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January 27. 1970 study. We are advised that the grant from the State could probably b~ various Federal portion of the proposed used as the local one-third share of any grant that is made under any of the programs from which funds for this type of project might be available. Your Subcommittee unanimously recommends that the full Committee approve the selection of Hammer, Greene, Siler Associates as the consultant for this proposed project, and that the Subcommittee, in cooperation with this consultant, be authorized to prepare and submit, with the official approval of the four Cities involved, an application for Urban Assistance Incentive Funds in the amount of $30,p00 to be used as the local share of an application for Federal funds in the amount of $60,000. The consultant selected will be ~equired to work with your Subcommittee in preparing applications for the State and Federal funds, and will probably expect to be reimbursed for his services on a per diem basis should the project not materialize. It is recommended that your Subcommittee be authorized to spend an amount not to exceed $1,000 for the services of the consultant in assisting in the preparation of the applications for the State and Federal funds should he not be employed to make the study because of unavailability of funds or for other reasons, and that any sum so spent be provided by the four Cities involved, based on the tates University of Virginia population estimate. Your Subcommittee has been advised that this could be most expeditiously handled by pro- cessing the application for Federal funds through the Virginia State Division of Planning, and has been assured by Mr. Ed Temple of his full cooperation in such a procedure.' ~' Motion of Mr. Turner that the report be received as information and that we continue i our participation in the area-wide cooperation study was adopted, without dissenting vote. 70-$7 "At the last meeting of the City Council, I was requested to make a report concer~ing the proposed City Park Zoo. n et~ Mr. Benjamin A. Haddon, Chairman, Portsmouth-Dunedin Civic Understanding Commissio , app ~red before City Council requesting approval of a site in City Park for a zoo. A two-and-one-halft acre site in the eastern section of the City Park was designated. No funds were requested ~ from the City. Fill material was hauled to the site from the Portsmouth Boulevard constructio~ by the City. The Junior Woman's Club undertook a project to raise $10,000 towards construction of the zoo. They raised the funds and construction was begun in 1966 -- not under the supervision of the City. These funds were over-expended and the City was requested to pay the contractor~ and suppliers on outstanding invoices. These were paid by the City. After the funds of the Junior Woman's Club were depleted, the City was requested to finance the completion of the project estimated to cost $60,000 to $70~000. These funds have not been available. I have had the Engineering Department study the proposed plans and estimate the cost to complete the zoo. They do not have complete plans for the work to be done; however, using the partial plans for the structure and the general concept as explained by Mr. Haddon, the Engineering Department has submitted an estimate of what is required in planning and construction money. An examination of the partially completed structures shows that the plans have not been faithfully followed. Without a more detailed study of what has been done, it is recommended that the existing work be abandoned and started properly. The estimated cost to complete this project is $241,000." Motion of Mr. Turner that the report be received as information and referred to a con- ference for further study was adopted, without dissenting vote. 70-38 - "Bids were opened on January 23, 1970, for the sale of four City-owned lots on Lee Avenue in Pinners Point. These are lots numbered and designated as 65, 66, 67 and 68 on the plat of the Pinners Point Home Company. One bid was received in the amount of $$,000 from Mr. Irvin Caplan. The Planning Commission has recommended the sale of this property and I recommend it be awarded to the bidder." Motion of Mr. Smith to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and to award the bid to Irvin Caplan, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 70-39 - "I submit the attached agreement between the Merrifields Water Company and the City of Portsmouth and recommend the proper City officials be authorized to sign. This agreement contracts for the purchase of the system by the City. The purchase price for the water and sewer system is $645,000, broken down to approximately $270,000 for the water system and the balance for the sewer system. The systems are to be purchased over a twelve-year period with a $45,000 downpayment. The estimated revenue from the water system will support the purchase of the system. The City cannot expect any revenue from the sewer system as this area is under the jurisdiction of Hampton Roads Sanitation Commission at the present time. The purchase of these systems at this time will allow the City to connect the Churchland Junior High School to this sewer system and will be a savings of approximately $39,000 t~ the City." Motion of Mr. King to authorizezthe proper city officials to sign the agreement was adopted, without dissenting vote.