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A RESOLUTION APPP~VING A GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD <br />THE SOUTHSIDE ~REA - VA. R-71. <br /> <br />RENEWAL PLAN FOR <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Title I of the <br />Housing Act of 1949, as amended, the Portsmouth Redevelopment <br />and Housing Authority has entered into' a contract, designated <br />Contract No. VA. R-7t (G-N) (A) with the Federal Government <br />pursuant to which the Government has made available %o the <br />Portsmouth Redevelopment and Rousing Authority financial assist- <br />ance for the preparation of a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan <br />for the General Neighborhood Renewal Area designated as South- <br />side in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; and <br /> <br /> $~EREAS, the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Au- <br />thority proposes to undertake with Federal financial assistance <br />one or more urban renewal projects in the above-described General <br />Neighborhood Renewal Area; and <br /> <br /> ~EREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the <br />Portsmouth City Council for review and approval a General Neighbor- <br />hood Renewal Plan for the General Neighborhood Renewal Area, dated <br />May, 1972, entitled, '~Southside General Neighborhood Renewal Plan," <br />consisting of seventeen p~ges and five exhibits; and <br /> <br /> h~EREAS, the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan has been <br />approved by the Commissioners of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and <br />Housing Authority, as evidenced by the copy of the Commissioners' <br />duly certified resolution approving the General Neighborhood Re- <br />newal Plan which is attached hereto; and <br /> <br /> ~{EREAS, there have also been presente~ to the Ports- <br />mouth City Council certain supplementary data, including data <br />respecting estimated grant-in-aid requirements, relocation re- <br />quirements, and resources, and governmental actions required to <br />carry out said General Neighborhood Renewal Plan; and <br /> <br /> ~iqIEREAS, a general plan is in existence and is recog- <br />nized and used as a guide for the general development of the City <br />of Portsmouth as a whole; and also, there has been presented to <br />the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary <br />has approved, a workable Program for Community Improvement for <br />the community. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> 1. That the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the <br />Area aforementioned, having been duly reviewed and considered, <br /> <br /> <br />