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August 9, 1983 "The City's Director of Museums has received notification from the State that three gran awards have been approved totaling $7,600: one ff~m the Virgihia Foundation for Humanities and Public Policy and two from the Virginia Commission for the Arts. The first grant award entitled "Black Women--Achievement Against the Odds" from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanitzes and Public Policy will provide lecture servizes and an exhibit on the achievement of black women in the history of the United States. This award for $2,100 is a matching grant with $500 contributed through the donations Fund and $1,600 provided through in-kind services which were budgeted for in the Museum's Fy 82-83 budget. The second grant award from the Virginia Commission for the Arts provides $5,000 for general operating expenses of the Department of ~useums. This grant award represents 100% State funding and no local match is required. The third grant award entitled :American Drawings V" providers funds for the printing and mailing of $15,000 invitations to art organizations, educational institutions and individ- ual artists throughout the United States to participate in national competition. The grant award contributes $500 from State funds and $500 will be contributed from the Donations Fund An additional $2,000 will be contributed from entry fees from the contestants. I recommend that you acceFt these grants and transfer $7~600 from the Grants Contingency Account f~r the purposes stated." Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mrs. Webb, that authorization be granted to accept .the grants and transfer of.$7,600 from the Grants Contmngency Account, as requested and was adopted by unanimous vote. , 83-310 - Letter from the City Manager recommending acceptance of the report from the City Treasurer on Annual Delinquent Real Estate Taxes. "Attached please find the annual report from the City Treasurer, Margaret E. Jones, on the subject of delinquent real estate taxes. In addition, I have included an analysis of these delinquent real estate taxes prepared hZ the Director of Finance. Upon receipt of this list the City's Delinquent Tax Collector will initiate proceedings for the collection of Delinquent Taxes. I might note that the percentage of Delinquent Taxes for this year (3.81%) is consistent with that of previous years. According to the Delinquent Tax Collector a large majority of the taxes are collected in July and August and if we are as successful as in past years the amount should decrease by'half by the end of this fiscal year. The City's real estate collection rate averages 99.8% which leaves the remaining .25% to be satisfied through court action and if necessary sale of property to rec~over taxes. A copy of the entire list is available in the City Clerk Office for inspection and will be placed in the main branch of the Public Library for regiew by interested citizens. As required by City Code this report is being submitted to you for your review and information. Motion of Mr. Gray and seeonde,d by Mrs. Webb, that the report on delinquent real estate taxes to be received as information, and was adopted by unanimous vote. - NEW BUSINESS 83-311 - Mr. Barnes offered the following nominations for appointments to the following Boards/Commissions: Transportation Safety Commission William Phelps to Archie Elliott; Paul M. replacing Robert L. Braatan, who resigned. Board of Appeals fill ~an unexpired term~ ending November 1, 1983; replacing Judge Johnson to fill an unexpired term, ending November 1, 1984, Harry R. Simpson to be reappointed for a term of four years, eh,ding September 1, Board Supplemental Retirment 198Y. Captain D. W. WilR~r, effective October 1, 1983, ~ill expire. William Henry Harris to be reappointed for a term of four years, Endependence Center of Tidewater (ECT) David M. Norman to serve as representative on the Board of Directors. Study Committee Qn Church P~operties Martha F. Glover and Robert H. Baker, representing the Planning Cmmmission; Rev. L. Schmidt, Bishop Thomas E. Talley, and Rev. Kenneth E. King, representing Religious Institutio~ Jeffrey L. Garrenton and Vernon Randall, citizens at-large, to be appointed. (No Term) Fire Department, to be appointed for a term of four years, replacing Captain Paul E. Clark, Police Department, whose term ending Ocr.i, .s;