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301 February 10. 1976 Please note that Section 116. (B) requires that the City Manager report transfers from the emergency contingency fund to the City Council at its next regular meeting." Motion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. Elliott, to concur [n the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted by unanimous vote. Consideration of a resolution requesting the City of Chesapeake to do whatever 76-16 " ' ' is necessary to make the Norfolk and Western Railroad Line crossings which abut Cavalier Mane safe for automobile and pedestrian traffic. The City, through research by the Traffic Engineering Department, has determined that the Portsmouth city limits run along the northern right-of-way line of the railroad tracks; therefore, the crossings at the 3 intersections in the Cavalier Manor neighborhood are within the City,limits of Chesapeake. The City Manager recommends adoption." City Manager presented the following letter: "Based on the request made at City Council meeting by Rev. Bowens of Cavalier Manor, the feasibility of installing railroad signals was investigated by the Traffic Engineering Department. A copy of this report is attached for your information." On motion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE TO DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SAFE THE RAILROAD CROSSINGS ABUTTING Ttte CAVALIER MANOR SECTION OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. WHEREAS, residents of Cavalier Manor appeared at the January 13, 1976 meeting of this Council requesting that warning devices be placed at Norfolk and Western railroad cross~ ings near Cavalier Manor; and WHEREAS, it bas been determined that said railroad crossings are situate within the City of Chesapeake. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the City of Chesapeake, Virginia is requested to do whatever is necessary to make safe the Norfolk and Western Railroad crossings abutting the Cavalier Manor Section of the City of Portsmouth. BE IT FURTHE~ KESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded by the City Clerk to the Mayor of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia." Ayes: Early~ Elliott, Ho~ley~ Oast, Davis Nays: None NEW BUSINESS 76-69 George R. Walker, 1749 Spratley Street, spoke regarding ~hetbudget for 1976-77. 76-70 - The following letter from the Municipal Finance Commission outlining revenue projections for the 1976-77 budget was presented: }!~t the regularly scheduled meeting of the Municipal Finance Commission held on Wednes- day, January 21, 1976, the Commission reviewed initial revenue estimates for the General Fund for the year 1976-77 in order to provide a preliminary recormmendation of funding level for the budget for the approaching fiscal year. SAseaon the init-iai projections a~ thi~ early &~te~.~itapPears that .approxi~ataly ~$400,00~::~of~di~i~n~reve~s ~i~L~availa'~:~-'-i~z~e~e~.al~a~&'~u~&n~.'~;~'~$6a~'¥ear 1976-77. Thiss~p~ojected level of additional revenues assumes: no ~ncreases ~n taxes, rates of fees; no utilization of unappropriated fund balance; and continued utilization of General Revenue Sharing funds in the amount of $890,000. At this time, it appears that the continued utilization of General Revenue Sharing funds will be necessary. It should be emphasized, however, that this analysis represents a pre- liminary review only, and that this Commission will be in a better position in approximately two months to make more definitiverzecommendations on the funding of 1976-77 operations. Motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Early, to be received as information, was adopted 'Dy unanimous vote. 76-71 - The f611owing letter from the State Air Pollution Control Board was presented: "The State Air Pollution Control Board over five years ago established two local air pollution control districts in the Hampton Roads Intrastate Air Quality Control Region, the Peninsula Air Pollution Control District and the Southeastern Virginia Air Pollution Control District. As a result of more experience in the administration air pollution control and the evaluation of procedures and regulations, it nowappears that it would be advantageous to abolish the two original local districts in favor of the establishment of one district encompassing all of Region VI and changing the name to the Hampton Roads Air Pollution Contro~ District. For the past four years, the Peninsula Air Pollution Control District Committee has inactive. The Regional Director has made several attempts to stimulate a meeting of the committee. Each attempt has been singularly unsuccessful. The members have no apparent bee!