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82 TUESDAY APRIL 23, 1985 Council amend Section III-A of the City's Subdivision Ordinance to provide recourse to City Council (similar to the procedure followed by the City in processing applications for Special-Use Permits), rather than directly to the City Circuit Court--as provided for in Section 15.1-475 of the State Code--on appeals of decisions made by the City's Planning Commission, the Council's duly-designated agent under said Section III-A of the Subdivision Ordinance. In response to Councilman Groden's inquiry as to what appellate procedures (relating to certain Planning Commission decisions and/or actions) are in force in other Virginia cities, as well as to the status of an engineer-planner position recently proposed by City Manager Brown, Mr. Brown indicated that he would research such appellate procedures and report thereon to Council. Meanwhile, Mr. Brown recommended that Council withhold action on Mr. Lester's request, pending a review of various facets--and, perhaps, an updating--of the City's Subdivision Ordinance. Council unanimously accepted this recommendation. Upon recommendation of J. Michael Grubbs, Administrative Assistant, and Mrs. Rebecca C. Miller, Housing Services Supervisor, supported by City Manager Brown, Council unani- mously authorized the filing (by the City) of an application with the Virginia Housing Development Authority for funding (i.e., a grant) in the amount of $50,000.00 by the U. S. Department of Housing & Urban Development to be applied to rehabilitation of rental housing in the City's souths ide area to complement the recently-authorized reha- bilitation of owner-occupied housing in that area, which (application), if approved, would enable the City better to meet the wide range of housing needs within the project and, at the same time, provide a financing leverage advantage. It was estimated that the $50,000.00 funding would be used to rehabilitate a minimum of ten rental units. Upon City Attorney Worthy's advice, indicating that certain legal technicalities are involved on which Council should be briefed, Council agreed to consider in Executive Session a proposal received recommending that Council re-name the City's Clearview Park.