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APPOINTMENTS PRESENTATION: CHARTER HOUSE ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEE PRESENTATION: GENE HARDING, TREASURER Mr. 'Buck stated while he felt Mr. Conover's request for a sophisticated analysis of the effect of removing the 10% surcharge was reasonable, he preferred to accept the staff's information aud..recommendations. Mr. Conover suggested that perhaps the 10% surcharge could be app. li~d only to county residential customers and not to commercial users. The motion to amend the ordinance was denied by the following vote. Ayes: Mr Conover and Dr. Hall. Noes: Mr. Buck, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Gunter. Mrs. Gleason moved, and Mr. Conover seconded, to amend the ordinance by beginning the summer air conditioning rates in May. The motion was approved with the following vote. Ayes: Mr. Buck, Mr. Conover, Mrs'. Gle~son, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. Noes: None. The ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTIONS 12-3, 12-4, 12-6, 24-2 AND 29-2 AND TO ADD SECTION 12-4.1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, 1976, RELATING TO CITY GAS, SEWER AND WATER CHARGES" was carried over to the next meeting for the second reading. Mr. Conover mo. ved, and Dr. Gunter seconded, to accept the water rate ordinance. Mr. Conover moved, and Dr. Gunter seconded, to amend the ordinance by decreasing the proposed minimum water rate to $2.25 and increasing the commodity charge to $8.65. Mr. Conover said he argued with the addition of bad debts-to the minimum water rate and felt only those necessary charges related to the minimum fee should be included. He said he felt the higher rate above the minimum would encourage larger use customers to conserve on their water use. Mr. Buck said he did not feel the $0.25 saved a month would be signi- ficant to customers, but Mrs'. Gleason responded that she felt anything, however small, that could be done to lower costs was beneficial. T.he amendment was approved by the following vote~ Ayes: Mr. Conover, Mrs. Gleason, Dr. Gunter, Dr. Hall. Noes: Mr. Buck. Mr..Conover moved, and Mrs. Gleason seconded, to amend the minimum s'ewer raider"to $2.25 and raise the commodity charge to $8.97. The ordinance was carried over to the next meeting fox the second reading. There weren't.no appointments to boards or commissions. Ms. Beverly Butler gave Council an updated 'report on Charter House, the home for homeless alcoholics. Since the house began operation in January 1983 there have been 11 14 men per night. In the 'orevious year~ there had been 163 drunk in public commitments to the Joint Security Complex and this year there have been only 63. Feedback from the community indicates that the men are cleaner and more pleasant. Ail men who receive regular income are required to pay SS oo a night to stay at the house. Ms. Butler stated that one problem area had be.en in work alternatives for the men and the focus had turned to finding work for the men at the house where supervision could be given. She said that there were two more years on the original three year grant for the operation of the house. Mr. Gene Harding, Treasurer for the City, gave Council a brief description of his duties. He said his main functions include the following: collections, custody, investment of idle funds and disbursement of public funds, and appropriate records maintenance. His department is resoonsible