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193 Ms. Slaughter's priorities included: school reform from an educational and financial basis, reorganizing how administrative services are provided; looking at the quality of pre-school (four-year old) programs, including determining if all in need are served and an evaluation of the existing program; and improving education/test scores. Mr. Cox recommended that the agendas of School Board/Council lunch meeting be planned three to four months in advance, and that the format be more of a work session. The meeting was adjourned. President NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON Monday, November 11, 1996 AT 7:00 p.m. IN THE Basement Conference Room THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: Work Session: DoWntown Issues BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR BY Jeanne Cox (signed) BASEMENT CONFERENCE ROOM - November 11, 1996 Council met in specigl session on this date with the following members present: Mr. Cox, Ms. DaughertY, Ms. Richards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Toscano. Council discussed the possibility oftwo-waying Market Street. Ms. Judith Mueller, Director of Public Works, said that there is concern about entering and existing the Market Street parking garage should the street be made two-way. Mr. Toscano said h~ does not feel there is a coherent argument for two-waying Market Street. ~ Ms. Slaughter said she thinks two-waying Market Street would give more options for moving around the mall and would increase traffic flow. Mr. Satyendra Huja,i Director of Community Development, said that two-waying Market Street would prov!de better access to the parking garage. Mr. O'Connell said that if Council is interested in exploring the advisability of two-waying Market Street, there will be a cost involved in such a study. Mr. Toscano asked ~hat staff provide a cost estimate for a study oftwo-waying Market Street. Ms. Slaughter said cost estimates are needed for a traffic reduction plan. Councilors agreed that parking fines should be increased to $10, with one ticket per year exempted, and that p Councilors said that would be discussed at a la Mr. O'Connell recor approached about a coop~ irking rates should be increased from $0.25 to $0.50 per hour. the issue of the two parking lots and the future of City Market ter time. ~mended that the Charlottesville Do~vntown Foundation be :rative effort to create a parking map for downtown.