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2 <br /> <br /> Council tentatively agreed to provide $7,500 for the Youth Football League. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said that Children, Youth and Family Services was approached to see <br />if they would be interested in doing a fatherhood program, and he thinks they have put <br />together a thoughtful program which includes full-time staff. He said he does not think it <br />needs to be full-time, but would support $20,000 for half-time staff to target public <br />housing residents. <br /> <br /> Ms. Beauregard noted that this did not go through the budget review process. <br /> <br /> It was agreed this would be revisited by Council later in the meeting. <br /> <br />Education and the Arts <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that staff recommend increasing funding for the Municipal <br />Band by $3,000 to cover the additional cost to use the Pavilion. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said he wants to make sure that the Band is also asking for an increase <br />from Albemarle County. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Dr. Brown, Ms. Beauregard said that McGuffey <br />artists will now be paying their own utilities and the City will only be paying for <br />maintenance on the building. She said the lease is in the process of being rewritten. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said this still amounts to only about 50 cents a square foot in rent. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question, Ms. Gretchen Ellis, Executive Director of the <br />Commission on Children and Families, said that the increase for Literacy Volunteers is <br />due to the sharp increase in the number of people they are serving. <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Hamilton, Ms. Beauregard said that the <br />Library has human resource needs that our Human Resources Department cannot do as <br />well as an increase in usage of their computer lab. <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell drew Council’s attention to the funding proposed for the Urban <br />Vision Program. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris asked for more information about this, and Ms. Ellis said that Urban <br />Vision was asked to present a specific plan before they get the funding. She said they are <br />projecting that 50 City residents will be served. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch requested that Urban Vision provide specific numbers. <br /> <br /> Councilors tentatively agreed to funding for education and arts programs. <br /> <br />Public Safety Agencies <br /> <br /> Council tentatively agreed to funding for the public safety agencies. <br /> <br />Other Agencies <br /> <br /> Mr. O’Connell said that going to 30 minute headways on Route 7 on Sunday will <br />cost $28,225. <br /> <br /> Mr. Norris said he supports the work done by the Charlottesville Community <br />Design Center (CCDC), but asked how we answer the charge that they are double <br />dipping as we have to pay them for work they do for the City. <br /> <br /> Dr. Brown said CCDC does a lot to serve the community that we do not pay them <br />to do. He said they need some level of support just to be here. He said they get a lot of <br />foundation support. <br /> <br /> <br />