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127 Regular Meeting August 15, 2006 Page 4 made a site visit to the Community Action Georgia Street Senior Center. Collette Jamison, Interim Director of Finance and Director of Administration, stated she spoke with Toby Hooper the Chair of Human Services Advisory Board. She stated Mr. Hooper informed her that site visits were not made this year. Mr. Jones inquired about why Community Action's Georgia Street Senior Center was not being recommended for funding. Ms. Jamison stated the Human Services Advisory Board uses a point system and the points did not add up to a funding level. She stated this is the same point system used the year before. Mr. Guerrero stated he feels the point system needs to be reviewed. He stated he feels a Workshop needs to be held with the Human Service Advisory Board. Mayor Narvaiz stated the Human Services Advisory Board provides the Council with advice on Social Services Funding and she feels a workshop is needed. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he also feels the Council needs to hold a workshop with the Human Services Advisory Board after the budget is adopted. He stated these requests need to be reviewed on a group-by-group basis. Mr. Thomaides stated he feels staff should find additional funding. Mr. Guerrero, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bose and Mr. Mihalkanin agreed with Mr. Thomaides. Mayor Narvaiz stated the Council has the option to disregard the recommendation for funding and start over. Mr. Mihalkanin stated he feels the Council should fund the same social services organizations at the same amount at which they were funded last year, but for those organizations who did not request funding, the money should then be disturbed as the Council determines. Mayor Narvaiz inquired whether the Community Action Georgia Street Senior Center provided any new programs this year. Tina Maurro, Community Action Georgia Street Senior Center, stated cooking classes, outreach programs and exercise classes where all added this year. She also stated several new members were also added. Mr. Diaz inquired whether these services are being received by the same people. Ms. Jaimes stated there are several individuals who receive several services. Mayor Narvaiz stated the Community Action Georgia Street Senior Center services 100 to 50 individuals, but other programs service 100's of individuals. She stated most municipalities do not provide funding for social services from the General Fund. She stated she also feels funding should not be an automatic funding year after year. Mayor Narvaiz introduced for consideration approval of minutes of the Regular Meeting held August 2, 2006, approval of minutes of the Emergency Meeting held August 4, 2006, approval of an Ordinance on second reading, adoption of an Ordinance on third and final reading, adoption of twelve Resolutions, approval of Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $71,289.50 for the Craddock Avenue Paving and Drainage Improvements to Texas Sterling Construction, L.P, on consent. The City Council removed Items 16, 17, 18, 23 and 25, adoption of Resolutions, to be considered separately. Mr. Thomaides moved for approval of the minutes of the Regular Meeting held August 2, 2006, approval of the minutes of the Emergency Meeting held August 4, 2006, approval of an Ordinance on second reading, adoption of an Ordinance on third and final reading, adoption of the remaining seven