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. . . R-05-08 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 36 TO THE CRAWFORD CONSERVATION AND REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE CRAWFORD URBAN RENEWAL PROJECT. WHEREAS, this Council by resolution adopted August I, 1967, approved a Conservation and Redevelopment Plan for the Crawford Urban Renewal Project, Portsmouth, Virginia (Plan) and has approved subsequent amendments thereto; and WHEREAS, there has been presented to this body for consideration and approval a copy of an amended Plan (Amendment 36) consisting of 18 pages and four exhibits for the project area; and WHEREAS, Amendment No. 36 proposes to designate additional properties as "To Be Acquired"; and WHEREAS, this Council is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed by the provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, including those prohibiting discrimination because of race, age, color, religion, familial status, handicap, sex or national origin; and WHEREAS, in the judgment of this Council, it is in the interest of the City and its inhabitants that the said Amendment be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: I. That regarding Amendment No. 36, it is hereby found: (a) That the objectives of the Crawford Urban Renewal Project, Portsmouth, Virginia, can be better achieved by the adoption of said Amendment to the Plan. (b) That Amendment No. 36 meets the requirements of a plan for an urban renewal project pursuant to Chapter I of Title 36 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. 2. That Amendment No. 36, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved and adopted, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a copy of said Amendment with the minutes of this meeting.