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R-99-49 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FOR A COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DERELICT STRUCTURES REMOVAL GRANT. Whereas, the City of Portsmouth, Virginia desires to improve the quality of life for its residents; and Whereas, the City recognizes the negative impact that abandoned and derelict buildings have on the immediate surrounding community and the City; and Whereas, the City, in Phase One of its Operation Crunch, has declared thirty-six buildings unsafe as regulated under the provisions of the Uniform Statewide Building Code; and Whereas, the Commonwealth of Virginia has authorized the creation of the Derelict Structures Removal Grant Program to assist localities in the removal of these blighting influences; and Whereas, the City has previously expended over $20,000 for building demolition that would be eligible as "in-kind" match under the Program guidelines; and Whereas, the City has committed $100,000 in the current Department of Community Quality and Planning Services budget to demolish additional derelict, abandoned buildings; and Whereas, the City desires to submit an application for a $100,000 Derelict Structures Removal grant, the maximum amount potentially available under the Grant Program, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the City Manager and his staff be and are authorized and directed to complete the necessary application and submit all necessary forms and materials to apply for a grant to assist in removing as many derelict buildings as possible; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the $100,000 in funds currently in the Department of Community Quality and Planning Services budget for "Weeds, Debris and Demolition" be designated to serve as the required match for the grant.