AGENDA DATE: 6/7/2017
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City/County MOU Update
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Discussion focusing on the long-term opportunities identified for the four City/County Memorandums of Understanding
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Letteri, Catlin
PRESENTER (S): Lee Catlin
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Douglas C. Walker
BACKGROUND: The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council agreed on a set of four Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) at a joint meeting on March 1, 2016; adopted by the Board of Supervisors on May 11, 2016, dealing with collaborative efforts in the areas of environment, education, transportation, and redevelopment and affordable housing. These MOUs are provided as Attachment A. Current activities and opportunities for future collaboration for each MOU topic area were presented to the Board and Council at a joint meeting on October 4, 2016. At the joint meeting, the Board and City Council directed staff to implement the short-term opportunities. The two bodies also agreed to review the long-term opportunities individually in preparation for another discussion about collaboration at a joint meeting this fall, which has been scheduled for September 19, 2017.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government's capacity to provide high quality service that achieves community priorities.
DISCUSSION: This agenda item will focus on the initiatives identified in the attached implementation matrices that outline short and long-term opportunities for each of the four MOU topic areas.
Short Term Opportunities - as was discussed with the Board during the joint meeting with City Council on October 4, 2016, these initiatives can be implemented in the next 12 to 18 months with no significant resource needs or policy changes. Based on direction provided at that meeting, work on these short term opp...
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