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<br />CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES August 21, 2023 at 4:00 p.m.
<br />Council Chamber, 605 E. Main Street
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<br />The Charlottesville City Council met at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Aug 21, 2023. Mayor Lloyd Snook called the meeting to order and Clerk of Council Kyna Thomas called the roll, noting the following councilors present: Mayor Lloyd Snook, Vice Mayor Juandiego Wade and
<br />Councilors Michael Payne, Brian Pinkston and Leah Puryear.
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<br />On motion by Wade, seconded by Pinkston, Council by a vote of 5-0 (Ayes: Payne, Pinkston, Puryear, Snook, Wade; Noes: none) adopted the meeting agenda.
<br />REPORTS
<br />1. REPORT: Ranked Choice Voting
<br />Jim Knix, Secretary of the Charlottesville Electoral Board, shared background information about Ranked Choice Voting (RCV), also known as Instant Runoff Voting. RCV is a voting system where voters use a ranked ballot to sequentially rank their candidate choices in order of
<br />preference, rather than selecting a single or limited number of candidates as their choice for a winner. If a voter’s first choice does not win, their vote counts toward their next choice.
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<br />Taylor Yowell, Charlottesville Voter Registrar, shared a presentation explaining RCV and how it works. Locally, ranked choice voting would only apply to City Council elections. Costs would be significant for outreach, education, software upgrades, staffing overtime and ballot printing. In order for the city to implement RCV, City Council would need to draft, introduce and adopt an enabling ordinance. City Council would also be responsible for developing an
<br />education and outreach plan. Ms. Yowell requested notice as soon as possible when Council would like to vote on RCV since there are statutory requirements for implementing the system as well as lead times for procuring materials and developing and distributing educational materials. She suggested waiting until after the 2024 General Election, possibly December 2024, and trying the process with a Primary since there are no write-ins with a Primary election.
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<br />2. REPORT: Charlottesville Area Alliance Annual Presentation
<br />Kristin Miller, Co-Chair of the Charlottesville Area Alliance (CAA), presented the annual report. The Vision of CAA is to "become the most age-friendly community in the country." The Mission of CAA is to "lead the advancement of this vision, with a focus on transportation, housing and social participation." Members of the Alliance are: Albemarle Housing Improvement Program (AHIP), Albemarle County, Alzheimer’s Association, City of
<br />Charlottesville, Cville Village, Fluvanna County, Hospice of the Piedmont, Home Instead, Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA), JAUNT, Legal Aid Justice, OLLI, Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA), Region Ten, The Center, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, Blue Ridge Health District, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, United Way, UVA Health, Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge and others. One in five people are aged 65 or older
<br />in the Blue Ridge Health District. CAA requests that the age 65and older population be considered when voting on policies and initiatives.
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