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Aueust 14. 1984 ., ..... 84-28~ - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to receive the City Treasurer's report on delinquent taxes:as information. "Attached please find the annual report from the City Treasurer, Margaret E. Jones, on the subject,of delinquent real estate taxes for the tax year ending June 30, 1984. Also, attached is an analysis of the reported tax delinquencies prepared by the Director Of Finance I might point out that the percentage of Fiscal Year 1984. real estate taxes reported over the past ~en years. The City's Delinquent Tax Collector has initiated collection procedures on the reported delinquencies. ~istorically, such procedures have resulted in the collection of about 99.8% of the toal tax levy with the remaining .2% to be satisfied through court action and, if necessary, sale of property to recover taxes. When collected, a penalty of 10%, andI interest of 1% per month delinquent, are imposed on ~he tax bill. A copy of the entire list is available in the City Clerk's Office for inspection and ac copy will be placed at the main branch of the Public Library for review by interested citizens As required by City Code this report is being submitted to you for your review and infor- mation.'' Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Gray, that the ~POrt?6f,t[e!:~Delinquent Real Estate Taxes for the Fiscal Year 1983-84, to be received as information, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 84-290 - Letter. from the City Manager recommending adoption of motion to authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority for the 1984 Community Development Block Grant Program. "Enclosed for your review is the contract between the City and the Portsmouth Redevelop- ment and Hous.ing Authority for the 1984 Community Development Block Grant Program. I believe this is a reasonable document which clearly defines the responsibilities and activities of th~ City and the Authority in this program. I request your permission to execute this contract which was approved by the Board of ~9m~issi~.pzs of the Housing Authority at their meeting of August 7, 1984. I therefore recommend your approval of this contract and request your authorization to sign." Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mrs. Webb, that authorization be granted to execute contract, as requested, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 84-291 Letter S12,000 to establis? new Downtown Tunnels. from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to transfer rezreational and emergency communizations in the Downtown, Midtown, and "As you are well aware quite,.§ome time ago, the command of the United States Aircraft Carrier Coral Sea undertook a praise worthy fund raising effort to establish recreational radi communications in our tunnels. In the Spring of this year, I met with representatives of the Coral Sea, City of Norfolk, Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission and the Virginia Department of the Highways and Transportation (VDH&T) in an effort to expand the scope of the project to include emergency fire communizations as requested by Council. I am pleased to report that after several meetzngs a proposal has been prepared which if approved by appropriate governing authorities would allow A~I/FM reception with emergency override and fire system communications for the Midtown, Downtown and new Downtown Tunnels. The funJing for the project is as follows: $25,000 41,000 12,000 12,000 U.S.S. Coral Sea VDHg? City of Norfolk City of Portsmouth Please note that the contribution for both Norfolk and Portsmouth are subject to the approval of the respective governing bodies while funding from the Coral Sea and VDHg7 has already been identified and is available. I feel that the proposal is responsive to the recreational and emergency needs of area citizens and ~s cos~ effective. The cost per tunnel to our citizens is $4,000. This relative ly minor cost Was made possible by the donation of approximately $100,000 of labor cost by the Coral Sea Command. I, therefore, request your approval of a motion to transfer $12,000 from the General Fund which will provide Portsmouth's share of te project costs." Motion of Mrs. Lucas and seconded by Mr. Gray, that authorization be granted to transfer $12,000 from the General Fund, as requested, for Portsmouth's share of the cost of the com- munication_system in the tunnels, and was adopted by unanimous vote.