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Session 1312, Minutes Page 7 July 26, 1982 of delay would seriously impact the system, Mr. Ollendorff said there had been great difficulty running programs and obtaining data when the system was overload- ed, with both employee operators and the public experiencing long waits. Mr. Levy said he understood, but the focus of his question was whether or not, having lived with the problems to the point where it was decided that another system was needed, it was important for the Council to be able to give an intelligent approval of the administration's request, He said he was not able to do that at this time. Mr. Schoomer recommended acceptance of the proposal. Mrs. Metcalfe said she did not think she would learn anything new if the matter were delayed, but would be willing to do so in deference to Mr. Levy if he wished more time to consider the matter, I Mr. Levy said he thought he would know a great deal more about the proposal in a week than he knew at this time and he was not ready to vote on it now. (He had been out of town for the last week.) Mrs. Thompson said she was not ready to vote on the matter, either. F Mayor Mooney suggested that the proposal be approved, subject to Mr. Levy's study i of the matter within a time frame that would provide sufficient time to gather the information he wanted. Then, if Mr. Levy still has serious reservations, the mat- ter would be pos:poned until the next regular Council meeting August 23. Mr. Schoomer moved approval of the administration's recommendation, subject to Mr. Levy's review and report to the Council of his acceptance or other recommendation. In deference to that accommodation, Mr, Levy said he would try to report to Council within four or five days. Mrs, Metcalfe seconded the motion, which carried unani- mously. VACANT PROPERTY - TAX AND LIEN WAIVERS POLICY The City Manager said he had tried to write a specific policy for tax and lien wai- vers, but the policy, by its very nature, was quite general. The policy was sum- marized as follows: Guidelines apply only to property redeemed following tax sale by persons other than the owners at the time liens were incurred. Council will consider each case on its merits within these guidelines and will grant waivers in whole or in part based on the extent to which the best interests of the neighborhood and the City are served. The basic policy will be to waive back taxes and charges together with in- terest and penalties in the event of acquisition of an unbuildable parcel (by virtue of size, configuration, location, economics or other reason) by an adjacent owner. Waivers will be granted to non-adjacent owners if it can be clearly established that adjacent owners are not interested and if the applicant for waiver submits maintenance plans of benefit to the neighborhood. Depending on the merit of the proposed use and maintenance, part or all back charges will be waived. In the event of buildable property, again, a showing of no interest on the