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72-242 "At the last Council meeting, it was requested that a report be submitted
<br />on the vacancies and the reason for the vacancies in the public housing projects. Attached
<br />hereto is the report received from the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Holley, tO be received as information, was
<br />adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 72-245 - 'I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This approves
<br />a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the Southside area. This area is bounded generally
<br />on the north by the Seaboard Airline Railroad, on the east by First Street and Third Street,
<br />on the south by Portsmouth Boulevard, and on the west by Effingham Street. The concept
<br />of the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan (Project No. VA R-71], as received from the Portsm
<br />mouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority in a seventeen-page document with five exhibits,
<br />embraces fundamentally the proposals of the Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan including land
<br />use, thoroughfares and community facilities as well as other special studies.
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<br />This document has been reviewed by the Planning Commission."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Raymond Smith and seconded by Mr. Holley, the following resolution
<br />was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br />"A RESOLUTION APPROVING A GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE
<br />SOUTHSIDB AREA - VA. R-?I.
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<br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended,
<br />the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority has entered into a contract, designated
<br />Contract No. Va. R-71 (E-N)(A) with the Federal Government pursuant to which the Government
<br />has made available to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority financial assistance
<br />for the preparation of a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the General Neighborhood
<br />Renewal Area designated as Southside in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority' proposes to undertake
<br />with Federal financial assistance one or more urban renewal projects in the above=~es~r.mbedd
<br />General Neighborhood Renewal Area; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, there has been prepared and referred to the Portsmouth City Council for
<br />review and approval a General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the General Neighborhood Renew-
<br />al Area, dated May, 1972, entitled, "Southside General Neighborhood Renewal Plan," consistin
<br />o~ seventeen pages and five exhibits; and
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<br /> I~EREAS~ the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan has been approved by the Commissioners
<br />of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, as evidenced by the copy of the
<br />Commissioners' duly Certified resolution approving the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan
<br />which is attached hereto; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, there have also been presented to the Portsmouth City Council certain supple~
<br />mentary data, including data respecting estimated grant-in-aid requirements, relocation
<br />requirements, and resources, and governmental actions required to carry out said General
<br />Neighborhood Renewal Plan; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, a general plan is in existence and is recognized and used as a guide for
<br />the general development of the City of Portsmouth as a whole; and also, there has been
<br />presented to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Secretary has approved,
<br />a Workable Program for Community Improvement for the community.
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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia:
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<br /> 1. That the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the Area aforementioned, having
<br />been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved; that it is determined to be adequate
<br />as an. outline of the urban renewal activities proposed for the Area involved, as a framework
<br />for the preparation of urban renewal plans, and as an indication generally, to the extent
<br />feasible in preliminary planning, of land uses, population density, building coverage,
<br />prospective requirements for the rehabilitation or redevelopment; and that the City Clerk
<br />be and is hereby directed to file said copy of the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan with
<br />the minutes of this meeting.
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<br /> 2. That it is hereby found and determined that the General Neighborhood Renewal
<br />Plan for the General Neighborhood Renewal Area conform to the general plan of the City
<br />of Portsmouth and to the Workable Program for Community Improvement.
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<br /> 5. That it is the intention of this Council that the General Neighborhood Renewal
<br />Plan be used to the fullest extent feasible as a guide for the provision of public improve-
<br />ments in such Area, and that the Plan will be considered in formulating codes and other
<br />regulatory measures affecting property in the Area and in undertaking other local government~
<br />activities pertaining to the development, redevelopment, and rehabilitation of the Area.
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<br /> 4. That in order to implement and facilitate the effectuation of the Plan hereby
<br />approved, this Council hereby (a) pledges its cooperation in helping to carry out the
<br />Plan; (b) requests the various officials, departments, boards, and agencies of the Locality
<br />having administrative responsibilities in the premises likewise to cooperate to such end
<br />and to exercise their respective functions and powers in a manner consistent with the
<br />Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals and
<br />measures designed to effectuate the Plan."
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