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August 10, 1971 At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on August 10, 1971, there were present: ~Jack P. Barnes, James W. Holley, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King, R. Irvine Smith, Raymond B. Smith, Raymond Turner, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager and M. A. Korb, Jr., City Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. King. Mayor Barnes extended a word of welcome to all citizen visitors. 71-352 - The following business firms were presented awards by Mayor "Cleaner City Cooperat~6n,~: Barnes for Norfolk Federal Savings and The Famous Sears Roebuck and Company Loan Snellings Funeral Home Mutual Federal Savings and Loan On motion of Mr. Irvine Smith and seconded by Mr. King to dispense with the reading of the minutes of the previous Council meeting (July 27, 1971) was approved without dissenting The following reports from the City Manager were read: 71-353 - "I submit the This appropriates $3,750 to melt Program. attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. provide transportation in the Portsmouth Summer Youth Employ- The above funds are 100% Federal funds the City is receiving through contract from the National League of Cities/U. S. Conference of Mayors. This will provide transportation for 400 youth meeting the Department of Labor's established poverty criteria. The funding for this program is for this project is in total $5,240, local in-kind matching costs." on a 75% Federal and 25% non-Federal basis. The budget with $5,750 being Federal funds and the $1,490 being On motion of Mr. Turner and seconded by Mr. Irvine'Smith, the following ordinance approved on first reading, and by the following ~ote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPRORiR.IATEil $3,750.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR OPERATION OF THE PORTSMOUTH SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM." was Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes Nays: None 71-354,~ "The Portsmouth Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services Board has submit~ ted a request for an amendment to their budget request submitted to the State. Since the submission of their original budget, they have obtained the use of the Portsmouth Children's Home facilities for use as the Portsmouth Child Service Center. This will provide day and residential services to mentally retarded children. Portsmout will be the first and only City in Virginia that can provide residential and respite services to its citizens. The amendment to the budget request will increase the budget by $114,160, with $32,080 being received from the State. The balance of the funds will be from local contribution and fees. There will be no additional City funds in this increase~ I recommend that this budget request be amended." On motion of Mr. Irvine Smith and seconded by Mr. Turner, request for approval of amendment to the budget request to the State by the Portsmouth Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services Board, was adopted by the following ~ote: Ayes: H611ey, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes Nays: None 71-355 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This authorizes the execution of an agreement releasing certain utility easements on Cotton Street and Stewk art Avenue. These utility easements were reserved in 1961 when the City closed Cotton Street and Stewart Avenue. These easements are no longer needed by the City. There are no utilitie located in these easements. We are requesting release of the easements as they are in the property which Nisson Motors is acquiring from the Southern Rail. way Company. It is necessary that the easements be released in order that Nisson Motors can begin construction of their building." On motion of Mr. King aLs seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the following resolution was adopted by the following vote: