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{- ."> '" I-,~ TUESDAY JULY 27, 1976 Upon recommendation of the City's administrative staff, Council approved a draft of contracts to be submitted to area jurisdictions, setting forth the terms and conditions under which the City's Prison Farm will accept and take custody of prisoners from these jurisdictions, said contracts to be similar to the City's contract (effected July 1, 1975) with the State's Department of Corrections. .- Council referred to the Planning Commission, for its consideration and recommendation, a proposed abandonment (by quit-claim deed) of a small area of City right-of-way situated along the southwest side of Pine Hall Road, between Wray Street and Yorkshire Road, which abandonment would accommodate an improved realignment of said Pine Hall Road at this point. Upon request of the City's Juvenile Court's Service Unit, Council appropriated the sum of $2,142.00 to said Unit for the purchase of certain equipment, to be financed by a local agency's contribution of $108.00, by $107.00 from the Commonwealth of Virginia, and by $1,927.00 from the Federal Government. Upon being apprised of the fact that the Appalachian Power Company, by author i- zation recently granted by the State Corporation Commission, will add a surcharge of 6.9% to the electric charges against Appalachian's jurisdictional customers, effective August 1, 1976, Council unanimously went on record as stating that the City's policy, as to the City's electric tariffs and conditions, now and in the future, will be to parallel Appalachian's tariffs and conditions, presently and as they may subsequently be amended. With authorization to the City's Utility Billing Division to effect and parallel the aforementioned 6.9% surcharge as soon as can be conveniently effected, no sooner than--but perhaps with--bills to be rendered September 1, 1976, and upon City Attorney Worthy's advice, Council indicated that