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4 <br />ORDINANCE <br />l. : "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REORDAINING <br />CHAPTER 5 (BUILDING REGULATIONS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE) OF THE <br />CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE (1990), AS AMENDED, TO REVISE <br />PROVISIONS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF THE STATE BUILDING CODE" <br /> <br />ORDINANCE <br />m. : "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING <br />THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 34 - 1 OF THE <br />ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, <br />1990 (AS AMENDED), BY THE REZONING OF TM22A, PARCEL 3 AND TM 22B, <br />PARCELS 177 - 182, FROM R - 1, R - 2 AND MCINTIRE RESIDENTIAL CORRIDOR <br />nd <br />TO PUD (A PORTION OF JOHNSON VILLAGE) (2 reading) <br /> <br />ORDINANCE <br />n. : "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING <br />THE ZONIGN DISTRICT MAP INCORPORATED IN SECTION 34 - 1 OF THE <br />ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, <br />1990 (AS AMENDED), BY THE REZONING OF TM 29, PARCELS 52, 53 AND 54, <br />FROM R - 1S TO PUD" (carried over) <br /> <br />ORDINANCE <br />o. : "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING, VACATING AND <br />DI SCONTINUING AN ALLEY, LOCATED OFF RANDOLPH AVENUE ADJACENT <br />TO PARCELS 63 AND 64 (709 RIVES STREET AND 707 RIVES STREET), CITY <br />TAX MAP 56" (carried over) <br /> <br />PRESENTATION <br />: SCHOOL BOARD'S PROPOSED FY 04/05 BUDGET <br /> <br /> Mr. Ed Gillespie, Finance Director for Charlo ttesville Public Schools, said the <br />total School Board budget is $55,363,827, with $30,620,025 funded by the City. He <br />presented highlights of the budget, including: maintain competitive position; no increase <br />in class size; consistency in instructional pro gramming; cuts must be sustainable over <br />time; minimal impact on instruction; 4 - 10% salary increases; 42% increase in VRS; 7% <br />increase in composite index; 15% increase in health insurance. Mr. Gillespie said the <br />budget includes a reduction in 25.84 posi tions. Mr. Gillespie reviewed reductions in the <br />operating budget amounting to $712,500. <br /> <br /> Referring to a speaker who opposed eliminating a half time speech pathologist, <br />Mr. Lynch said it is important to note that 9.5 positions remain in the budget. He sa id the <br />Schools made a decision not to require that speech pathologists complete Medicaid <br />reports which reduces their workload and will free them up for more direct work with <br />children. Mr. Lynch applauded the School Board for finding a way to cut red tape. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ron Hutchinson, Superintendent of City Schools, said there is likely some <br />confusion about the speech pathologist because the person in the half time position has <br />resigned. He said it was never proposed as a cut to pre - school services. Given the <br />c aseloads of the speech pathologists, it is felt that they can accommodate the reduction <br />and still provide services. He said the positions will be reallocated throughout the <br />system. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Richards, Mr. Hutchinson said that a f ine arts <br />coordinator is proposed to be cut from full to half time. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he feels we have had an embarrassment of riches with the number of <br />school employees. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati said that No Child Left Behind is an unfunded mandate that costs <br />taxpayers , and feels we should keep a close eye on this. He said the state's involvement <br />in school funding is abysmal. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hutchinson said he does not really know what to expect, but noted that the <br />City schools are in the top 10 in the state with regard to numb ers of children in poverty. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said she recently attended a Virginia First Cities meeting where an <br />analysis was done of three versions of the state budget. In terms of allocations to <br />