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294 Ms. Slaughter stated that she was willing to waive the clean-up fee and appropriate additional funds later if necessary. Ms. Slaughter also suggested that recycling bins be used at the Festival. It was the consensus of Council to waive the clean-up fee for the Afican-Amefican Festival to be held July 30, 1994. Rev. Judy Gingerich, pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church, requested that Council amend the non-discrimination provisions of the City Code and personnel regulations to include non-discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Rev. Gingerich requested that the non-discrimination clause also be required in certain contracts. Rex,'. Gingerich noted that Council previously included the sexual orientation language in the non-discrimination clause required by the Charlottesville Industrial Development Authority for the issuance of industrial development bonds and the University of Virginia has included such language in its non-discrimination clause. It was agreed that the matter would be formally considered at the July 5th meeting. Dr. Joseph Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, expressed concern with violence in the schools and felt the matter was appropriate for Council's consideration. Dr. Mooney suggested the following: 1) the School Board should review and respond to the report recently provided by the School Health Advisory Board; 2) a joint committee with Council and School Board representation should be formed to address the problem; 3) the alternative school should be funded; and 4) a curfew should be established which would send a message to parents that they need to control their children. Mr. Vandever noted that Council will be appropriating funds for the alternative school at this meeting and is taking steps to add additional security at Buford School. Mr. Vandever stressed that it is Council's intent to restore the educational environment at the schools. Ms. Daugherty noted that Council has been working closely with members of the community in planning for the alternative school and is also considering a curfew, but added that the curfew issue needs to be carefully studied in order to come up with a curfew that works. Ms. Slaughter echoed Ms. Daugherty's comments and stated that there are many realistic issues which need to be addressed regarding establishing a curfew, such as what procedure will be followed when parents are not home when youth are returned there following curfew violations. CONSENT AGENDA Ms. John Siedler, 2010 Hessian Road, expressed the following concerns about the fairness of the appropriation for employee benefits and infrastructure improvements: it is a large expenditure made outside of the budget process; the bonus does not include school personnel; no goals were ever identified regarding downsizing; downsizing figures seem inconsistent; and the people who paid into the gas operation are not the same people who will receive the benefits of the proposed expenditure. On motion by Ms. Daugherty, seconded by Ms. Slaughter, the following consent agenda items were approved, with the minutes of June 6th amended by Ms. Slaughter: a. Minutes of June 6 b. APPROPRIATION: $11,000 - Certified Local Government Grant (2nd reading) BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the sum of $11,000, to be received-as a grant from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, is hereby appropriated to expenditure account 1 t-042-092086 in the Grants Fund to develop Design Review Guidelines for the City's Historic Districts. Tiffs project shall be conducted by the City under a contract between the Department of Historic Resources (DHR)and the City in accordance with the conditions imposed by the DHR and National Park Service.