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CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Joint Public Hearing with Planning Commission August 8, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. CitySpace Main Conference Room (100 5th Street NE) The Charlottesville City Council met at a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission. Mayor Lloyd Snook called City Council to order with all members present: Michael Payne, Brian Pinkston, Leah Puryear, Lloyd Snook and Juandiego Wade. The public hearings were heard in the following order: 1. Draft FY2023 HOME-ARP Action Plan for the City of Charlottesville The 15-day comment period was from Monday, July 24, 2023 to Monday, August 7, 2023. This item allows the Planning Commission and City Council to consider projects to be undertaken as part of the City’s federal fiscal year 2023-2024 HOME American Rescue Plan Program (“HOME- ARP Program”). The Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) has informed the City that funding for the HOME-ARP Program is currently estimated at approximately $340,000, which the City plans to use to support the preservation and/or development of rental units affordable to households at 60% of the local Area Median Income (“AMI”) (at or below $55,500 for a household of four persons in 2023). Information regarding the City’s HOME-ARP Program can be found online at https://www.charlottesville.gov/1658/HOME-ARP and persons interested in this program are invited to contact Anthony Warn, Grants Analyst, by e-mail at warna@charlottesville.gov. Anthony Warn, Grants Analyst made the presentation. Chair Lyle Solla-Yates opened the public hearing. With no speakers coming forward, the public hearing was closed, and the Planning Commission deliberated. 2. CP23 - 00001 – 0 E High St. Pursuant to Virginia Code section 15.2-2232 and Charlottesville City Code Sec. 34-28, the Planning Commission and City Council will review the public roads, trails, and park facilities proposed within the 0 E High St. preliminary site plan to determine if the general location, character and extent of the proposed improvements are substantially in accord with the City’s currently adopted Comprehensive Plan or part thereof. The preliminary site plan may be examined at the Department of Neighborhood Development Services, 610 E Market Street, Charlottesville, Virginia, Monday – Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. James Freas, Director of Neighborhood Development Services, introduced the item and stated parameters for consideration at this meeting.