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312 Presentation re: Committee Presentation re: Martha Jefferson Hospital Impact Study Staff Report re: Minimum Wage Approval Staff.Report re: Economic Develop- ment - Policy Statement &_proposed Ordinance Tourism Mr. Ed McCue, III, Chairman of the Joint City-County Committee on Tourism presented an interim report of the committee. He stated that the tenative general conclusions are as follows: there should be an expansion of the existing tourism promotion and tourist information services in Charlottesville and Albemarle County; these programs should Be jointly funded by contributions from the business community and appropriations from the City and County; a separate section within the Charlottesville-Albemarle Chamber of Commerce should be established to undertake the over all direction, coordination and management of tourism promotion; within this section there should be at least one pr'ofessional staff person who can devote one hundred percent of their time and efforts to tourism promotion; and a committee of persons including representatives from the Charlottesville City Council, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, local tourist attractions, the restaurant association, the motel association and interested civic groups should be formally established to oversee the operation of and to provide policy guidance to the proposed section of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Warren Martin, a member of the City Planning Commission presente'd the Martha Jefferson Impact Study° He stated that the study was conducted at the requests of City. Council and the City Planning Commission in light of the to be completed expansion of the Martha Jefferson Hospital and the purpose of the study was to indentify both the existing and resulting needs of such an expansion on the Martha Jefferson Hospital area in order to help both the hospital and its surrounding community to better meet the needs in the present and in the future. He stated that there are twenty-five recommendations contained in the report and that the Planning Commission has adopted the report and requested Council to implement as many of the recommendations as possible. The Mayor set a work session to discuss this report for January 30, 1978. The City Manager presented a revised report on.the cost of implementing the federal minimum wage. He stated that the cost if seasonal personnel are not included would be $36,600 over the next four-years and recommended that the Council adopt the policy of'paying the federal minimum wage except to summer recreation personnel. Mr. Gatewood asked if this couldn't be considered with the overall budget rather than taking action now. Mr. Hendrix stated that it is the present policy of the City to pay present minimum wage and if no action is taken this pdlicy. Wonld'be Continued. A motion by Mr.Fife, seconded by Mr. Brunton that the City not pay the m£nimum wage to the classification of Recreation Aide I, was unanimously adopted. A resolution stating the policy of the City regarding Economic Development, as .prepared by the staff, was presented And discussed. The'Mayor also presented a proposed resolution and policy statement which'she stated Clearly outlined the proposed goals and objectives which Were previously discussed.