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326 Mr. Tarver stated that the City should support The Center and the Family Crisis Center because they are valuable resources to the Tri-Valley area. He agreed with Mr. Butler's proposal that this fiscal year's funding for non-profit organizations should be maintained but that Council should convey to these that they would have to start developing their own funding mechanisms. He proposed that, following Ms. Scribner's suggestion that the Human Services Commission evaluate requests from non-profit organizations, the City set aside, as a matter of policy, a certain amount of money on an annual basis to assist those organizations that deserve and need assistance, whether on a first-time basis or as a rescue mission. Mr. Mercer stated that he had no problem with the funding for the Community Access TV or the Amador Historical Society, which forms an integral part of the community and its heritage. He pointed out that the nature of the Society makes it difficult to raise funds and that volunteers work to keep the Society open. He continued that CASA has been funded by the City since its inception and that he would be willing to give CASA $5,000 this year for the last time. He commented that cutting down the funding for the Convention and Visitors Bureau to $100,000, as proposed by Ms. Scribner, is too drastic and proposed that it be approved for last year's budget of $151,000. He added that the $15,000 for the Downtown Association's Miscellaneous Funds is too high. He indicated that he was not opposed to the funding for the Family Crisis Center but that he would like the Human Services Commission to consider the matter and make its recommendation to the Council. He stated that the Library funding of $279,456 is money well-spent and that the Centennial Committee's $20,000, as approved by Council, is projected over four years and would produce significant revenue. He indicated that he would not support the Capital Improvement Project budget because of certain philosophical differences. He then congratulated City Staff for good financial management and for putting the budget together. Ms. Acosta clarified that the budget of the Convention and Visitor Bureau is a status quo budget and appears higher than last year's because of some carry-over funding from the previous year. Ms. Mohr commented that the City has had more than the usual number of requests for social services than in the past, which reflects the year's financial situation. She stated that there is a need to establish a policy for non-profit groups and that the Human Services Commission is the appropriate body to review the requests, as it does for the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Block Grant Program. She indicated that Council would have to decide if it wants to add general revenue money to the Block Grant fund until the City becomes its own recipient of the Block - 30 - 7-16-91