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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1988 An audit by the Virginia Department of Transportation confirm- ing that the City, during f~scal 1986-87, expended (for eligible street maintenance purposes) funds equal to or in excess of allocated funds received from the Virginia Department of Transportation, as required by this agency (with expenditures being $1,340,717.00 against VDOT funds provided of $1,239,198.00 for an expenditure excess of $101,519.00); and Procedures under which the City's Electric Department personnel respond to local power outages; and priorities assigned for restoration of service. Pursuant to the requirements of subsections A-i, A-3, and A-7 of Section 2.1-344 of the CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950, and as amended), and upon motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried by a recorded vote, Council convened into an Executive Session to consider personnel, legal, and real estate matters; and, at the conclusion of this Executive Session, Council reconvened into regular session and unanimously authorized City Manager Brown to enter into negotiations with Lester Properties for the sale of a small tract of "surplus" property, or residue, acquired (by gift) by the City for construction of an industrial access road between Franklin and Liberty Streets to serve the Franklin Street plant of Tultex Corporation. In tentative acceptance of a report and recommendation from the Planning Commission, Council called for a duly-advertised public hearing to be conducted by Council at its forthcoming August 9th regular meeting on a petition filed by Ms. Irene Bennett seeking (1) the rezoning of Lot No. 19 situated at 411 Starling Avenue from R-6 Residential to P-2 Professional and (2) an amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance by which catering services will be a permitted use in P-2 Professional Districts, subject to limitations and/or conditions recommended by the Planning Commission for incorporation in said amendment.