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Presentation: North Downtown Residents - Trees Staff Report re: Transit System (Continued) BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charl°t' '~ following sums are hereby appropriated the unappropriated balance of the General Fund for Fiscal Year 1977-78 to the respective expenditure accounts listed, to cover additional unbudgeted expenses incurred by such activities in such fiscal year. 01-91130 McGuffey Art Center Operations $9,490.00 01-42060 Rent Relief for the Elderly 852.00 01-42040 VPI & SU Extension Services 578.00 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $2,000.00 of the sum appropriated to expenditure account 01'19040 for Fiscal Year 1977-78 is hereby authorized to be carried over to such account fOr Fiscal Year 1978-79, for the printing of reports prepared during such prior fiscal year. Mr. Paul Fishbane on behalf of the North Downtown Residents Association addressed the Council and presented a check in the amount of $285.00 to purchase some trees to be planted along High Street as replacement of trees purchased earlier. The donation was made with the condition that if these trees die again the City will commit itself to their replacement. Mr. Gatewood questioned the replacement of trees for the third and fourth time and was told that the City generally replaces trees which die. The Mayor thanked the North Downtown Residents Association for its generous contribution. The City Manager stated that the staff has developed the additional information which Council requested on the Transit Grant Pre-Application. He stated that the two basic issues addressed in this pre-application are: 1. The size of the buses, whether we will continue with the mixed fleet which we have at present or whether we will ultimately go to a fleet of all middle size buses; and 2. How the issue of public transportation for the handicapped will be handled. He stated that the recommended changes in the pre-application grant are: 1. Request only one van for providing handicapped service which would be operated by JAUNT; 2. Add funds to retrofit the existing four large buses with lifts for the handi- capped; and 3. Add funds for constructing concrete wheelchair pads. He suggested that the Council might want to discuss this matter in a work session if there are a number of things to be considered in detail. Mr. Gatewood asked if the change to one van was due to the survey which was made and was told that no accurate figures are available but the staff felt that if one van was not sufficient some of the present mini-buses could be used. Mr. Buck commented that he felt maybe UMTA is requiring more than is really needed, over designing the system, but that maybe a reality we will be faced with in a couple of years and he thinks for purposes of this grant application we may go ahead with it in its present form which means the buses will be more expensive then if there is a change in the regulations it would be early enough to say we want less money than to ask for a lower amount now that would not provide for the special 45'1