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R-97-8 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT <br />AN APPLICATION AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO OBTAIN AN <br />ABANDONED HOUSING CLEARANCE FUND GRANT. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, there is a need to acquire, demolish and clear <br />the City of abandoned housing and to eliminate its threat to <br />the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of <br />Portsmouth, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, there are grants available to localities through <br />the Abandoned Housing Clearance Fund, which is administered by <br />the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in order to obtain such grants, it is necessary <br />for the City to make application for such grants. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Manager be, and he <br />hereby is, authorized to execute an application form and such <br />other documents as may be necessary to apply for an Abandoned <br />Housing Clearance Grant through the Virginia Department of <br />Housing and Community Development, and by this resolution, the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, is certified and designated by <br />the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, to be the <br />applicant for such funds. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at a meeting held on February 25, 1997. <br /> <br /> Teste: <br /> <br /> <br /> City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />