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March 24, 1970 Last week this bus, #146 turned around a short distance from s~hool and took the children back to school and put them off. The driver stated they were pushing and shoving, yet school offic=ials tell me there isn't a ~troublemaker~ on the bus. I feel that if we treat our children like animals then we cannot expect them to behave like ladies and gentle- men. A city the size of Portsmouth and which claims to be ~Progressive" should be ashamed that ~uch a situation as this is allowed to exist. So, I add my plea to that of my son - ~Won't someone PLEASE help us? Motion of Mr. Johnson that the City Manager make an investigation and report back to the Council, and that Mrs. Bed~worth be notified of this action, was adopted, without dis- senting vote. 70-133 - The following letter from Dr. Hiram W. Davis, Commissioner, Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals was read: ~'This is to acknowledge receipt of '~A Resolution R~questing the Virginia State Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals to Grant $450,000 to the City of Portsmouth for the Construction of the Community Mental Health CenterU. The Virginia State Department of Mental Hygiene and Hospitals commits $450,000 to Portsmouth as matching funds under Chapter 10, Title 37.1 for the construction of a com- munity mental health center. This money is appropriated by the 1970 G~&i and will become available after July 1~ 1970." Motion of Mr. Smith to receive as information was adopted, without dissenting vote. 70-134 - The following letter from Robert M. Reed, Chairman, Highways and Mass Transit Committee~ of the Portsmouth Chalmber of Co~unerce, was read: ~The attached resolution regarding a study of the region's long-ranged airport needs, etc., which was adopted unanimously by the Board of Directors of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce at its regular monthly meeting on March 1~ 1970, is forwarded for your information and appropriate action as set forth therein. Your favorable consideration will be appreciated. By direction of the President." Motion of Mr. Turner to receive as information. On substitute motion of Mr. Holley, the following resolution was adopted, without dissenting vote: ~Thereupon~ after discussion, on motion duly made and seconded, the following resolution was approved as the recommendation of the Highway and Mass Transit Committee for adoption by the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce at its meeting to be held on March 1~ 1970: Whereas, the City of Norfolk~ through its Port and industrial Authority, has announced it is filing an application for Federal funds to aid in the expansion of the mNorfolk Regional Airport~~ and Whereas, the SoUtheastern Virginia Planning District Commission, at its meeting on February 26, i970~ gave its endorsement to said application wherein it called for the development of the 'Norfolk Metropolitan Airport,' but also went on record that it would ~egin i~mediately a study of the region's long-range airport needs; and Whereas, the Congress of the United States has recently passed legislation which would establish a $15.6 - billion a~rport improvement'fund to pay half the cost of establish- ing or improving the nation's airports. Therefore~ Be it Resolved, that while the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce does not oppose the improvement by the City of Norfolk of its 'Municipal Airport'~ it does oppose its expansion (without independent regional study and approval)into the 'Regional Airport' as now proposed in its application for Federal funds and requests (for the sake of area cooperation) that such designation be deleted from said applica~on~ and Further Resolved, that the City of Portsmouth and its neighboring cities be urged to support the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission in expediting the study of ~he region's long-ranged airport needs so that the most suitable site (safety, convenienc etc.) in the area for a 'Regional Airport' may be selected at the earliest possible date in order that the land for such airport may be acquired with funds to become available under the new Federal $15.6 - billion trust fund for airports; and Furt~her ~esotved, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the City Councils of the cities of Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, and also to the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission, with the request that appropriate action be taken as set forth herein. Copy of resolution to be s~nt to Federal Aviation Authority for its information.TM