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226 Presentation re; 911 telephone system funding sources had to be developed for the project both~ on the pri~ate side and the public side. Park Tower has put together a group composed of Radisson Hotel, Prudential Life Insurance Company and two architectural firms to work with them on the project on the public side. We saw probable need for local funds to make the project work and we also hoped to attract some federal money to thee project to minimize the cost to the locality. We do not believe that a private development of Vinegar Hill is feasiable at this time in terms of total private development. We have received some encouragement from some of the agents, but we now believe that given the current situation with all federal programs and the fact that Charlottesville has a difficult time competing with a lot of cities that do not have the kind of resources we have, it will be difficult for Charlottesville to qualify foremost federal programs. So that the project won't come to a halt, we have decided to change our strategy and as a first element, we believe we need to tie down the cost estimates for each element of the project. We believe that until we have firm cost estimates it will be difficult for the Council and the private developer to make a decision on this project. He requested City Council to authorize the use of up to $25,000 of monies that Council has already appropriated for economic development~activities. The funds will be used for architectural work, engineering work, financial analysis, and updating of other information. He stated that the developer would agree to pay back these funds to the City if the project were built. Mr. Bill Dowling of the Park Tower Development Group, discussed the project and answered'~questions from Council pertaining to the project. A motion by Mrs. O'Brien, seconded by Mr. Buck, that the staff be authorized to expend up to $25,000 to develop the plans for the Vinegar Hill Project and that the Council endorse Alterna- tive A was unanimously adopted. Mr.~Geoffrey Tait addressed the Council with reference to a 911 Emergency Telephone System. He stated that in November, 1976, under the direction of the present director of the Charlottesville Office of Emergency Services, the Urban Observatory report was released relating directly to the question of whether or not an emergency telephone communications system should be instituted for the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle. The recommendation was an affirmative action to be taken by the governments of both the City and the County. To date, virtually nothing has been accomplished which could be termed directly beneficial to the public. He quoted the benefits to be derived from such a system, outlined in that report. He attacked the City Council and City Admini~stration for having taken no action on the implementation of this system. He requested that the