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. r:; f) ; ,j ,y TUESDAY MARCH 12, 1974 requesting that you appropriate $855.00 for the operation of the Board during fiscal year 1 July '74 to 30 June '75. A copy of the application for a State grant, containing budgets for all agencies administered by the Board, is herewith delivered to you and your City Manager, Mr. T. B. Noland. I will be happy to answer your questions to the best of my ability, at your convenience. As to future plans, some of the concerns that will be dealt with in some way by the Community Services Board include: (1) Alcoholism detoxification and rehabilitation. (2) drug abuse rehabilitation. (3) possible transfer of the Patrick Henry Mental Hygiene Clinic to local jurisdiction and increasing its service capacity. (4) some kind of residential care for mentally retarded persons who would otherwise be institutionalized. (5) attracting a full-time psychiatrist to our area, and hopefully to assist in establishing the facilities required to take full advantage of his skills. (6) activity centers for mentally handicapped persons, similar to day-care centers. (7) increased exchange of information between people in the helping professions in order to get maximum benefit from present resources. Some of the things we believe need doing might best be done by private groups with their own resources. Some things will require tax funds, local, State and Federal. Some may best be combinations of human resources and finances from both public and private sectors. We will do our best to get the best value in exchange for every hour of labor and dollar expended. Your suggestions and advice are welcomed. In conclusion, a personal word: I am pleased to consider myself a fellow public servant with you, and I'm happy to have an opportunity to work in an area of public life where there is such need and so much hope. The progress in mental health care in the past five years is exciting, and the atmosphere of optimism is strong among most of the staff at various facilities I've visited recently. By continued effort together, we can make a whole new world of difference for the mentally troubled. Thank you for the opportunity to be "where the action" is in mental health services today! A representative of Piedmont Dodge, Inc., appeared before Council to discuss a written request he had made to the members of Council, following discussions with the Chief of Police and City Manager, that the Council authorize financial assistance in the amount of $3,150.00, to reduce the Automobile Dealer's expected loss caused by a sharp drop in the value of high performance automobiles, in connection with the recently developed fuel shortage, with the explanation that the sharp change in the market had developed during the time the order was being processed. The City Manager explained that the order for six cars had been placed on November 1, 1973, as a result of normal sealed bid procedures and that while the economic situation is unfortunate for the dealer, the City also faced additional costs in connection