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258 <br /> <br />resolution urging the JAUNT Board to reconsider the matter. <br /> <br /> Ms. Betty Newell, President of the JAUNT Board, noted <br />that JAUNT will receive 60% of the grant funds and a private <br />individual who is developing the program will receive 40%. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Daugherty about whether <br />additional funds will be needed to maintain the program, Ms. <br />Newell stated that she did not think so and added that a goal <br />was to reduce the subsidy for transportation. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix stated that if Council supported the grant <br />application they might want to ask the City's board <br />representatives to reconsider the matter. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano stated that he felt good arguments existed <br />for and against the grant application but was concerned about <br />the precedent of the Council intruding on a non-profit board's <br />decision making. Mr. Toscano stated that he would support the <br />resolution on the condition that members of the JAUNT Board <br />decide to change their vote and agree to apply for the grant. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter stated that the Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization had asked the JAUNT Board to reconsider the <br />matter and added that she felt this was an important issue <br />regionally. <br /> <br /> Mr. Vandever stated that he felt it would be appropriate <br />for Council to direct the staff representative on the JAUNT <br />Board to promote the grant. <br /> <br /> On motion by Rev. Edwards, seconded by Ms. Daugherty, <br />Council approved the resolution, with wording added <br />that Council strOngly encourages the JAUNT Board to support <br />the grant application, by the following vote. Ayes: Ms. <br />Daugherty, Rev. Edwards, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Vandever. Noes: <br />Mr. Toscano. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the United States is faced with a constantly <br />worsening situation in which our highways and road systems are <br />no longer able to accommodate the growing number of vehicles <br />that depend on them; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, local, regional and national studies have shown <br />that traditional mass-transit and ridesharing programs, aimed <br />at providing transportation alternatives to reduce the number <br />of single-occupant vehicles on our highways,.are failing to <br />attract the interest and participation of motorists; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the overall costs related to single-occupant <br />vehicle transportation and the operation of large transit <br />systems is fast becoming a major bUdgetary concern of local, <br />regional and national governments~ and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, environmental issues related to transportation <br />have become of major concern throughout the United States, and <br />in the greater Charlottesville area; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the citY of Charlottesville is faced with even <br />greater challenges because of the extremely rural nature of <br />the areas surrounding it, and the lack of any form of <br />transportation other than the Single-occupant-vehicle outside <br />of its urban area; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, ~he Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has <br />identified the need to reduce the number of single-occupant- <br />vehicles on the road as ~he primary strategy to reduce traffic <br />congestion~ and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has <br />made moneys available ~o conduct an operational test project <br />to see if computer and communications technology can be <br />utilized to create new transportation alternatives and enhance <br /> <br /> <br />