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,10 TUESDAY APRIL ~3, 1982 1. Prepare to enlarge Section 8 existing housing program. 2. Prepare to apply for Virginia CDBG block grants, similar to the City's current HUD program. 3. Consider offering property tax credits. 4. Limit public assistance for home purchases and assist in locating private sector assistance. 5. Avoid disruption of neighborhoods. 6. Increase Code enforcements to remove health and safety hazards. 7. Encourage energy conservation in rehabilitation projects. 8. Consider establishing a City loan fund for rehabilitation. 9. Allow mobile-manufactured homes on single-family lots in selected neighborhoods. Upon recommendation of the Martinsville Transporation Safety Commission, Council approved proposed "Articles of Agreement" (as presented to Council at its March 23rd meeting and referred by Council to the Transportation Safety Commission for its study and recommendation) concerning the Dan River VASAP (i.e., Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program), the vote to approve being by all members of Council with the exception of Councilman Oakes, who expressed lack of support because, in his opinion, the program has not lived up to expectations; nevertheless, as Vice Mayor Cole pointed out, the program should become more effective as a result of more stringent laws governing "driving under the influence" having been enacted by the 1982 Session of the Virginia General Assembly. Meanwhile, Council deferred action, pending consideration in a subsequent Executive Session, on appointing two representatives from the City to the Dan River VASAP Executive Board. Prior to conducting a duly-advertised public hearing on an ordinance which would amend and replace the present Section 11-27 of the City Code, viz., regulating excessive and disturbing noises, Council received a report from City Manager Edmonds which included a fourth draft of such an ordinance (with decibel ratings or ceilings not established), pursuant to Council's March 23rd instructions, accompanied by decibel samplings of noises generated by mechanical equipment in various areas of the City, all of which exceeded the noise-level ceilings heretofore recommended by Commonwealth's Attorney J. Randolph Smith, Jr., and by Mr. Edgar H. Dietrich (of 218 Arrowhead Trail), and delineating the issue and problems envisioned in attempting to regulate mechanical equipment (such as heat pumps and air conditioners) in residential zones. Mayor Greene then declared the public hearing open, during which the following citizens offered comments and/or posed questions, summarized as follows: