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15 PARTICIPATE IN THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM” was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. RESOLUTION : AUTHORIZING LEASE OF TRANSIT CENTER BY VISITORS CENTER Mr. O’Connell explained that two revisions have been made to the lease to encourage public use of the lobby space and to comply with FTA requirements. Mr. Brown said that a statutory reference to the U. S. Code was requested by the FTA. Mr. Lynch said he would like to defer approval of the lease. He said he appreciates the fact that language has been added regarding public use of the space, and feels that is important given the amount of public funds in the building. He said he would like to wait and hear more about the result of the meeting with the Visitors Center and other possible tenants. He said he is concerned about disposition of the café space, and would like to have a comprehensive understanding of how the building will be used. Mr. Lynch made a motion to defer the lease. Ms. Hamilton seconded the motion for purposes of discussion. Ms. Hamilton asked Mr. Lynch what he is proposing and if he thinks he will satisfy himself in the next two weeks. Mr. Lynch said he has suggested to Council that the Community Design Center rent the café space plus 500 feet of the lobby space. He said he thinks they would be complementary to the use by the Visitors Center. He said that without the assurance of a group that would bring in residents to the building, he wants to make sure that function is present before deciding on any other function. Mr. O’Connell said one of the issues is that the lobby space is proposed to be used by the Visitors Center. Mr. Taliaferro said he does not want to pull the rug out from the Visitors Center at the last minute. Ms. Hamilton said she is particularly interested in the use of the café space. Mr. Watts said that the café space includes a kitchen/food prep area and part of the hallway. He said there is no lease on that portion of the building, and any proposal for that space would come back to Council. He said some construction work has occurred in that area and the plumbing has been roughed in. Mr. O’Connell said the other piece of the space is the part the Visitors Center will rent and includes the lobby and administrative offices. Dr. Brown asked if Mr. Lynch’s proposal is that the lobby space be shared. Mr. Lynch said that is something for the Community Design Center and Visitors Center to work out. He said he wants CDC to be comfortable with the windows and space. He said we have foregone ten years of transit funding for this building and he thinks it should address a public use in Charlottesville. He said he is not adverse to having the Visitors Center there, but thinks the building should be a venue for exhibits with a context for Charlottesville. He said the organization most likely to do that is the CDC. He said he understands there have been discussions about renting the café space to the Pavilion, but says he cannot support that. He said he wants a proven programming element there. Dr. Brown said he is not interested in putting the issue off. He said Mr. Lynch may have a good idea in having the CDC and Visitors Center share the space, but only if both sides think it is a good idea and if it will enhance and make the space more vibrant. But he said he does not want to force it. He said he thinks it is a good use of the space for