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The authority acting alone or in cooperation with other park- ing authorities, or with any federal or state agency is hereby author- ized to plan, design, locate, finance, acquire and own property, construct, alter, enlarge, use, maintain, operate, and lease off-street automobile parking facilities whenever and to the extent that such facilities are deemed necessary within the city, provided however that the sale, storage or dispensing of any product used in or for the servic- ing of motor vehicles shall not be permitted on or in connection with parking facilities. 5. The parking authority after a thorough investigation of the parking problems within the city, shall formulate for public presentation to the City Council, a master plan for automobile parking facilities as a guide for the future provision of parking facilities, properly integrated with present and proposed parking facilities, subject to alterations as necessary. A program of construction and method of financing shall like- wise be formulated and recommended. All actions contemplated in this section shall be approved by a majority of the membership of the City Council. 6, The parking authority is hereby authorized to so design and recommend and locate any off-street automobile parking facilities as to best serve the public purpose for which such facilities are intended. Such facilities may consist of lots, improved or unimproved; single or multi- level garages; other structures and accessories. 7. The parking authority is hereby authorized to acquire private or public, real or personal property and property rights, above, at or below the surface of the earth necessary for off-street automobile parking facilities by purchase, eminent domain, gift, lease or otherwise. If fee title is acquired same shall be in the City of Batesville. Provided, however, the acquisition of all property must be first approved by two-thirds of the