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24 <br /> Manager's comments;Under State legislation, the Town has received about $300,000 <br /> annually since 1983 to help cover the cost of fire protection services to the University <br /> and UNC Hospitals. The Town's operating costs for the fire protection services to <br /> State properties were estimated in 1996 as about $810,000 or 30% of the 1995-96 <br /> annual budget. <br /> The University and Hospitals have agreed to contribute $300,000 over three years to <br /> help pay for fire equipment. <br /> 3. Maintain and if possible increase State funds to help offset the continuing reduction in federal <br /> transit funding;provide stable funding for regional transit systems. <br /> Manager's comments: The continuing reduction and potential future elimination of <br /> federal transit funding make it very important for State transit funding to continue and <br /> to increase if possible. The Transit 2001 Commission has in part proposed increases <br /> in State funding for transit and that localities have additional flexibility to raise <br /> revenue for transit. <br /> 4. Adopt a State-wide deposit requirement for glass and other recyclable bottles; with revenues <br /> allocated for local and State programs in solid waste management including waste reduction <br /> and recycling. <br /> Manager's comments* The Council has supported "bottle bill" legislation in past <br /> years to encourage recycling. <br /> 5. Oppose ftuther differentials in retirement benefits for categories of local government <br /> employees <br /> Manager's comments: Current State law provides greater retirement benefits for some <br /> municipal occupational groups than for municipal employees overall. The Council <br /> has in the past opposed creating fin-ther differentials in retirement benefits for <br /> municipal employees. <br /> 6. Authorize the Town to apply impact taxes to development in the Town and to enter into <br /> agreements with the County regarding collection of impact taxes on development in the <br /> Town's planning jurisdiction. <br /> Mama's comments;The Town now has authority to apply development impact fees <br /> of various types, but has not done so because of the complexity of calculating and <br /> administering impact fees. Authorization of impact taxes would provide a simpler <br /> method for helping to recover the Town's estimated service facility costs resulting <br /> from new development. <br /> 2 <br />