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A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE COUNCIL'S APPRECIATION TO ALLIED REPAIR SERVICE, INC~ AND W. K. JOHNSON, PRESIDENT, TO THE WELDER TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE S. H. CLARKE VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER. WHEREAS, the Office of Economic Development of the City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Public Schools have worked together to develop the concept of a skills center at S. H. Clarke ~ocational Training Center; and WHEREAS, such Center will provide job training and placement assistance for economically disadvantaged residents of the City of Portsmouth; and WHEREAS, funding restraints have made iR necessary to limit implementation of the Skill Center at this time to the establishment of a Welding/Metal Trades Program and the re- novation of a welding lab; and WHEREAS, the cost of construction of said lab will be funded by funds provided under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and the Coramunity Development Program; and WHEREAS, Allied Repair Service, InCo supported the proposed Welder Training Program by furnishing equipment as required for a minimum of ten (10) trainees, which value is estimated at approximately $10,575.00; and.. WHEREAS, W. K. Johnson, President of Allied Repair Service, Inc., has also contributed his expertise to the development of a curriculum, has visited the school several times, and been of tremendous help in program development; and WHEREAS, thi~ donation of equipment and expertise will greatly enhance the success of the program and reflects a spirit of community pride and involvement which deserves recognition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED bhat the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia expresses its gratitude to Allied Repair Service, Inc. and its President, W. K. Johnson, for the donation of equipment and expertise toward the development of the Welder Training Program at the S. H. Clarke Vocational Training Center.