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12 <br /> In addition to meeting one of the National Objectives listed above, community or public <br /> service activities must provide: <br /> (1) a new service; or <br /> (2)a quantifiable increase in the level of an existing service than what was provided <br /> over the last fiscal year. <br /> In the past, the Council has funded public service projects that support other Community <br /> Development objectives and activities, especially_ public housing and Neighborhood <br /> Revitalization. Some emphasis has also been placed on job training for low-income <br /> residents. We evaluated the following applications in terms of previous performance and <br /> their relationship to other Community Development objectives. In general, we are <br /> recommending that some funding be set aside for community services, but that the Council <br /> emphasizes housing objectives as contained in the Consolidated Plan. <br /> The following agencies submitted applications for Community/ Public Service activities: <br /> 1. Chapel Hill — Carrboro YMCA <br /> The Chapel Hill — Carrboro YMCA requested $13,860 of Community Development funds <br /> to continue operation of After School Programs for children living in the Pine Knolls <br /> neighborhood and South Estes Drive public housing community. <br /> Commenf: We propose to budget $13,500 to the YMCA to continue its after school <br /> program for youths living in the Pine Knolls neighborhood and South Estes Drive public <br /> housing community. <br /> Since 1994, the Town has provided Community Development funds to the YMCA for its <br /> After School Program at the Pine Knolls Community Center. In 1999, the YMCA <br /> established a similar program at the South Estes Drive Community Center. This year, <br /> approximately three children from Pine Knolls and fourteen children from South Estes were <br /> served by these programs. In February, the YMCA moved the program from the South <br /> Estes Drive Community Center to the YMCA facility so the children could receive a more <br /> enriching after school experience. <br /> 2. Orange County Literacy Council <br /> The Orange County Literacy Council requested $11,500 to continue funding a Program <br /> Coordinator position for its Computer-based literacy program. The Program provides <br /> computer-based literacy and GED classes to public housing residents and low-income <br /> Chapel Hill residents. <br /> At the March 26 public hearing Executive Director Lucy Lewis stated that she supported <br />