City Council Meets Monday, July 19

Charlottesville City Council holds late afternoon meetings once a month to receive and discuss reports at 4 p.m. Register Here
City Council regular meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Register Here

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City Council 4PM Work Session

City Council will discuss reports on:

Juvenile Justice Reform Process

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.

Reports

Charlottesville City Council will hear reports on:

Rivanna Authorities Quarterly Report (written report only)

Resolutions

Charlottesville City Council will take action on:

Appropriating funds for COVID Homelessness Emergency Response Program (CHERP) Grant Amendment - $201,120 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds Charlottesville Student Victim Outreach Program Department of Criminal Justice Services Victim of Crimes Act Grant - $343,371 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds for Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Grant for Charlottesville Albemarle Family Treatment Court Program Expanded Services - $827,973 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds for FY21 Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Body-worn Camera Grant - $100,000 (2nd reading)

Appropriating FY 2021 Supplemental Federal Funding for Transit Capital and Operating Assistance - $5,038,344 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds for City School Bus Driver Incentive Plan - $332,952 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds for Transit Bus Driver Benefits Incentive Plan - $499,632 (2nd reading)

Appropriating funds for the Virginia Department of Education Special Nutrition Program Summer Food Service Program - $200,000 (1st of 2 readings)

Appropriating funds for Virginia Housing Solutions Program Grant Award - $539,333 (1st of 2 readings)

Appropriating funds for Family First Prevention Services Act for the Department of Social Services Family Services staffing - $164,607 (1st of 2 readings)

Appropriating previously approved funds to the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society for the purpose of identifying the individuals interred in the unmarked graves at Pen Park and their descendants - $2,500 (1st of 2 readings)

Appropriating previously approved funds for a match of a Virginia Department of Historic Resources 2021-2022 State Survey and Planning Cost Share Program grant for Phase 1 of the Charlottesville Downtown Mall Historic Landscape Study and Management Plan - $10,000 (1st of 2 readings)

Amending and reauthorizing the Charlottesville Public School Scholarship Fund (1 reading)

Approving the request to pursue Transportation Alternatives Project grant funding through the Virginia Department of Transportation for: 1) design and construction of Meadow Creek Valley Trail bridge $675,000, and 2) Safe Routes to School Program and Coordinator $200,000 (1 reading)

Appropriating funds for funding transfer for Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund (CAHF) Program Review/Redesign and Inclusionary Zoning Program Design - $165,000 (1st of 2 readings)

Approving the findings of the Design Public Hearing for the Fontaine Avenue Streetscape (1 reading)

Appropriating funds from the American Rescue Plan for Eligible Local Activities - $1,986,100 (2nd reading)

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