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,'~ ( TUESDAY AUGUST 26, 1980 No non-handicapped operator of a motor vehicle shall park such vehicle in a parking space reserved for the handicapped at privately-owned shopping centers and business offices unless such motor vehicle is transporting a handicapped person and bears or displays a valid special license plate, decal or parking permit lawfully issued to or for use by the handicapped person. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by said Council that an emergency exists and that this ordinance amendment shall be effective on and after August 26, 1980. .- Council unanimously placed on first reading a proposed ordinance which, if adopted, would formalize the collecting of City real estate taxes in semi-annual installments, initiated several years ago. Council unanimously named Mayor Greene as its official voting representative, and Vice Mayor Cole as alternate, at the 1980 Virginia Municipal League Conference scheduled September 28th-30th in Arlington, Virginia. Council also unanimously appointed Mrs. Mary N. Travis, of 209 Second Street, to membership on the Board of Directors of The Piedmont Seniors of Virginia, Inc., succeeding Mr. Curtis F. Bouldin, resigned, for a three-year term beginning September 1, 1980. Concurring with City Manager Edmonds' suggestion, Council asked that an appropriate resolution be prepared for Council's consideration at its forthcoming September 9th meeting by which Council might request the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation to expedite the proposed reconstruction of Spruce Street southeastward from Prospect Hill Drive as well as to allocate funds for segments, if not more, of the proposed extension of Mulberry Road westward from Ellsworth Street.