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207 September 28, 2004 merger committee's recommendation and would like to be the fiscal agent and request financial assistance from The Harvest Foundation. Robert Stone, of 1519 Kenmar Drive, spoke in opposition to the proposed merger, citing that the Social Services Departments' merger was not done fairly in 1999. Jon Sayre, of 1206 Corn Tassel Trail, stated that half of the City's parks are "atrocious" and encouraged Council to seek private citizen input regarding the proposed merger. Betsy Pace, Senior Services Coordinator, stated that she wants to maintain the same level of service and does not want to lose the support of the City's garage and other departments. Council Member Ferrill moved to continue as previously discussed at Council's September 14, 2004, Work Session, and to develop a "Parks & Recreation/Leisure Services Consolidation Plan" by April 15, 2005, with a proposed effective consolidation date of July 1,2005; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Clark, Cobbe, Ferrill, Reynolds, Roop; Nays (0) - None. Council considered support of collection procedures and approval of payment of expenditures associated with land sales, relative to the collection of delinquent taxes. Council Member Roop moved to approve "Collection Procedures for Delinquent Real Estate" and "Collection Procedures for Personal Property Taxes" as proposed by Pat Conrad, Treasurer; the motion was duly seconded and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 5 - 0; Yeas (5) - Clark, Cobbe, Ferrill, Reynolds, Roop; Nays (0) - None. Council considered approval, on first reading, of Ordinance 2004-16 adding subsection (c) to Section 21-4 of Chapter 21 Taxation of the City Code. Council Member Roop moved to approve, on first reading, of such Ordinance; the motion was