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secure long-term funding. <br /> <br /> Mr. Towe asked the amount of private funds raised in <br />the past nine months. <br /> <br />Ms.Young stated that $3,000 had been raised. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mrs. Gleason about a <br />fee schedule, Ms. Young stated that County residents had <br />been charged a fee, but City residents had not. <br /> <br /> Mr. Towe questioned whether the Center would provide <br />an overlap in service with the local Better Business <br />Bureau. <br /> <br /> Ms. Young stated that she felt a local Better <br />Business Bureau would serve businesses for the most part <br />but not individuals. ' <br /> <br /> Dr. Hall questi6ned whether there was an overlapping <br />of services with Family Services. <br /> <br /> Ms. Bowman responded that the Mediation Center and <br />Family Services performed separate functions and shared <br />space, but would not duplicate services. <br /> <br /> Mr. Towe questioned whether the local Bar Association <br />was likely to donate funds to the Center. <br /> <br /> Mr. William Marshall, a member of the Mediation <br />Center Board of Directors, stated that it was very <br />unlikely that the local Bar would provide funding, though <br />the Bar was supportive of the service. Mr. Marshall urged <br />Council to support the funding request. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Barnes about the <br />targeted amount of IOTA funds, Mr. Marshall replied that <br />the amount was $10,000. <br /> <br /> Mr. Barnes stated that he was concerned that if seed <br />money was appropriated now then the Mediation Center would <br />return at budget time requesting additional funding and it <br />would be difficult to grant the request when considering <br />such community needs as housing, adult day care, etc. Mr. <br />Barnes requested assurances that should seed money be <br />appropriated (noting it was for the second time) that the <br />program would operate independently and not request <br />additional funding from the City. <br /> <br /> Mr. Marshall stated that he was unable to give an <br />absolute assurance that the Center would not return, but <br />stated that it was clearly not their intent to return. <br /> <br /> Mr. Stephen Campbell, member~of the Social <br />Development Commission, stated that the program had been <br />considered a very high priority by the Commission when it <br />had recommended funding in the past and remained a high <br />priority. <br /> <br /> Mr. Towe raised the possibility of allowing the <br />Center 30 days to raise matching funds for the City's <br />appropriation. <br /> <br /> Ms. Young stated that she felt it would be difficult <br />to match the funds in that time period. <br /> <br /> Mrs. Gleason statedthat she was in favor of <br />supporting the Social Development Commission's <br />recommendation to provide the funding to the Mediation <br />Center, as she felt it provided the community with an <br />essential service, but stated that she was not in favor of <br />providing the Center with on-going funding. <br /> <br />3~ <br /> <br /> <br />