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8 Mr. Norris asked why not have an annual bus pass, and Mr. Watterson said he thinks the market for that is fairly limited, and he is not hearing demand for it. He suggested offering monthly passes first and then experimenting with a yearly pass after that. Dr. Brown said he would be interested in seeing if we could offer a reduced fare for financial need that is not administratively burdensome. Mr. Watterson said he thinks that is the next logical step. Mr. Huja made a motion to approve the fare revisions, and Dr. Brown seconded the motion. Mr. Norris encouraged Mr. Watterson to bring back a proposal for an annual pass. Responding to a question from Mr. Huja, Mr. Watterson said that all youth in the City ride free in the summer and students at Charlottesville High School can ride free year round. The fare revisions were approved by the following vote. Aye: Dr. Brown, Mr. Huja, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. Absent: Ms. Edwards. RESOLUTION : ESTABLISHING TRIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA SURROUNDING ONESTY AQUATIC CENTER Ms. Jeanie Alexander, Traffic Engineer, said that a parking waiver was approved for Onesty Pool because residents have expressed concerns about parking. She said a th meeting was held with the neighborhood on June 4. She said a bus will go in front of the Park and employees will be shuttled to the park. She said the proposed resolution would establish a trail permit parking area. She recommended that the resolution be revised to reflect input from the neighbors, including removing Fairway Drive from the permit parking area, and removing the northern end of Meade Avenue. Responding to a question from Mr. Norris, Ms. Alexander said that 38 parking spaces are available in the park and 25 spaces are available on Chesapeake and Meade. Dr. Brown said he is uneasy about solving a problem before we know it exists. He asked how many residents are without off street parking. Ms. Alexander said many have off street parking but many do not. Dr. Brown said he does not think Washington Park has a lot of parking spaces. Mr. Daly said that Washington Park has fewer parking spaces and a larger capacity than Onesty. Dr. Brown said he is leery of approving the resolution if we haven’t established there is a problem. Mr. Norris noted that permit parking would only be for the summer, and there would no charge for parking passes this year. He asked how Farmers in the Park will be affected. Mr. Daly said Farmers in the Park will still be held at Meade Park, but the pool will be closed at 2:00 p.m. on those days and people will only be charged one-half the rate at the pool. Mr. Huja asked if would be possible to adopt the resolution, but not make it effective until we see what happens in two weeks. Mr. Norris said Council could get a mid-season report.