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TUESDAY~ JUNE 23, 1998 of problems and complaints received had been related to property maintenance and zoning issues. She also noted that the great majority of these items had been resolved promptly, and that the remaining ones were in the resolution process. Council Member Haskell asked whether the Council and City staff were on target and setting the right priorities in serving the needs of the neighborhood~ and was informed by Mr. Earl Reynolds, City Manager, that efforts were right on target, noting the emphasis on improvements in neighborhood appearance and quality of life issues, as well as the commitments in the coming 1998-99 Fiscal Year budget. Mr. Reynolds noted particularly the Critical Repair Fund that had been created to address home repair issues for those in need of help, stating that there would be a total of $30,000 available, to be used to spend up to $3,000 per dwelling to repair up to ten houses that qualified. Council Member Haskell asked whether there were funds in the new budget to effect needed repairs on the Starling Avenue Bridge and Mr. Reynolds responded that there were indeed funds in the budget for this purpose. Council Member Teague asked for an update on the Southside Community Development Planning Grant, and was informed by Mr. Wayne D. P. Knox , Planning, Zoning and Housing Manager, that the majority of the planning study for this neighborhood improvement project was complete. Mr. Knox noted that~ due to work still underway in the current Moss/Barton CDBG project the City would not be able to apply for another grant until May or June of 1999, but that the results of the current study of the neighborhood showed dearly the need for housing and infrastructure improvements. He also noted that he and his staff were lookhag at the possibility of acquiring other funds to address indoor plumbing problems in the neighborhood. Mr. Knox stated that the planning study and grant funds produced as a result of the study will be used to address the same type of needs as those found in the Moss/Barton Grant, and went on to say that study results thus far had identified at least one hundred houses in the planning grant area that were in need of work. Mr. Knox closed by stating that the City would be ready to apply for the Southside Grant funds in spring of 1999 and should hear about its application in August of that year. He closed with an invitation to one and all to come to the upcoming open house to be held at one of the new homes in the Moss/Barton area. This discussion was followed by comments from several neighborhood residents. These included the following:.