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3 <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling proposed taking out all of the funding for undergrounding utilities. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he would like to reduce the CIP for economic development <br />initiatives by $150,000. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards asked how much will it cost to increase all City employees to $9 per <br />hour, and Mr. O'Connell said $137,000. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch asked about only including full time employees. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell said this would be difficult to do because there are some positives <br />that are the same, with the same responsibilities, but with different hours. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he feels it should be done across the board or not at all. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said she would like to have a po licy developed in the future for <br />minimum wage. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox suggested reducing CIP landscape beautification by $25,000. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell explained that this is for permanent landscaping and tree <br />replacement. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch suggested decreasing the pay for perform ance to 2 1/2%, which would <br />save $165,000, or have a comparable reduction in open positions. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said he would like to see a menu reducing the renovations at <br />Charlottesville High School by one third, and would like to know what would have to be <br />left out. He said this would cut $2.6 million. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell noted that this would not be an annual recurring expenditure <br />reduction. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said he would like to see what revenue reduction could be sustained <br />and staff suggested $260,000 a year . <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati suggested eliminating bus Route 12 which would save $86,000 and <br />reducing the CIP McIntire Park fund by $41,000. He said the rationale is that McIntire <br />Park is a decade long project and there are no formative plans yet and it would be less <br />painful to make reductions early. He said Route 12 has very low ridership. He suggested <br />reducing the CIP Comprehensive Plan, neighborhood projects by $50,000. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said the neighborhood projects include sidewalks and traffic <br />calming. <br /> <br /> Mr. Ly nch said he would like to see City operating departments reduced by 2%, <br />broken down on the consultant side. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell noted that the biggest majority of consultants are in the CIP and <br />this would reduce capital projects that could be done. He said it also includes audits. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he would like to fully fund the Schools to 40% of new funds, <br />which would add $150,000. <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards asked if the School Board has requested these funds, and Mr. <br />Schilling said no. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he would like to pr ovide $10,000 for the Quality Community <br />Council (QCC). He said none of their five proposals were funded by the City. He said it <br />began as a community partnership that was citizen based and funded by the City. He said <br />they engage in social services on beh alf of the City. He said to not fund them will undo <br />what the City began. <br />