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..- .- ....' l''l. . t .J- ,_ TUESDAY MARCH 23, 1976 After receiving, through Mr. George W~ Brown, Chairman of the special CBD Parking Study Committee, a parking study report and recommendations incorporated therein~ on which members of Council, along with interested citizens and businessmen from the "downtown" area, were briefed on the afternoon of March 23, 1976, Council suggested that the special committee and City officials not only review the report and give further study to same but also publicize the report in order that Council might have the benefit of citizen response at its next regular meeting. Council acknowledged receipt of the several local constitutional officers'm budget requests for fiscal 1976-77~ taking same under advisement for consideration at the time Council receives and/or acts upon the total City 1976-77 budget to be presented by City Manager Noland. Upon recommendation by City Manager Noland~ Council authorized the entering into an agreement or a contract with the National Aeronautics & Space Administration as to Phase 1 of a research project whereby, eventually and/or possibly, this agency might construct a wind-driven generator to produce electrical energy in Martinsvi11e, said Phase 1 being an instrumentation study as a basis upon which NASA will determine the feasibility of the proposed project. Upon motion~ duly seconded and unanimously carried, Council reappointed Mr. George W. Brown, Assistant City Manager-Public Works Director, as the City's citizen-member to the West Piedmont Planning Discrict Commission for an interim term beginning April 1, 1976 (March 31, 1976 being the expiration of Mr. Brown's regular three-year term) and ending June 30~ 1976~