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136 <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Rev~ EdWards, Dr MCGeehan <br /> stated that if additional funds became:'a'vailable, his first <br /> priority would be to fund the guidance cOunselor at BUford <br /> School. <br /> <br /> Presiden~ ' <br /> <br /> COUNCIL CHAMBER -February 19, <br /> 1991 <br /> <br /> Council met in regular Session on this date with the. <br /> following members preseht: Rev. Edwards, Ms Slaughter, Mr. <br /> Toscano, Mr. Vandever, Absent: Ms. Waters. <br /> <br />MINUTES <br /> <br /> On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Mr. Vandever, the <br /> minutes of the February 4th meeting were unanimously approved <br /> as presented. <br /> <br />PUBLIC <br /> <br /> Mr. Charles Moore of 303 Farm Lane complained that not <br />all City residents' receive the same City services such as <br />City crews cleaning debris and cutting grass and weeds on <br />some private property, especially those residents who do not <br />live on paved streets. ;Mr. MoOre stated that he felt <br />property assessments are too high, he opposed the proposed 75 <br />cent fee per bag for trash collection, and felt the City <br />Council should deny the franchise to Adelphia Cable. <br /> <br />PRESENTATION: <br /> <br />CONVERSION <br /> <br />CHARLOTTESVILLE/ALBEMARLE TASK FORCE ON ECONOMIC <br /> <br /> Mr. Jay Worrall explained that a local task force had <br />formed'to study the effect of decreased military spending on <br />the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. <br /> <br /> Mr. Herbert Tucker presented the report of the Task <br />Force, noting that $100 million comes into the local economy <br />which is defense related. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano raised the following questions: what kinds <br />of workers would be helPed and where do they live; what <br />percentage of federal taxes which go'to the Pentagon are <br />returned to the locality; what is~the future impact on the <br />Foreign Science and Technology Center (FSTC); what companies <br />are prOvided start-up capital bY the pentagon and what will <br />the long'term impact be.on them? <br /> <br /> Mr. Tucker stated that he would need to provide some <br />answers at a later date, :but WOrkers in the City and <br />Albemarle County will be affected] FsTC envisions an <br />expansion rather than·a reduction, and an example of a <br />company provided with start-up capital is a computer software <br />company. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano stated that it was his understanding that <br />military spending creates fewer jobs per dollar than any <br />other money spent by the federal government. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. 'Vandever, Mr. Tucker <br />stated that it is recommended that local banks be approached <br />to provide venture capital. <br /> <br /> Ms.'Slaughter stated that Council had discussed the <br />Charlottesville Indu.strial Development Authority taking on a <br />greater role in local economic development efforts, and <br />perhaps functioning as an economic development comlmission, <br />and suggested that the Economic Conversion Study be <br /> <br /> <br />