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PRESENTATION: ITALIAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM PRESENTATION: CENTRAL PLACE DEVELOPMENT DESIGN jurors, and serves jury notices. The Sheriff's Department is responsible for the transportation of inmates from jail to court, of the mentally ill to' institutions upon commitment, and of prisoners traveling intrastate. Courtroom security is provided by the Sheriff's Department, as are guards for hospitalized prisoners. The Sheriff's Department operates on a budget of $185,799, $60,474 of which is'paid by the City. The Department travels approxi- mately 50,000 miles a year and serves approximately 20,000 papers. Mr. Conover asked Sheriff Norford~if anything new was forthcoming in the next year and if there was-any way City Council could be helpful. Sheri££~Norford responded that he was presently working with .Mr. O'Connell to try to find ~ays in which new employees could be hired. Mr. Buck asked What impact the cutting back of State funds had had on the Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Norford replied that $8,000 had been cut from his travel allowance and that additional funds were needed in this area. He added that most duties of his Department were~mandated by State law and he was presently operating with a skeleton crew. Dr. Hall and Mr. Buck thanked Sheriff Norford for his continued hard work and his report to CoUncil. Dr. Pete. Eberhart, Assistant Superintendent of Charlottesville Schools, addressed Council regarding the Italian-American Student Exchange Program presently underway which is being sponsored by the Charlottesville and Albemarle County governments, Charlottesville and Albemarle School Boards, and the Chamber of Commerce. He stated that twenty Charlottesville and Albemarle County students h~ad been visiting the sister cities of Charlottesville and Albemarle, Prato and Poggio a Caiano, and were due to return to Charlottesville later in the evening. Twenty Italian students are due to arrive for a month-long visit in Charlottesville and Albemarle County on July 29th. Ail reports received from the American students had indicated that they had had an outstanding visit. Dr. Eberhart reported that the Chamber of Commerce had raised $?,600 and hoped to raise a total of $10,000 for the program. All but a few ho:st families for the Italian students had been secured. Dr. Eberhart stated that 'the Planning Committee was presently working on the itinerary and budget for the Italian students' visit and that additional funds would, in all probability, be required. Mrs. Gleason said she felt the Exchange Program was a grand idea. D~. Eberhart thanked Council for their continued support of the program. M~. O'Connell reported to Council that the Design Committee had approved and reco~ended the design submitted by the developers of Central Place. Mz. Craig Redinger, a partner in the Central Place Project, indicated to Council that the project was moving along quickly and that he and his partners would in all probability exercise the option to purchase the Paramount Theatre. He said a decision would be made on this purchase by ~mid-August. He stated they were seeking a private institutional purchaser for Industrial Revenue Bonds for the Central Place project. Mr. Redinger introduced his previously unannounced partner in the project, Mr. Ludwig Kuttner.