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81 APPROPRIATION: $2,910 - Virginia Commission for Arts Challenge Grant (for Piedmont Council of the Arts and Virginia Discovery Museum) (carried over) c. RESOLUTION: Transfer of Funds - Treasurer's Office BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the City of Charlottesville, Virginia supports the City- Treasurer's request to the Commonwealth of Virginia Compensation Board for authorization to transfer $4,250.00 from the Temporary Personnel account to the Office Supplies account in the Treasurer's Office budget. ORDINANCE: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDADClNG SECTIONS 25-58 AND 25-61 OF ARTICLE IH OF CHAPTER 25, AND SECTIONS 30-98, 30-99 AND 30-101 OF ARTICLE IV, CHAPTER 30, OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY CODE, 1990, AS AMENDED, RELATED TO THE REAL ESTATE AND RENTAL TAX RELIEF PROGRAMS" (carried over) PRESENTATION: DOWNTOWN MALL COMMITTEE Mr. Satyendra Huja, Director of Community Development, explained that members of the Downtown Mall Committee talked with vendors and downtown merchants about the recommendations and research was done by Community Development staff. Mr. Baughan Roemer, Downtown Mall Committee member, presented the following recommendations of the Committee regarding vendors: increase the vending fee from $50.00 to $250.00 per year to ensure good quality of vendors and reduce the cluttered look, with a daily permit available for $25.00 and monthly permit for $150.000; require consistent design of vending tables, preferably with a dark table skirt to the floor on all sides and limit size to 8 feet by 8 feet, with the Board of Architectural Review involved in overall design criteria; require vendors to be 50 feet away from existing store fronts and 5 feet away from other vendors; require the vending permit to be posted at all times; and strictly enforce the vending requirements through a ticketing process. Mr. Robby Knoll, Downtown Mall Committee member, presented the Committee's recommendations regarding sidewalk cafes: charge a fee of $3.00 per square feet; continue to have the Board of Architectural Review approve the design; reduce the permit to two years; require restaurants to pay' the estimated cost of the utilities when CRy utilities are used; and require fixtures within the cafes to be maintained by the restaurant. Mr. Stan Tatum, Downtown Mall Connnittee member, presented the Committee's recommendations regarding kiosks: set a fee structure of $1,800.00 per year or $18.00 per square feet; maximum 5 year lease, with options to renew; restrict size to 100 square feet; and limit kiosks to one per block. Regarding newspaper boxes, the Committee's recommendation was to regulate location and use the uniform dispensers in order to eliminate clutter in the historic district and other designated areas. Mr. Tatum stated that the Committee discussed the possibility of regulating musicians on the downtown mall but did not see it as a problem at this time. Mr. Huja suggested that Council provide guidelines for a draft ordinance on the recommendations. The recommendation to increase the vending fee was discussed and there was sentiment for increasing the fee to $150,00 per year, with the amount pro-rated for shorter periods of time. Mr. Toscano requested that notices of the proposed ordinance change be sent to all vendors. Rev. Edwards stated that he would like to hear from small vendors about the fee increase and stated that he did not think increasing the fee would always ensure quality.