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42, Regular Meeting April 5, 2005 Page 9 He stated he had visited with Linda Costley regarding the Workshop the Council held to set priorities for funding. Linda Costley, Program Manager for CDBG, stated one of the key components of the CDBG program is the Consolidated Plan, which is a five -year plan. She stated since the Council gave direction, the Women's Shelter has given back their $103,000.00, because they could not complete their project, and the City also received $133,000.00 from the Mitchell Center. She stated the Council could consider allocating these funds to other programs. Mr. Taylor stated he feels the City has an obligation to the indigent citizens. Mr. Taylor moved to amend the Consolidated Plan to add the Housing Rehabilitation Program as an additional priority for the years of 2005 -2009, and Mr. Guerrero seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mr. Thomaides stated he feels the first year the City should use $60,000.00 from last year's reallocation and to add $60,000.00 for the years of 2006 to 2009, which should be taken evenly from all the programs. The Council agreed by consensus to take $60,000.00 from all the programs in order to fund the Housing Rehabilitation Program during the years of 2006 -2009. Mr. Guerrero stated he feels the Housing Rehabilitation Program should be funded at the original amount of $70,000.00. Mayor Narvaiz stated the additional $10,000.00 could be taken from the First Time Homebuyers Program. The Council agreed by consensus to take $10,000.00 from the First Time Homebuyers Program for the years of 2006 -2009. The Council then voted unanimously for adoption of the Resolution. Mayor Narvaiz introduced Item 33, a discussion regarding City elections. Mr. Mihalkanin inquired whether the new eSlate voting equipment the County purchased allows for a paper receipt. Joyce Cowan, Hays County Elections Administrator, stated the equipment does not have a voter verifiable paper trail. Mayor Narvaiz stated HAVA requires DRE voting equipment to replace the punchcard voting equipment. Ms. Cowan stated HAVA allows for two types of voting equipment, Direct Recording Equipment (DRE) and ©ptiscan. She stated if Optiscan voting equipment is used, HAVA requires ADA Compliance, which means at least one DRE at every voting site. She stated Hays County has purchased the eSlate voting equipment. She stated the equipment will record votes in three different locations. She stated once a vote is cast it is then transmitted to the Judge Booth Controller memory card, then the JBC is delivered to Central Count to be totaled. Mr. Thomaides inquired whether the voting equipment has recorded fewer votes than voters. Ms. Cowan stated no, to her knowledge this machine has not recorded less votes than voters. Mr. Thomaides inquired whether the eSlate voting equipment had the capability for a paper trail. Ms. Cowan stated the State of Texas does not require a standard for verifiable paper trail. She stated if a recount is needed, it is done by a print out of the vote totals. Mr. Taylor stated he feels the City should not buy separate voting equipment. He stated he also feels the City should either lease the County's equipment or run a Joint Election with the County. The Council agreed by consensus to not purchase separate voting equipment. Mr. Thomaides stated he has