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A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH'S APPLICATION <br />UNDER THE INTER.MODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT FOR <br />A PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FLOATING DOCK ON <br />CRAWFORD BAY TO LAUNCH ROWING BOATS AND A BOAT STORAGE <br />FACILITY. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Inter-Modal Surface Transportation <br />Efficiency Act provides funds to states for various projects, <br />and that "Vision 2005" identified Crawford Bay for an extension <br />of the marina and/or use for small boating craft; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, interest has been expressed in the development of <br />a floating dock on Crawford Bay to launch rowing boats and a <br />boat storage facility which could be used for the Crawford Crew <br />Classic; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br />desires to increase recreational tourism activities by <br />participating in such a program; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the total amount requested for the grant is <br />Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), with a twenty <br />(20%) percent cash match required of the City should the grant <br />be awarded to the City. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, that an application be made to <br />establish a program to help fund the re-establishment and <br />development a floating dock on Crawford Bay to launch rowing <br />boats. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at a meeting held on January 24, 1995. <br /> <br /> Teste: <br /> <br /> <br /> City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />