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{". r,:> f...,~,- t TUESDAY JULY 10, 1979 parallel that legislatively authorized, so long as such full funding does not adversely affect the so-called "annexation" legislation recently enacted by the Virginia General Assembly, it being pointed out to Council that, reportedly, the Commonwealth (and/or Virginia General Assembly), on the basis of its present income, can not meet current requests. The vote in support of this concept was four-to-one, Vice Mayor Cole voting "No" on the basis that, although in support of the Blue Ridge Regional Library, he can not ask the Commonwealth for "Full Funding" in light of its other financial obligations and commitments. Upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council authorized the expending by the Blue Ridge Regional Library during 1979-80 of the Commonwealth's Grant-In-Aid sum of $55,915.00 for the purposes attached to said grant. In connection with City Manager Noland's memorandum dated June 5, 1979, pertaining to up-dated "Bingo Games" statutes, Council took no exception to the "instant bingo" provisions thereof and (I) waived the application fee stipulated in State Code Section 18.2-340.2 and (2) waived the annual audit fee (see State Code Section 18.2-340.7.B) for any permit holder whose annual gross receipts are less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) but established an annual audit fee of ten dollars ($10.00) for any permit holder whose annual gross receipts exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00). Council "tabled" consideration of proposed amendments to the City's Business License Tax Ordinance's provisions relating to coin-operated machines and vending machines, to conform with revised State statutes thereon. Continuing its consideration of a petition (submitted initially on June 13, 1978 by Messrs. Fred D. Gill and Silver C. Williams) requesting the closing and abandonment of that section of G Street which lies between Second and First Streets, Council noted that it conducted an on-site