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� 1 I �;g 4, , , Comnunity Center - Account No. 590 (pp. 14-15) City Manager Fales referred to his report of May 12 contaim ng in- formation in response to Council request of May 8 regarding the Center and 'observed that several persons from Fair Oaks Cormnunity Center are now present. ' Center Coordinator Villasenor comnented concerning hours of opera- tion at the Center, noting that all �urisdictions do not .iave the same holidays and that the senior nutritional program and the child care program are usually needed even on hotidays. Mr. Villasenor advised that the recomnended Budget would mean cutting hours of operation on weekends and that a reduction to $100,000 would mean the elimination of evening programs also. Discussion followed concerning the possibility of Council members going to the Board of Supervisors to request the County to pay its full share of the operating cost of the Center, and it was suggested that to cut the Budget to matching the allocation of the Board of Supervisors would reflect unfavorably on the City's comnitment to the Center � Mar4aret Chapman,'40 h(yrtle Street, suggested that the County and City tax�dollars all come from the same taxpayers and that the eritire outlay for the Center should be cut. It was explained that the tax- payers in the um ncorporated area are not paying for their share of the operation of the Center, since they do not pay City taxes, but that they would be supporting the Center used by residents of that area, if the Board of Supervisors would contribute half of the Center's operating cost. It was also pointed out that Revenue ' Sharing funds'used at the Center come to the City from the federal government and are intended for certain purposes only. 'If Redwood City does not use fede'ral Revenue Sharing Funds which come from its taxpayers, then the money will go to other cities and the City will lose the `funds. ' ' Discussion followed and Mr. Fales replied to questions and co�nented on the sources of funds used to operate the Center and the obliga- tion to meet a significant need in the community which has been demonstrated by the heavy use of the Center. Anita DreYer, 1240 Woodside Road, suggested that activities at the Center could be scheduled on weekdays rather than on weekends. Mr. Fales explained that the City operates many programs on'weekends and such a cut would have to be made citywide. He explained further that many people desiring to use City facil�ties are working or at , school on weekdays and need the�facilities and programs when they are free in the evem ng or on weekends. , Discussion followed and Mr. Fales cormnented and replied to questions � concerning the possibility of establishing operating hour's on the ; basis of the choice of those using the Center, if cuts must be made; the heavy use of volunteers at the Center now; and the fact that the City makes a charge for use of the Center by pr�vate groups with a . total of about $13,000 th�s year going to the general fund. , Raul Baca, recomnended that Council consider a Budget allocation to , t e Center of the amount for 1975-76 ($154,029) instead of the $143,573 recomnended for 1976-77 in view of the fact that per capita -5- � Budget Study 5/15/76 '