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36 TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1975 -- / (6) program financed by Federal funding may be for any period of time, i.e., not limited to a fiscal or calendar year; (7) assurances or guarantees by locality of program completions are not required, if funds unavailable; and (8) if City chooses not to file for 1974-75 funding, such choice will not jeopardize any future application City might file. The following citizens appeared before Council and generally reiterated their opinions and/or positions stated at Council's February 10th meeting: Mrs. Estelle Gilbert, and Messrs. Francis T. West, Thomas J. Womack, Robert S. Martin, Joseph Pritchett, and ,- Leon Globman. In addition, again with emphasis on housing, the following citizens offered the following comments: (1) Mr. Kermit Hairston, 10 Starling Avenue - there are good things about the City as well as some bad; citizen thinking seems to have been polarized; and there is a need for better housing; (2) Mr. Wayne Bowles, of Northview Gardens Apartments - his apartment complex, built with Federal aid, has vacancies, concluding that citizens apparently do not want subsidized housing; and (3) Mr. J. P. Wade, Jr., - 1505 Lakeview Trail, a building contractor and developer - is for Federal aid. Councilman Lester introduced a motion, seconded by Mayor Boaz, that the City not change directions at this time, i.e., not apply for Federal funding under the H&CD Act, and continue financing the City's CBD project (downtown renewal) with General Revenue-Sharing funds. Councilman Greene offered a substitute motion, seconded by Vice-Mayor Hobson, that the matter (i.e., any action on applying for H&CD funds and/or Councilman Lester's motion) be tabled. Voting against Councilman Greene's substitute motion were Mayor ...,- Boaz, Councilman Lester and Councilman Fitz-Hugh, thus defeating this motion. In the discussion of Councilman Lester's initial motion, Councilman Fitz-Hugh pointed out that the City has received practically no input from citizens as to the City's needs, that no one seems to know how much money is needed or how much should be applied for (if application is to be made), and (that) more work and study are necessary before Council can arrive at a decision as to whether to apply for H&CD aid. Meanwhile, Councilman Fitz-Hugh charged the Council, the City's administrative staff, and the