City Council Meets Monday, September 20

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City Council 4PM Work Session

City Council will discuss reports on:

Charlottesville Fire Department Update

City Managers response to Community Matters

The City Manager will respond to matters raised at the previous meeting.

Community Matters

Public comment is provided for up to 16 speakers at the beginning of the meeting (limit 3 minutes per speaker.) Pre-registration is available for up to 8 spaces, and pre-registered speakers are announced by noon the day of the meeting. The number of speakers is unlimited at the end of the meeting.

Public Hearings

Charlottesville City Council will receive input on:

Reviewing program performance and setting priorities for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funds for Program Year 2022-2023 (1 reading)

Ordinances

City Council will take action on:

Amending and re-enacting Charlottesville City Code Chapter 19 Section 19- 59 to change the length and number of terms for members of the City's Retirement Commission (2nd reading)

Amending and reenacting the Transient Occupancy Tax of the Code of the City of Charlottesville (1990), to conform the City’s process for collection and reporting of Transient Occupancy Tax with Changes in State Enabling Legislation (1st of 2 readings)

Amending and reenacting the Meals Tax to Clarify that Meals Tax Reports are Due from the Sellers to the City Every Month (1st of 2 readings)

Resolutions

Charlottesville City Council will take action on:

Appropriating Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS/H.I.V. (H.O.P.W.A.) Grant funds to the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless (TJACH) - $288,172 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds from the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless (TJACH) to the Department of Human Services - $10,000 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds for the Virginia Behavioral Health Docket Grant - $49,000 (2nd reading) 6. Resolution: Appropriating funds for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Adult Drug Treatment Court Grant Award - $240,000 (2nd reading)

Appropriating Bama Works Grant funds for the recruitment and retention of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) Foster Families - $5,000 (2nd reading)

Appropriating VDOT funds for VDOT Highway Safety Improvement (HSIP) Grant for Washington Park to Madison Avenue Trail - $88,350 (1st of 2 readings)

Appropriating funds for Virginia Department of Social Services (V.D.S.S.) Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF) Grants - $257,479.76 (1st of 2 readings)

Approving a long-term lease of a portion of McIntire Park to the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont (1st of 2 readings; public hearing on 2nd reading)

Ratifying or approving the formation by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority (CRHA) of certain entities identified as Limited Liability Companies (LLCs) (1 reading)

Considering an off-cycle budget request from the BUCK Squad - $50,000 (1st of 2 readings)

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