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295 Mr. Caravati said it might make sense to set aside funds in case of future cuts. Ms. Richards said she thinks it is a good idea to prepare for a mid-year appropriation for the Comprehensive Services AcC. Mr. Cox said he would support a 1/2% reduction for City departments. Mr. Toscano questioned what the purpose would be to reduce City departments by 1/2%, and asked ifit would be to fund programs that the State -will not fund. Mr. Caravati said that the $2,000 requested for the carousel would be an annual cost. Mr. Toscano said he did not understand that there would be a rental charge for the carousel and he is concerned about that. The $2,000 for the carousel was not supported. Ms. Linda Peacock, Assistant City Manager, said that State funds for the Office on Youth, which funds the Commission on Children and Families, have been totally cut and there is not hope that they will be restored. Ms. Peacock recommended using carryover funds and $18,000 each from the City and County. Ms. Peacock said the plan is to pursue federal 4C funds. Ms. Peacock said that carryover funds can be used for the Juvenile Justice Coordinator, and recommended carryover funds plus $8,400 ~om the City and County for the Juvenile Court Assessment Center, with the addition of 4C funds. Ms. Peacock said that it is hoped that 4C funds can be used for Community Attention, but if not, proposed that the City and County set aside a contingency of $85,000 each for next year. Ms. Peacock said that electronic monitoring has been cut $4,750, but she thinks the increase in court fees will cover this amount. Council tentatively agreed to the proposal for the Commission Children and Families, with a recommendation attached for consolidation of services. Council tentatively agreed to set aside a contingency of $85,223 for Community Attention and JCAC. There was no support for funding the payments in lieu of taxes for FOCUS, Wingspan and the Municipal Band. There was tentative Support for funding cuts to OAR. Mr. Caravati recommended that programs that are being funded to replace cuts in State funds be sunsetted after one year. Ms. Peacock said that if the Library has to cut a program it will be the Saturday bookmobile and Sunday hours. There was tentative support for providing an additional $15,688 for the Library. There was tentative agreement that City Market customers pay for parking and that the fee for vendors should remain at 6%. Responding to a question from Mr. Lynch, Ms. Peacock said that the amount budgeted for the tax and rent relief programs was reduced because it has not been used. Mr. Lynch asked what it would cost to go to a $30,000 asset limit. Council tentatively agreed to provide the AIDS Support Group with $12,000 in CDBG funds, contingent on them completing an application. Council tentatively agreed to increase the court fee by $5.