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TUESDAY. MARCH 22, 1994 Pinkard stated that Union Street and Dillard Street are in need of community development improvements; (8) Lafayette Jones, 501 Second Street, expressed concern about speeding on Second Street; and (9)in response to a question by Thelma Pinkard, the City Attorney said a report would be given at the next Council meeting on whether the Southside Polling Place would be moved f~om the Southside Fire Station to the Virginia Museum of Natural History. There being no other comments from persons present, Mayor McClain and members of Council expressed appreciation to the citizens who had artended the Town Meeting. Council considered a request by the Police Department to apply for a Federal grant through the Department of Criminal Justice Services under the Police and Citizens Together (PACT) Program. Chief of Police Terry L. Roop presented an overview of the proposed program, which would intensify the City's community-oriented policing program in an area bounded by Moss Street, Market Street, Bridge Street, Memorial Boulevard, and Commonwealth Boulevard. The Program would assign four police officers to the community-oriented policing unit. Two additional police officers would be added to the Department in order to implement ~he program. The total grant request was 881,473, of which 861,I0~ would be Federal funds and $20,367 would be City funds. Chief Roop explained that the program was designed to be a long-term effort, with a four to five year implementation period. Chief Roop noted that Federal funds for the program are not guaranteed beyond the one year grant period. It was noted that the Police Department's original grant application enViSioned fund~pg the program with existing personnel on an overtime basisj but it had been determined the program could be carried out in a more effective manner at less oQm~ b~ adding ~wQ