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4~ TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27, 1984 carried unanimously and, thus, the "Alternative A" financing plan was adopted, imple- mentation of which will yet require formal appropriative actions by Council. - Under date of November 16, 1984, by report addressed to City Manager Edmonds, Mr. J. Michael Grubbs, Administrative Assistant, informed Council that for the third con- secutive year the City of Martinsville has failed to receive funding under the Virginia Community Development Block Grant program, noting that the City's 1984 application was for a housing rehabilitation project whereas the 1982 and 1983 applications pertained to expansion of the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant. The report identified selection rating criteria used by the State of Virginia in considering VCDBG applications as well as noted that of the 100 applicants (in 1984) eleven were from cities, twenty-nine were from counties, and sixty were from towns, with applications being approved for two cities, twelve for counties, and nineteen for towns. City Manager Edmonds interpreted this report and the failure to obtain housing rehabilitation funding for the City as the end of the City's housing rehabilitation program (unless locally funded) whereas Mr. Mark Henne, Executive Director of the West Piedmont Planning District Commission, urged the City to revive (i.e., resubmit) the application next year for housing rehabilitation funding. Meanwhile, Mayor Cole asked City Manager Edmonds to prepare a brief Summary of the City's accomplishments in its housing rehabilitation program and Councilman Oakes suggested that the City's representatives be made aware of the City's needs. Council unanimously accepted for introduction--and for further consideration and action at its forthcoming December 11th meeting--an ordinance which will amend Section 5 of Article II of the City's Business-Professional-Occupational License Tax Ordinance to reduce the present license tax (of $3,000.00) imposed on fortune-tellers, etc., to $1,000.00, to comply with State-mandated requirements.