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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1982 competition for such business. Mr. Doane pointed out, too, that the $3,000,000 UDAG funds can be used by the City, as repaid by The Budd Realty Corporation, for other industrial development projects or for UDAG-approved projects. City Manager Edmonds informed Council that, in order for the UDAG application to be filed by Friday, February 26th, (otherwise there would be a delay of three months before another such application could be filed, which would be too late for The Budd Company to proceed with its plans to re-open its local plant), duly-advertised public hearings must be conducted separately by the City's administrative staff and the City Council, the earliest date for which would be Friday morning, February 26th. Citing the favorable impact upon the local economy this proposal offers, Council unanimously directed that the duly-advertised public hearings be conducted on Friday morning, February 26th, with the administrative hearing set for 9:00 A.M. and the Council's hearing, for which the Council directed that a special meeting of the Council be held for this purpose, to begin at 10:30 A.M. Upon being informed that the Downtown Business Association has been unable to collect for the City the amount of $1,127.00 due for Downtown Streetscape improvements in front of Sidney's Store, at 132 East Church Street, and that this firm has refused to pay said amount, being its proportionate share of the cost of said improvements, Council unanimously authorized City Attorney Worthy to institute lega proceedings against Sidney's Properties, Inc., of Roanoke, Virginia, to enforce collection of said amount. City Manager Edmonds presented descriptions and histories of ten parcels of City-owned properties (excluding the former Central Grammar School property now leased to Pannill Knitting Company, Inc.) which have been earmarked by Council as being surplus properties, which properties Mr. Edmonds recommended be offered for sale at a time deemed appropriate by Council. Council continued this matter to its forthcoming March 9th meeting. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried by a recorded vote, and pursuant to Section 2.1-344 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950, and as amended), Council convened into an Executive Session for the purposes of (1) considering the appointing (and replacement) of a provider-member to the West Piedmont Subarea Health Council and (2) considering some disposition of certain publicly-held property. Upon reconvening into regular session, Council took no action on either of these two matters. Council was adjourned. -" '\ !"'-..).....,_1~ W. H.t Yearn , j '.)....L..' Clerk of Council