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3 <br /> <br /> Responding to questions from Mr. Toscano, Mr. O'Connell said the County is <br />proposing to increase its auto decal to $26.50 and is increasing the E-911 surcharge to <br />pay for a fire dispatch center at the Emergency Communications Center. <br /> <br /> Mr. Toscano said the County is essentially using the surcharge to pay for more <br />professional firefighters and asked if the City could use this surcharge to pay for dispatch. <br /> <br /> Mr. O'ConnelI said that the surcharge has to be applied directly to the ECC <br />operations, but other fimding can offset the cost. <br /> <br /> Mr. Caravati asked staff to provide information on the amount of revenue that <br />would be generated by increasing the City's auto decal to $26.50. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE: ~qNUAL TAX LEVY <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Richards, seconded by Mr. Cox, the ordinance entitled "AN <br />ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY ON VARIOUS CLASSES <br />OF PROPERTY FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST AND RETIREMENT OF THE <br />CITY DEBT, FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND CITY <br />SCHOOLS, AND FOR OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES" was offered and carried over to <br />the next meeting for consideration. <br /> <br />APPROPRIATION: ANNUAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Richards, Mr. O'Connell said that Abundant <br />Life's total budget is $155,000 and they are requesting $20,000 from the City. <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Richards, seconded by Mr. Cox, the "RESOLUTION <br />ADOPTING ThE BL~GET FOR THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE FOR THE <br />FISCAL YEAR BEGINNIGN JULY 1, 2002, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2003 AND <br />PROVIDING FOT THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR SUCH <br />FISCAL YEAR" was offered and carried over to the next meeting for consideration. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION: APPROVING FY 02-03 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK <br />GRANT AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EQUAL (HOME) PROGRAMS <br /> <br /> Ms. Missy Creasy, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, said that <br />$716,000 is available in CDBG funds and $104,000 for HOME funds for FY 02-03. Ms. <br />Creasy reviewed the project recommendations and suggested that Council approve the <br />recommendations as presented and give staff time to confirm the eligibility of other <br />programs Council may want to fund with CDBG funds. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Ms. Richards, Ms. Creasy said that the social <br />programs are funded for one year. <br /> <br /> Responding to a question from Mr. Cox about the HOPE Program, Ms. Creasy <br />said this program received previous allocations but they were not used and the CDBG <br />Task Force feels that programs without a backlog should be funded. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox asked about the unspent funds for water conservation retrofitting, and <br />Ms. Creasy said that some of the funds have been used recently through AHIP <br />rehabilitations. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox asked if the landscaping on l0th and Page was not funded because it is on <br />private property, and Ms. Creasy said that is not a HUD eligible activity. <br /> <br /> Ms. Claudette Grant, Planner in Neighborhood Development Services, said that <br />landscaping must be in the public right-of-way. <br /> <br /> Mr. Cox said he would like to see staff and the Task Force find a creative way to <br />allow funds to be used for that puxpose, perhaps transferring funds so it could be done. <br /> <br /> <br />