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<br />ensure that the grants are expended for their intended purposes and in accordance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. To this end, the City Manager, the Director <br />of Finance, and public officers to whom any responsibility is delegated by the City Manager <br />pursuant to City Code Section 2-147 are authorized to establish administrative procedures and provide for guidance and assistance in subrecipients’ execution of the funded programs. 6. RESOLUTION: Appropriate funds from the Department of Housing and Community Development- Virginia Homeless Solutions Program Grant $ 539,369 (carried) <br /> 7. RESOLUTION: Appropriate funds from the Department of Criminal Justice Systems FREE GRANT School Security Officer: School Resource Officer Incentive Grant Program - $150,000 (carried) <br />8. RESOLUTION: Appropriate funds from the Safe Routes to School Non-infrastructure <br />Grant - $33,150 (carried) CITY MANAGER REPORT <br />Stephen Hicks, Deputy City Manager for Operations reported that the consolidated draft of the Charlottesville Development Code has been completed and the 400+ page document is available on the Cville Plans Together website. He shared dates for upcoming meetings. Public Works are <br />staff working on their annual projects to support the start of school. The Transit leadership team continues to work with the Schools leadership team and they hope to have all twenty bus driver slots filled by the end of September. Utilities plans to have the consultant present the preliminary Decarbonization Study update in October. <br />City Manager Sanders congratulated regional non-profit developers that were recently notified of over $10 Million in affordable and special needs housing funding that has come to the city and county. In addition to that $10 Million, $13.9 Million was awarded to those same groups by the City of Charlottesville. He stated that he extended an offer of employment for the Director for Communications and Public Engagement position. He attended the Charlottesville-Albemarle <br />Back to School Bash, the Kindlewood community celebration, and the Better Together Back to School Bash at the Boys & Girls Club. He apologized to the community for difficulties in CitySpace during a public meeting on August 8 and stated that the future Planning Commission and City Council meetings will be in Council Chamber. The quarterly financial report was provided in writing. <br />COMMUNITY MATTERS <br />Mayor Snook opened the floor for comments from the public. <br />1. Joanie Freeman and the Green Grannies encouraged electrifying City buses. <br />2. William Espinosa, county resident, spoke about the qualities of fossil fuels. He discouraged the use of CNG mass transit vehicles and encouraged use of battery electric buses. <br />3. Brett Jones, city resident, spoke in support of Ranked Choice Voting. <br />4. Katie VanLangen, Co-Director for LEAP, spoke in support of Solarize Virginia, to make <br />Page 36 of 171