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January 23, 1973 This contract involved extensive renovation of this filter plant originally constructed ~ in.194~. Sin~e m~h of the work involved renovation of facilities which could not be inspected prior ~o construction, once the facilities were exposed and replacement deemed necessary, t change orders were authorized to accomplish the work. Additionally, some items were not included in the plans, but the desirability of including them during construction became apparent as work progressed. The total cost of change orders was $24,065.09. The total cost of the project is: Original Contract Change Orders Engineering and Inspection Bid Advertisement $545,010.00 24,065.09 53,123.95 41.40 $622,258.44 This appropriation is requested to cover expenditures in excess of the original appropri~ ation.". On motxon of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. gohnson, the following ordinance was approvedi on first reading~ and~:by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $22,500.00 FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITY FUND FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE NO. 2 WATER FILTER PLANT IN SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA." Ayes: Early, Holley~ Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes Nays; None 73-32 - "At the last meeting of the City Council~ a letter from the Cradock Property Owners~ Association and the Cradock Baptist Church was referred to me for a report. The Property O~rners' Association letter addresses itself to three different subjects and will be reported in the order listed: 1. Taxes A. Tax relief for the elderly - This is currently under study by the City Council. There are also several bills under consideration in the current General Assembly session that could affect any action the Council may take. It would seem that the Council should await any action by the General Assembly. B. Increase in Real Estate Assessment due to the use of aluminum siding - Since this is the responsibility of the City Assessor, I submit the following from him: "The assessment of real estate is based upon the market value of a property. Given a choice, the prudent purchaser, if con- sidering two like homes, identical.in all respects, save ex- terior cover, would pay more for the home with aluminum siding than the other of wood requiring annual maintenance. Therefore, in judgment, the market place reflects a hi~her value and aluminum siding per se constitutes an improvement. "As to the $40.00 annual tax increase, I would be interested in knowing where this figure came from since it represents a $2,570 increase in appraised value." 2. Major Improvements A. Curb and guttering on Decatur Street alongside James tturst School ! am not aware that the City Council promised this work. A study ~as made by the Engineering Department at the request of the School Board to establish the cost. There has been some misunderstandi~ about the funding of this project and~ also~ in the beginning~ some uncertainty as to where to locate the parking area. The matter of the location has been settled and plans have been prepared for the paving curbing and drainage adjustments. The funding for this project has not been agreed on. Originally, it was proposed that the City and School Board share equally in the cost. It is estimated that the cost of the project is $7~017, and under the original Plan, this would mean $3,508.50 cost each to the School Board and the City. B. Curb and Guttering, Harris Road - Plans are complete for this job and ready to be bid as soon as weather conditions make it practical to start. The letter from the Cradock Baptist Church was related to this matter. C. Streets in Cradock having a high cro~ra Bainbridge Avenue between George Washingto~ Highway and Harris Road is one street falling in this category. An inspection and study was done of this street towards removing the high cro~n. The estimated cost to accomplish this is $46,600. This does not include any cost for ~he treatment (stabilization) of the subsoil on Bainbridge Avenue. If the same soil conditions are encountered as those in the lower end of Cradock, subsoil stabilization would be necessary. This work is estimated to cost $8,740. It must also be noted that both the north and south ends of Bainbridge Avenue are slated for drainage improvements. The lowering of the high crown should not be done prior to the drainage work.