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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1995 City. Smith & Beasley had agreed to provide this same assessment of the City's Social Services Department for $900. Upon motion, duly seconded and by unanimous vote, Council authorized an appropriation of $2,500 from the City's Industrial Development Autho- rity Reserve Fund to the Patrick Henry Development Council for the City's share of costs related to the Community-in-Transition Program. City Manager Reynolds stated the PHDC had provided the services of Robert Humkey for the development of this program. This program was a joint effort of the City and Henry County, therefore, the City's share of the $5,000 cost is $2,500. Upon motion, duly seconded, and by unanimous vote, Council authorized, as per the Cable Franchise, Adelphia Cable Communications to make the following changes to their cable line-up: move the Community Bulletin Board (Channel 19) to the Government Access station (Channel 20), with the understanding that the local governing bodies could utilize Channel 20 when needed, upon proper notification. Mr. James Shifferly, Manager of the local Adelphia Office, was present and explained they had received requests to add two "must carry" stations to the local cable line-up. Presently, there is only one channel available, therefore, they initially notified the City that WTTG from Washington, DC, would be dropped so that the two broadcast stations (WDRG of Danville and WEFC of Roanoke) could be added. After discussion, it was agreed that Channel 19 and 20 could be combined, thus allowing Adelphia to add two "must carry" stations without eliminating any of the existing program- ming. The Cable Franchise between the City and Adelphia requires Adelphia to provide a public access channel and any deviation from that requires consent of the governing body.