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3 <br /> Mr. Lynch said he thinks we need to work with CARS and have them take the <br />lead. He said he does not see how it will help taking it on ourselves and creating a <br />parallel service. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said that a lot of localities have long ago gone to professional EMS. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said he would favor putting money in the budget to move forward and <br />sit down and jointly come up with a good plan. <br /> <br /> Mr. Taliaferro said he does not mind sitting down, but he does not want to hold <br />the process up. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said he trusts the Fire Chief and City Manager to address the real <br />problems and work with CARS. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said he is slightly uneasy about billing for service. <br /> <br /> Chief Werner said a compassion billing element is built into the billing system. <br />He said 65% are expected to pay for the service. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch suggested that all parties get into billing all at once. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said that time has been built in for answers and she favors the <br />proposal. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris agreed and said he needs some reassurance on the billing issue. <br /> <br /> Councilors tentatively agreed to the funding for EMS. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said he would like to see recycling bins on the downtown mall, and <br />Mr. Mike Svetz, Director of Parks and Recreation, that will be done in 2008. <br /> <br /> Ms. Brown said that the $125,000 to eliminate the high charge for credit card use <br />for City services can be viewed as a cost of doing business. <br /> <br /> Councilors tentatively agreed with this item in the budget. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that Sunday service is projected to cost $100,000 and the fare <br />free month is proposed to result in the loss of $30,000 in revenue. He said that if the <br />County puts in additional funds, the City will have to come up with more. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown suggested an alternative to a fare free month, targeting groups of <br />people (such as IMPACT) and give them passes for a month as a challenge to use the bus <br />system. <br /> <br /> Ms. Hamilton said she likes the idea of a targeted audience. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he would like to look at a fare free model period. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said he is okay with the fare free month idea, but if we are looking for <br />money for a tax cut he would look there. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris made a plug for Route 7 Sunday service to go to 30 minutes headways. <br /> <br /> Mr. Taliaferro agreed. <br /> <br /> Councilors expressed tentative agreement with the proposal for CTS. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that Council’s policy is to provide 3% of the General Fund to <br />the Capital Improvement Program. He said this year 3.7% is provided. He said if <br />funding is reduced in the CIP, it may have to be reduced for five years. <br /> <br />