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Movember 23. 1971 area residents. (9) The Authority will e~tablish immediately joint cooperative efforts with all affected City departments Charged With providing non,cash improvements. In Park View, priority consideration will be given to the following project improvement commitments: (A) Park View Playground (B) Clearance of Scotts Creek Blighting Mud-flats Influence (C) Improvements and Repairs to Streets and Sidewalks (D) Storm Drainage and Sanitary Sewer and Water Distribution (10) Problems in the project related to HUD are less subject to Authority correction, but certain actions are possible. The Authority will seek immediate approval from HUD to process its own loans at a local level as soon as a feasible system for internal processing and control can be developed. The Authority feels that this will do much to expedite the financial approval in HUD. Also, the staff is seeking innovative local answers to the economic problems of individual property owners which HUD seems unable to assist., In this view, meetings are currently being arranged with the City Manager's Office and with five local Savings and Loan Associations." On motion of Mr. Irvine Smith and seconded by Mr. King, the report of the City Manager was endorsed with a copy to go to the Park View P.A.C., was adopted by ~he followin vote: Ayes: Holtey, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith!, Raymon~ Smith, Turner~ Barnes Nays: None 71-S$6 - "I recommend I be authorized to advertise for sale certain lots in Pinners Point and also advertise for lease various properties in the same area. We have received a request to advertise three City-owned parcels of property in order that a maintenance building can be constructed. This ,is to be built by a private developer and will not be tax-exempt. '~ There is.also interest in leasing various City-owned lots to be used in storing materia shipped through the marine terminal. 'These lots are to be leased on a thirty-day basis until such time as the land is needed for the construction of warehouses, etc." Motion of Mr~Turner and seconded by Mr. Irvine Smith to concur with the recommendation of the City Manager, was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Holley, JohnSOn, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith~ Turner, Barnes Nays: None 71-537 - "l submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This appoints five viewers for the closing of a portion of Barkley Avenue. This is a paper street that has been requested to be closed by the adjoining property owner. The Planning Commission has recommended the closing." On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the following resolution was adopted by the following vote: "RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIEWERS FOR CLOSING OF A PORTION OF BARCLAY AVENUE {FORMERLY ROSE AVENUE) FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 130 FEET WEST OF THE NORTHWEST INTERSECTION OF BARCLAY AVENUE AND GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGHWAY. WHEREAS, Margaret C. Boze has made application to vacate and close the hereinafter described portion of a certain street and it appearing that notice of the application and request for the appointment of viewers was duly posted on November 11, 1971, on the bulletir board of the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth, on the bulletin board of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, and on the bulletin board of the Municipal Court, Civil Division, of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Louis J. Leitner, James V. McGehee, Zalmon I. Blachman, James Choate and F. J. Bergero~ be appointed viewers to view the hereinafter described portion of such street and report to this Council in writing whether in their opinion any,/ and if any, what inconvenience would result from vacat:ing and Glosing the following: