <br />those goals were mutually exclusive. She also said it was important for the City Manager to <br />continue the quarterly meetings with Neighborhood Association Leaders. Mr. Murphy said those <br />meetings continue to happen and the issues they raise continue to be evaluated and addressed by staff. <br /> <br />Mr. Signer said that neighborhood associations in Charlottesville vary greatly in their level <br />of organization, structure, and frequency of meetings. <br /> Mr. Walt Heineke expressed his support for survivors [of sexual assault]. On police Stop <br />and Frisk data, he said there needs to be a response to Mr. Fogel's allegation that the data cannot <br />be accessed. Mr. Heineke expressed his strong support for the City's affordable housing <br />initiatives. He asked Council to make specific goals for the future. On community engagement <br />and public input, he said it is not effective and it is a crisis Council needs to address. <br />Dr. Bellamy responded to Mr. Heineke and asked about the goal of 4,000 affordable <br />housing units by 2023. He notes that the city is land-locked and that past goals of 15 percent <br />affordable housing in the City have not been achievable for a variety of reasons. <br />