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432 STAFF REPORT: DELINQUENT TAXES CITY TREASURER STAFF REPORT: STUDY OUTLINE CITY-COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX RESOLUTION: FIRE DEPARTMENT BADGES RESOLUTION: 504 SELF EVALUATION PLAN.. RESOLUTION: ANNUAL GOALS - HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLAN RESOLUTION: GRANTING SPECIAL PERMIT FOR INCREASED DENSITY ON 1910- 1916 JEFFERSON PARK AVENUE Mrs. Gleason moved.the resolution approving that the Drunk Driving Task Force remain in effect for another year. Dr. Hall seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by Council. Mr. L. G. Harding, Treasurer, presented the list of delinquent 1982 taxes and all penalties and erroneous assessment~ as of June 30, 1983 and requested that Council refer the matter to the committee composed of the Director of Finance, Chairman of the Finance Committee, Commissioner of Revenue and a Council member for a report. Council requested that the committee report back in 60 - 90 days. Mr. Hendrix stated that Gary O'Connell, Assistant City Manager, had been Working on the outline with County staff and requested that Council review the outline to see if anything had been omitted or if' unnecessary items were included. On questions from Mr. Buck, Mr. Gene German,-Director of Parks and Recreation, stated that an assessment of the impact .of the various options on persons using the program would be done and that programs other than softball would be addressed. Council directed staff to proceed with the study. On motion by Mrs. Gleason, seconded by Mr. Barnes, the resolution allowing firemen to keep their old fire badges was unanimously approved. WHEREAS, the City Fire Department has changed the design of the badges for its personnel., and the old badges cannot be sold to the public in the manner prescribed for sale of surplus city property because of the official nature of the badge; and WHEREAS, the Fire Department has tried unsuccessfully to sell the old badges for recycling purposes to the 'badge manufacturer; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia, that the chief of the Fire Department is hereby authorized and directed to distribute the old badges to individual department employees as a token of gratitude for their service to the city. Mr. Hendrix stated that federal regulations required that government agencies receiving general revenue sharing funds not discriminate against the handicapped. In order to comply, Mr. Hendrix stated that approximately $250,000 in capital improvements would need to be made in the next two years. A report describing the needs and plans was presented to Council. Mrs. Gleason requested that curbcuts be scored to help the blind. Dr. Hall moved the resolution approving the 504 Plan, Mrs. Gleason seconded the motion and it was unanimously approved by Council. Mr. Hendrix stated that the Annual Housing Assistance Goals must be approved by Council each year. The resolution approving the Housing Assistance Plan was moved by Mr. Barnes, seconded by:Mrs. Gleason and unanimously approved by Council. Mr. Satyendra Huja, Director of Community Development, stated that the builders have requested a special permit for increased density for their apartment building on 1910-1916 Jefferson Park Avenue because of the size of the apartments and because th~ site. plan had been approved prior to the change in the ordinance concerning the four unrelated person restriction in R-3 zones.