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10 Ms. Hamilton said that Council discussed having it under a single roof, and she thought that Council not wanting to do that was also a contributing factor. Mr. Norris said he is convinced by Mr. Jones’ reasoning that there is merit to having two facilities, though he does there think there will be economies of scale to be realized. He said he has no doubt the Boys and Girls Club can raise money and do it right. He said there is broad community support for the project and he is in favor of it. Ms. Hamilton said the process is different with this project, and it took awhile to get the details right. She said she feels good about what the Boys and Girls Club is doing. Ms. Hamilton suggested having a design competition for the other pool facilities. Mr. Taliaferro said he supports the plan and feels the Boys and Girls Club does a good job and it will be good for the City. On motion by Mr. Taliaferro, seconded by Mr. Lynch, the ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEASING OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, LOCATED TH ON A PORTION OF BUFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL GROUNDS, AT 617 9 STREET, S.W. AND IDENTIFIED AS PARCEL NO. 192 ON CITY TAX MAP NO. 23 AND IN DEED BOOK 253, PAGE 37” was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. PUBLIC HEARING/APPROPRIATION : YEAR END ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007 Mr. Bernard Wray, Director of Finance, said there is a carryover balance of $6.7 million from fiscal year 2007 due to the following revenues which came in over budget: sales and use taxes ($1.098 million); lodging taxes ($356.436); and parking garage revenue ($682.497). In addition, interest income increased $455,643 over budget because of rising interest rates. He said personal property taxes came in $1,045,211 over budget and real estate taxes came I $1,070,928) over budget due to higher than budgeted assessment increases. BPOL came in $714,900 over budget due to better than budgeted performance. He said a slow-down is being seen now in real estate assessments, and an increase of between 2% and 4% is being forecast for residential property. He said that the current ordinance requires that the surplus be put in the CIP unless Council decides otherwise. Responding to a question from Mr. Lynch, Mr. Wray said an increase of between 15% and 17% is forecast for commercial properties. Mr. O’Connell said that Council guidance on the use of the surplus will be useful. Responding to a question from Mr. Lynch, Mr. Wray said the amount of carryover funds is $3.8 million. The public hearing was opened. Ms. Colette Hall, 101 Robertson Lane, noted that this is another multi-million dollar surplus and residents are crying foul. She said two Councilors are proposing to return a flat rate to tax payers, but she questioned how fair it is to return a flat amount. She said that while she is not against staff’s recommendation to designate $5 million of the surplus for Smith Pool redevelopment and $1.58 million for technology in the City Schools, she noted that this would only help select sections of the community. She said the surplus should be used for projects that benefit the entire community such as sewer improvements. Mr. Downing Smith, 810 Locust Avenue, said that Council does not have to spend the surplus, and could invest the money. He said that while it is a good gesture to give the money back, the small amount will not help him much. He suggested using the surplus to make the bus system free.