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434 <br /> <br />Mr. Schilling asked if it will cost more doing it that way. <br /> <br />Mr. O'Connell said history would say yes. <br /> <br /> Ms. Leslie Beauregard, Budget Manager, said funding for agencies could increase <br />1% or $100,000. <br /> <br />Mr. Schilling said he is not sure he favors that. <br /> <br /> Ms. Linda Peacock, Assistant City Manager, said that the review team has <br />recommended to the City Manager and County Executive that agencies get the same level <br />of increase as the general funds as a result of Council discussions last budget cycle. <br /> <br />Mr. Schilling said he did not agree with that decision. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said there are places where we may need to spend more money as we <br />try to meaningfully create opportunities for families. <br /> <br /> The majority of Council said they were comfortable with the approach proposed <br />by staff for agency funding. <br /> <br /> Regarding the per pupil spending chart, he would like to see one that encompasses <br />the entire budget, not just the general fund. <br /> <br /> Regarding per pupil costs, Mr. Lynch said he would like to differentiate between <br />main stream and special needs students as we have a lot of special needs students. <br /> <br /> Mr. Schilling said he understood that we had received staff assurances that in <br />accepting the Greyhound grant and the appurtenant responsibilities, the City's costs <br />would be completely covered. He wondered why there is an expense shown for this <br />operation. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell said he will get the facts, and said he thinks there are offsetting <br />revenues. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch asked for more information on structural issues with the Market Street <br />parking garage. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said that fuel cost projections seem low, but Mr. O'Connell noted <br />that the City buys at a lower cost than residents. <br /> <br />Mr. Lynch suggested switching to other energy efficient vehicles where possible. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Caravati, Ms. Beauregard said that 20 <br />computers per year for four years will be purchased for the Police Department. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati asked if there is any way to reduce software costs for these <br />computers. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton asked about the three foster care prevention workers, and Mr. <br />O'Connell said no recommendation has been made yet. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said the program is intended to pay for itself, and if it is doing that we <br />may have to look at what else we have to cut. Mr. Lynch said that federal funding is <br />getting cut across the board for social service funding. He said that in order to make a <br />dent in poverty we either need to support more funding or discourage people from in- <br />migrating. <br /> Mr. O'Connell asked how Council wants to pursue this. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said we need to get better information on poverty and whether it is <br />generational versus in-migration. <br /> <br /> <br />