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57 PRESENTATION: CITY MANAGER'S PROPOSED FY 99-00 BUDGET Mr. O'Connell presented highlights of the proposed budget: no tax increase proposed; proposed budget is balanced within available revenues; statistics from the second year of program measurement are included in the document; fully funds the school ;equest with an additional $825,000; includes $1.3 million to fund pay-for- performance increases, pay compression and market adjustments to keep salaries competitive for City employees; adequate fund balances are maintained; in FY 99-99, $562~528 in savings were shared with departments throughout all City funds; all new positions are funded within current revenues, grant or capital projects funds; funds to support a fully-staffed Department of Economic Development and a newly-created Department of Neighborhood Planning and Development ServSces are included in the proposed budget; the City and County are proposing equal amounts of funding to support the Growing Healthy Families Partnership and festivals to encourage tourism and benefit both localities; a review team consisting of citizens members of the Commission on Children and Youth, City and County staff, and representatives of the United Way jointly reviewed agency budget requests; the FY 99-00 transfer equals $3.1 million or 4~2% of the total General Fund; allocates a $100,000 reserve for possible allocation following City Council budget deliberations; funds a $666,535 fire services agreement reserve to be used in lieu of funding from Albemarle County if the City and County are unable to reach a mutually agreeable, long-term regional fire agreement; and increases funding to education, the arts, social service agencies and housing programs by $231,854. Ms. Richards congratulated the City Manager for combining the departments of Community Development, Building and Life Safety and Engineering. PRESENTA~ON: SCHOOL BOARD FY 99-00 BUDGET Ms. Mary Susan Payne, Chair of the Charlottesville School Board, presented the School Board's proposed $36,321,809 budget, a 4 1/2% increase over last year. Ms. Payne introduced Dr. William Symons, Superintendent of City Schools. Dr. Symons said that the proposed budget includes $825,000 in new City money, and will make teacher salary scales equal to or higher than other school systems in the region. Mr. Ed Gillespie, Director of Finance for City Schools, presented an overview of the School's budget document. ORDINANCES: DESIGNATING WERTLAND STREET AS DESIGN CONTROL DISTRICT Ms. Tarpley Vest, Planner in the Department of Community Development, said that Wertland Street was studied as a logical extension of the West Main Street design control district. The boundaries recommended are those of the national register minus 1303 Wertland and including the Comer Village Condominiums. Ms. Vest said that the Planning Commission and Board of Architectural Review unanimously recommend approval of the new district. Responding to a question from Mr. Cox, Ms. Vest said that the Commission chose not to recommend inclusion of the properties at l0th Street at this time, though they may be revisited in the future. Ms. Vest said those properties are not part of the national register and are considered fring to the district. Referring to rental housing being constructed on Wertland Avenue, Mr. Cox asked what would be different about the process if the district is adopted, and Ms. Vest said that historic designation does not affect the zoning or use by right, hut the design must be approved by the BAR. Responding to a question from Mr. Caravati, Ms. Vest said that if one parcel within a design control district is divided into two parcels, both must undergo design review under the current ordinance.