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Special Session 1079, Minutes June 26, 1974 Page 2 schedule and the method of administering it, this can be put into affect. Councilman Lieberman charged that this matter has been brought up a number of times, but nothing has been done about it. ~ae City Manager was of the opinion that an increase in dog license fees should not be a method of bolster- ing dog control service, lie felt to do so would be penalizing owners of licensed dogs since unlicensed dogs are usually the cause of most of the prob- lems. tie pointed out that the administration of such a program would be very difficult. Mayor Kaufman suggested that the City Manager prepare recommendations with respect to a new scale of dog license faes and methods of administering them. In connection with a request made by the U. City Day Care Center, the l~ayor referred to an opinion submitted by Mr. Jerome U. Sandweiss, attorney, on provisions of the statutes and regulations relating to the Federal Revenue Sharing Program to the effect that governmental units who are recipients of revenue sharing funds may allocate funds to private organizations. The ~layor said the letter was received this eve~ing and he expressed the opinion that this can be reviewed and subsequently the Council can come to a decision, He added that he did not think it would be fair to ask the Council to act on this matter this evening. Councilman Lieberman, h~ever, took the position that it is important that the Budget should consider and respond to the needs of the community and he felt that the U. City Day Care Center allocation of $10,000 should be in- cluded as a line item in the Budget to reflect concern of the City with Day Care Centers. Mrs. Ruth Mann, President of the U. City Day Care Center, upon inquiry by Councilman Glickert, stated that they have completed arrangements today for occupying a larger space in Shaare Emeth Temple, and will be able to accom- modate more children. It will be necessary to re-supply the inside equip- ment. She said that they will be paying rent for the new quarters. Assisted by Mrs. Dubinsky (Treasurer), Mrs. Mann continued to answer questions posed by members of the Council. They assured the Council that their request for funds is a one-time request and will not be a recurring one; that once they are established, they will not require additional assistance from the City. They stated that they have not been rendering service to children who live outside of University City. Councilman Werner moved that the Council make an addition of $5,000 as a Budget item "for the term Day Care Center." lie said there are a number of unresolved questions in his mind - legal and practical - unresolved aspects before he feels the money should actually be appropriated. Councilman Woods said while she has some sentiment for support of the Center, she has grave concern about doing this. The only way, she continued, that she feels the Council can add any money at all would be by putting a line item in for Recreational Equipment under the ~uman Resources Department whereby the City would retain control. ~{ayor ICaufman was of the opinion that a better procedure would be to have a more specific review and investigation of the overall Day Care problem in the community before taking action on one agency, lie pointed out that other Day Care Centers can develop quickly who might taen make a request for funds from the City. He pointed out further that after consideration, if the Council wishes to proceed to appropriate funds, this can be done through