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COUNCIL CHAMBER - FEBRUARY 3, ig75 467 APPROVAL OF MINUTES REQUEST RE: CHARLOTTESVILLE HOUSING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM REQUEST RE: ALCOHOLISM PROGRAM SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION APPOINTMENT RE: HOUSING BOARD DF ADJUSTMENTS & APPEALS APPOINTMENTS RE: RSVP COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS RE: TRANSIT COMMITTEE THE COUNCIL MET IN REGULAR SESSION ON THIS DATE WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PRESENT: MR. BARBOUR, ~R. FIFE, [¢R. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND ~R.VAN YAHRES, ~SENT: NONE. THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF JANUARY 27, 1975 WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED. A PROPOSED EMERGENCY REPAIR PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED OUTLINING A PROGRAM FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION FOR FAMILIES WITH TOTAL INCOME AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL AND WITH CRITICAL DEFICIENCIES IN THE HOUSING, THE PROGRAM TO BE OPERATED BY CHIP, INC. THE PROGRAM PROPOSED THAT THE CITY GRANT UP TO $2,000 PER UNIT TO BE MATCHED BY THE OWNER. MR. JOHN TAYLOR, PRESIDENT OF CHIP, ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL AND REQUESTED FUNDING OF THE PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,000, OF WHICH $5,000 WOLLD BE USED FOR OPERATING EXPENSES, AND $29,000 FOR GRANTS FOR HOUSING REHABILITATION. HE ALSO REQUESTED TWO SUPERVISORY POSITIONS GRANTED THE CITY UNDER THE PLIBLIC EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. [FRS. Jok~q SNOOK, MRS. WILMABRADBEER, MRS. MARSHA MASHAW, AND MRS. DAISY SPEARS ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM. A MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THAT THE PRESENTED PROGRAM BE APPROVED, TO BE FUNDED FROM THE MONEY ALREADY APPROPRIATED FOR HOUSING SUBSIDY IN THE GENERAL FUND AND TO BE PAID AS A DONATION TO CHIP WHICH IS A NON-PROFIT,TAX EXEMPT ORGINIZATION, WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED. A REQUEST WAS PRESENTED FROM MR, KEN MCMURTRY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE HONOR COURT WHICH IS A JOINT PROJECT OF THE ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT CENTER, THE GENERAL DISTRICT COURT, JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT AND THE JAYCEES. A COMMUNICATION WAS PRESENTED FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT RECO~4ENDING THAT THE REQUEST BE DENIED AND THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONOR COURT BE REQUESTED TO CHANGE HIS PRESENT SCHEDULE TO TAKE CARE OF THE NEEDS OF THE HONOR COURT. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MRS. RINEHART THAT STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO DENY THE REQUEST WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE. AYES: MR.FIFE, MR.GILLIAM, AND MRS. RINEHART. NOES: MR. BARBOUR AND MR. VAN YAPI~ES. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY MR. FIFE THE COUNCIL VOTED TO GO INTO A SHORT EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL, BY THE FOLLOWING RECORDED VOTE. AYES: MR. BARBOUR, MR. FIFE, MR. GILLIAM, MRS. RINEHART AND MR. VAN YAHRES. NOES: NONE. DN MOTION:BY MR. GILLIAM, SECONDED BY HR. VAN YAHRES THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS DISPENSED WITH AND OPEN SESSION RESUMED. ON MOTION BY MR. FIFE, MR. ART KEYSER, WAS APPOINTED TO THE HOUSING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS AND APPEALS, FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM. ON MOTION BY MRS. RINEHART, MS. BARBARA MANARD AND ON MOTION BY MR.FIFE, MR. SCOTT WILLIAMS WERE APPOINTED TO THE RSVP COMMITTEE. ON MOTION BY MR. GILLIAM THE FOLLOWING WERE APPOINTED TO THE TRANSIT COMMITTEE: MS. MAY DONER, MR.GEORGE WILEY, MR. RANDALL BERGMANN, MS.MARY JANE HAYNES.