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25'1 March 26, 1974 74~127 - The £ollowing letters pertaining to swimming pool - Southside were read: Mr. Alvertus Tyler, President, Southside Assembly - "The Southside Neighborhood Assembly hereby requests that a representative of it's organization address the City Council on March 26 in support of the Municipal Finance Com- mission's recommendation that $100,000 of Revenue Sharing funds be used to erect a swimmin pool in Portsmouth." Mrs. Ellen J. Tanck, 5728 Hawthorne Lane 'As a resident of Portsmouth and one very concerned with the Froblems of youth and with the City as a whole, I urge you to adopt the recommendation or-the Municipal Finance Commission re: th~ allocation of funds for a ~wimming pool to be constructed in the Southside area." Rev. Henry J. Hund, 212 Grayson Street "The Municipal Finance Commission has recommended that $100..000 of sharing funds be allocated for a swimming pool to be constructed in the for use in the summer of 1974. federal revenue Southside area I write to ask you :o vote favorably on this matter so that the necessary steps may be taken to insure completion by the target date." Mr. Alvertus Tyler spoke.* Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Wentz, to concur in recommendation of the Municipal Finance Commission. Substitute motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Johnson that the Recreation Com- mission survey the City as to how many swimming pools may be needed and the estimated cost of each pool; if swimming pool in Southside approved, consideratioL be given to cover pool so it c~n be used the entire year, was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Johnson, King, Wentz, Barnes Nays: Holley ~M~.?Tyle~ presented the following petition: "We, the undersigned petition the City Council of Portsmouth, Virginia, to accept the recommendation of the Municipal Finance Commission that $100,000 of federal revenue sharin funds be allocated for the construction of a swimming pool in the Southside area of the City, and that this pool be completed for use in the summer of 1974. Signed by Jimmy Parker, 329 Randolph Street" 74-128 - The following request to speak received from George R. Walker, 1749 Spratley Street, was read: "Pursuant to Council Gag Rules 2-15.1 and 2-2.4. it is requested that my name be placed on the agenda of the meeting of the City Council to be held on Tuesday, March 26, 1974 to re-state the basic and most important questions form~ally presented to Council at its 8 January, 1974 meeting concerning the official responsibilities of the new City Manager pertaining to his. relationship with the Department of Public Safety, and other questions received by Council for information and unanswered to-date." Mr. Walker spoke. 74-129 The following letter received from the City Assessor's Office was read: "Re: Clar~ Louie A. & Livesay, J~S., Jr.,Trs.,Prop.Add: 1228 & 1232 County Street. 'Through an error chargeable ~o this office an erroneous assessment was made on sub- ject property for the 3rd quarter of 1973-74. Therefore, by councilmatic action, it is necessary to rebate the owner the following: 3rd Qtr. 73-74 $11.47 3rd Qtr. 73-74 $16.79 Total amount to property owner $28.26." Motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Johnson that the refund of $28.26 be granted, was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Johnson, King, Wentz, Barnes Nays: Holley 74-130 The following letter received from Rev. Ralph Reavis, President, Black Urban Developers, Inc. (BUD), was read: "I am writing to you as the Mayor of ask for your support in helping us get an lng Program~ of our City and leader of allocation of $200,000.00 the City Council, to from the Revenue Shar- Those of us in Black Urban Developers, Inc., feel that we deserve this allocation because we are trying to revitalize the Twin Pines Area of our city through a process of