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14, 1996 * CITY MANAGER'S REPORT * 96-175 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to transfer $100,000 from the Emergency Budget Contingency for the City Jail. "The Sheriff has requested that an additional $100,00'0 be provided to pay for the costs of prisoner meals, medical services, and laundry services in the City Jail. The Sheriff, as the legal custodian of prisoners confined in the City Jail, is responsible for the well being of the inmates. This includes providing adequate meals, medical and laundry services to the inmates. The Sheriff has indicated a need for an additional $32,500 in his Provisions Jail line item, $65,500 in his Medical Services line item, and $2,000 in his Laundry Services line item for the remainder of thi~ fiscal year. I concur with the Sheriff's request and recommend that the City Council favorably consider a motion to transfer a total of $100,000 from the Emergency Budget Contingency for the line items as listed above." Motion by Mr. Hawks, and seconded by Mr. Robinett, to transfer $100,000 for various City Jail expenses, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Clemons, Griffin, Hawks, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Webb Nays: None 96-176 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $120,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund for the design and fabrication of exhibits for the Phase II of the Children's Museum, and a motion to award the contract to Kearney and Associates. a. Ordinance to appropriate $120,000 for design and fabrication of exhibits for Phase II of the Children's Museum. b. Motion to award a contract to Kearney and Associates. "Funds are included in the 1996-2001 Capital Improvement Plan for the design of the second phase of the Children's Museum of Virginia. In order to proceed with this project, it Ks necessary to award a contract for the design and fabrication of the exhibit portion of the project. The Director of Public Works recommends that a contract be awarded to the firm of Kearney and Associates of Lorton, Virginia, the firm that completed the exhibits for the first phase. It is also recommended that funds be appropriated at this time in the amount of $120,000 for the exhibit design. Funds for the actual exhibit fabrication will be appropriated at the completion of the design phase, when the cost of the exhibits can be determined. I concur with the Director of Public Works and, with your approval of this item, the remaining balance of bonds authorized, but not yet appropriated, will be $2,276,410."