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September 17, 1974 At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on September 17, 1974, there were present: Richard J. Davis, gack P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr., Archie Elliott, Jr., games W. Holley~ ~dward L. Oast, Jr., Robert W. Wentz, Jr., Phin Horton, City Manager, R~ T. Williams, Assistant City Manager for Finance and Staff Services, D. R. Hagemeister, City Attorney. The Rev. John N. Ashenfel~er, Pastor, Cradock Presbyterian Church, opened the meeting with prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Davis welcomed all visitors in attendance. The minutes of the regular meeting of September 10, 1974, to be approved as correctec under Item 74-363, vote of Dr. Holley recorded as "aye", and Dr. Holley stated he voted "nay". The following agenda items were presented by the City Manager: 74-395 - "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading from the Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund in the categories Equipment for General and Multi-Purpose Use. to appropriate $14,792.77 of Public Safety and This appropriation represents the interest earned on Entitlement IV for the three- month period of June through August, 1974." On motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Wentz, the following ordinance was approved on first reading by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE S14,792.77 FROM THE FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND IN THE CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL AND MULTI-PURPOSE USE." 74-396 "G~msideration of an ordinance on first from the General Fund for recreational materials and Relations Program and purchase of equipment included ment IV. reading to appropriate $14,792.77 supplies for the Police-Community in the Actual Use Report for Entitle- The Federal grant for the 4th year funding~of Police-Community Relations was not app: for 1974-75. .The personnel have been funded in the General Operating Budget and these ad- ditional funds are necessary to provide the recreational materials and supplies needed for this program." On motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the following ordinance was approved on first reading by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $14,792.77 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR RECREATIONAL MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR THE~POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM AND THE PUR- CHASE OF-EQUIPMENT INCLUDED IN THE ACTUAL USE REPORT OF ENTITLEMENT IV REVENUE SHARING ~UNDS." 74-397~- "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to amend Section 10-65.5 of the City Code pertaining to qualifying for the exemption of real estate~taxes for certain slderly persons. Many elderly tax payers who were eligible and certified for tax relief during the last two quarters of 1973-74 inadvertently_failed to apply for recertification for the tax exemption for the current fiscal year. This amendment would permit those persons previously certified to submit applications until October 31 in order to obtain certi- fication fd~?-f~scatC~w~Sa~ Certification will be effective as of July 1, 1974." On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the following ordinance was approved on first reading by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGIN~, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 10=65.7 PERTAINING TO THE ELIGIBILITY FOR TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY PERSONS." 74-398 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $15,000 from the General Capital Improvement Fund for architectural and engineering fees for renovation of a City building located at 418 High Street. This building was occupied by the Social Services Department prior to their move to Dinwiddie Street. Based on preliminary inspection reports from the architect, this building has been found to be structurally sound and conducive to renovation for the type of office space needed by various City agencies. The City administration now occupies several offices in the Civic Center which were originally designed for judicial use. Due to the requirements for additional space in the Civic Center, the administrative offices must be relocated." On motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the following ordinance was approved on first reading by 6-1 vote, Mr. Holley voting "nay": "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE S15,000 FROM THE GENERAL FOR ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING FEES FOR RENOVATION AT g16-418 H%~H STREET." CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF A CITY BUILDING LOCATED )red