Se City of Greensboro MZ North Carolina Office of the City Manager August 12, 2010 Mr, Peter Placentino RUCO Board Chair 1417 Pisgah Church Road Greensboro, NC 27455 Dear Mr. Placentino: T understand that the RUCO Board has spent considerable time over the last several months discussing the effectiveness and efficiency of the RUCO program. As you might know, the City Manager has recently initiated a reorganization that will move the division that administers and enforces RUCO to the new Neighborhood Services Division in the new Department of Planning, and Community Development, The new Division will also be home to the City’s housing rehabilitation, lead remediation, and local ordinance enforcement programs. Changes to, or the elimination of, the RUCO program will have a significant impact on the mission and the alignment of the new Division. We need to take the time to have a larger conversation and the City Manager would appreciate it if the RUCO Board would delay further consideration of changes to RUCO until November. By that time, the new Director of Planning and Community Development will be in a better position to discuss changes to the program and to understand the implications. The hope of this would be to come out with a better neighborhood services program that meets everyone’s interest. In making this request, | understand the Board’s commitment and I appreciate the frustration that many members of the Board feel. However, I think a larger discussion with more complete information will result in a better decision, Sincerely, Robert W. Morgan Deputy City Manager RWM/dk Ce: RUCO Board Members Greensboro City Couneil Rashad M. Young, City Manager Andrew 8. Scott, Assistant City Manager, Economic Development P.O, Box 3136” Greenshoro, NC 27402-3136 ” woew.greensboro-ne gov” (336) 373-2002 * (336) 373-CITY (2489)