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for general transportation services in the City. Her problemr' with matching the grant would also say to JAUNT that we feel it is inappropriate for JAUNT to get into larger scale general transportation services in the urban area, Mr, Rick Seaman reported that at a meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board reaffirmed that the Board desires to work cooperatively with the Charlottesville Transit Service and not compete with the services, and to attempt to identify JAUNT passengers who could use the Charlottesville Transit System and urge them to do so and affirms its position as a transporter of social service agency clients in the City and of rural residents elsewhere. The Board urges the City Council to support JAUNT financially for one year to enable JAUNT and the Charlottesville Transit System to work cooperatively towards a solution to common problems during that time, Mrs. O'Brien stated that if JAUNT were willing to set down with Charlottesville and Albemarle who have not talked about this to a great degree and work the problems out she would be nappier with it. She stated we already have two transit systems not including JAUNT and she doesn't think we need a third in an urban area that is providing a general transportation service. Mr. Albro stated that one of the problems he has with JAUNT is that we have a taxi system, a bus system, that no one in the City lives more than four or five blocks from a bus line, the bus system operates in the red, and to add JAUNT on top of that causes him some problems, However, there is a segment of the population who cann't use the taxi cabs~effectively nor can they use the buses. He has no problem with JAUNT to the extent that it operates to fill a void in the City's population demand for service. He wishes there were some way we could meet the needs of the handicapped and others who have a hard time using our bus and cab systems and support that system without having to support something that overlaps or competes with the general transportation available in the community. If there were some- way we could attach those conditions to JAUNT's operations with- in the City in appropriating money for our share of the operating deficit he would be happy to do it. The City Manager stated that the Council could appropriate another $15,000 contingent upon the JAUNT board agreeing that they will not provide general transportation service in the urban area unless the City refuses to service that area. After additional discussion on motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Buck the following resolution was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration.