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292 <br /> <br /> Ms. Richards said she thinks it would be divisive for the community to explore <br />other sites while Jefferson School is being explored. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said he thinks it would be better to utilize community and University <br />resources to reduce the reliance and cost rather than rely solely on the consultants. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati noted that the School Board is See to explore the feasibility of other <br />sites on their own. <br /> <br />site. <br /> <br />Mr. Cox said he thought Council made it clear that their preference is for an urban <br /> <br /> Mr. O'Connell noted that the capital budget provides $10 million to the Schools <br />over the next five years, and the development opportunities on the Jefferson site may help <br />expand opportunities for the SchootBoard since the pre-school proposal could use up <br />most of this budget. <br /> <br /> Dr. Symons said he is hearing that the Council and School Board are in <br />concurrence with the RFP process. Dr. Symons said he will meet with staffs to put <br />together a timeline and RFP, which he feels can be drafted within 90 days. <br /> <br /> Mr. Lynch said we need to get the public involved earlier in the RFP process, and <br />should get the Jefferson School building on the historic register as soon as possible. <br /> <br />Mr. Campbell said that historic designation may have no impact on tax credits. <br /> <br />Mr. Caravati said that part of the project will be on the historic register in the end. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said the important thing is to save the building, noting that we may <br />want to designate a larger site as historic, but we need to be sure what such designation <br />means. Mr. Toscano said that saving the building should be part of the RFP, and said we <br />need to get information on how the designation will assist us in that goal. Mr. Toscano <br />said he supports fhe RFP process. He said he feels that the public process is really <br />important, and we need to educate people about what will need to happen to pull this off, <br />such as significant outside financial involvement. Mr. Toscano said that tradeoffs will <br />need to be made along the way to keep the pre-school there. <br /> <br />Csidenfr <br /> <br />NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING <br /> <br />A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE <br />HELD ON Saturday, January 20, 2001 AT 9:00 a. nz IN THE Coach Room, Boar's Head <br />Inn. <br /> <br />THE PROPOSED AGENDA IS AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Council Retreat <br /> <br />BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR <br /> <br />BY Jeanne Cox <br /> <br />BOAR'S HEAD INN - January 20, 2001 <br /> <br /> Council met in special session on this date with the following members present: <br />Mr. Caravati, Mr. Cox, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Richards, Mr. Toscano. <br /> <br /> Staffpresent were: Gary O'Connell, Linda Peacock, Rochelle Small-Toney, <br />Craig Brown, and Jeanne Cox. Facilitators for the meeting were Bob Matson and Tyler <br />St. Clair. <br /> <br /> <br />