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42 all races be given fair and 'equal treatment . Mr . Fales advised that in response to an earlier statement made at` a Budget Study Session that all members of the com- munity were not made welcome at the Center the matter hasfbeen' called to the attention of the Center Coordi- nator: :*. Fales invited Mrs . Lara to call his office and1»provide 'specific details with regard to some oft her statements . .n : Mildred Clutec4 2303 Hopkins, advised that she has attended the Budget Study Sessions and commended Mayor Weymouth and members 'or- the City Council for the excellent job they have done in conducting the many hours of meetings, their patience in hearing ' from anyone who wished to speak and'thei'r willingness-gto provide explanations wherever needed . Mrs. Clute stated she appreciated the privilegei_of attending t the kind of meetings the Council has conducted on the Budget. Mayor Weymouth thanked Mrs.,'Clute; for her kind+ and welcome remarks . t W Ella Wiggtns, 'office manager for the PROBE Community De- velopment Center, urged the Council to return to the Revenue Sharing' funds allocated to PROBE the amount of $2;683 as originally=allocated-'and- spoke fn support of Miss Garcia ' s request for funds to hire additional secretarial help. It was suggested that perhaps volun- teer -secretarial assistance might be available. MOTION : .Councilman Barrett moved, seconded by Councilman Leipzig, to appropriate $4,240 from the unallocated Reve- nue 'Sharing _funds to permit the Library to purchase an auto van. In response to request, City Librarian Vollmayer described , the library delivery system and the need for a van rather small than a e to amount oflibrarymaterials between dthe ybranch olibraries, the audio=visual department, the technical processing center, the warehouse and the main library. - t Discussion followed and Mr. Vollmayer and Mr. Fales re- plied to question concerning the kind of equipment now available; the possibility of acquiring a used van rather than a new one ; the_desirability of purchasing a good piece of equipment initially in order to avoid mainte- nance costs and downtime; and the heavy use of all library materials. The motion carried unanimously by voice vote . (MINUTE ORDER NO. 75-114) It was pointed out that Revenue Sharing funds were allo- cated for the van for the Library, and there is no effect on the property tax rate. r MOTION : Councilman Rhodes moved that $4,000 of the un- allocated Revenue Sharing funds be allocated to a fund for- firemen to take a paramedic degree . The motion died for lack of a second . -0- 1 Reg.Mtg. 6/16/75