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8 On motion by Mr. Taliaferro, seconded by Ms. Edward, the letter was approved, with the last sentence remaining and the sentence suggested by Dr. Brown added, by the following vote. Ayes: Dr. Brown, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Huja, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. RESOLUTION : APPROVING MEMORDANUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR SEEA GRANT Ms. Judith Mueller, Director of Public Works, said City and County representative met in January of 2009 to discuss a $500,000 competitive energy efficiency grant through the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance. She said a new non- profit company will operate the program. Ms. Cynthia Adams, Climate Protection Program Coordinator, reviewed the LEAP Program. She said that a governance board will be formed. Mr. Norris said that the Mayor or his or her designee has been invited to join the board as an ex-officio member. Dr. Brown moved the resolution, accepting the invitation to add the Mayor or designee as an ex-officio member, Mr. Huja seconded the motion, and it was approved by the following vote. Aye: Dr. Brown, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Huja, Mr. Norris, Mr. Taliaferro. Noes: None. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that this Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to sign the following document, in form approved by the City Attorney: Memorandum of Understanding, dated October 12, 2009 among the City of Charlottesville, the County of Albemarle, and the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance. Mr. Brown clarified that the Mayor or designee has been invited to join, but is not appointed by Council. RESOLUTION : APPROVING SPCA AGREEMENT WITH CITY AND ALBEMARLE COUNTY Ms. Leslie Beauregard, Director of Budget and Performance Management, gave an overview of the proposed agreement with the SPCA which is a revised contract for pound services developed in partnership with Albemarle County based on population. She said the County will consider the agreement on Wednesday. She said the spay and neuter program is not included in the agreement and will be pursued later. Mr. Norris said that the SPCA has committed to working on an auxiliary agreement regarding the spay and neuter program to reduce the feral cat population. Mr. Norris asked where the $4/$5 per capita figure came from and is there a sense of how this compares with the actual cost of services. Ms. Beauregard said the figure originally came from an ICMA study of national standards. She said we are getting closer to the actual cost if the City operated a pound. Dr. Brown noted that the ICMA study did not include the animal control portion which the City provides. A representative of the SPCA said $4 to $8 per capita is the industry standard, with the higher cost including animal control. Mr. Norris said he supports the agreement because we have been under funding the SPCA for many years. He said he knows we would pay more if we did it on our own. He said he does not agree with using arbitrary national standard figures.