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intended to request part of the $25,580 for another organization that deserved additional funding and he might not be prepared to allocate $20,000, but might support perhaps half that amount. Councilman Ruskin said unless the Council would consider spending general fund or reserve monies to cover all the requests the Council might have, he could not support the motion, although he did intend to vote to support the Emergency Hunger Fund financially. Councilwoman Buchan said she greatly respected the hard work of the HHCC, and had a great understanding of the constraints they were under, and yet, like last week, had ended up with a different opinion. She said, "Eddie Mae Spiller is also very important to me and to this community." Councilwoman Buchan said she understood why the HHCC did not approve funding this year, but said she cannot in good conscience let this go without making an attempt to straighten out this situation and get the Emergency Hunger Fund back on track. Councilwoman Buchan said she would support the motion, and if it passed, she would look forward to seeing the paperwork progress made over the next six months. Councilwoman La Berge said, "I don't think there is anyone in the world that doesn't admire the work of Eddie Mae Spiller." However, she said, even with that in mind, she believed the Committee made a very good point this year and previous years, "that the application had to follow a certain procedure, and budgeting had to be very clear." Councilwoman La Berge said she would support funding at some level, perhaps at the $5,000 level with an additional $5,000 in six months, "because there are other organizations that have real severe needs, too." Mayor Hartnett said the motion grants $10,000 now and $10,000 in six months with contingencies. He asked his colleagues, "if you might consider before any money is actually paid over, there be an appropriate budget submitted and the paperwork be brought up to the appropriate standards before any of the money in the first six months is actually given over, so there is a basis to make judgments." Mayor Hartnett said he could not vote for the motion without paperwork being appropriate at the beginning as well as later. Also, he said he was reluctant to vote for the full $20,000. He stated he had served on the HHCC for eight years, "I know that it is not uncommon for requests to be modified... that has been the case with the Emergency Hunger Fund in the past, and I would feel more comfortable funding it at the amount that it was funded last year which was $13,000, half the first six months and half the second six months with the paperwork issues being resolved." In response to Council comments, Mayor Hartnett said he believed the Hunger Fund could supply adequate estimates regarding expenditures over the next six months in advance of receiving funds from the HSF A program. In response to Council comments, Manager Gonzalez explained the budget and reporting forms processes. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MTNUTE BOOK NO. 55 MAY 19, 1997 MINUTES Page ho. 340 PAGE 12