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February 9, 1965 Zoning Ordinance, for the construction and operation of a gasoline servic~ station to be located on the property described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the southern boundary of Frederick Boulevard with the eastern boundary of Interstate.Highway 264; thence S. 82° 02' 10" E.:92~51 feet along the southern.boundary of Frederick Boulevard; thence continuing along Frederick Boulevard S. 76Q 11' 10" E.-iS0 feet; thence S. 13° 48' SO" ~. 10S.10 feet; thence N. 86° 10' 10" N. 231.63 feet; thence N. 06° 18' 10" ~. 122.09 feet to a point; thence along a curve to the right having a radius of 38.5118 feet an arc distance of 20.95 feet to the point of beginning." The following reports from the City b~anager were read: 65-50 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be forwarded to the Bond Commission for their consideration. This ordinance authorizes the issuance of $1,700,000 in General Obligation Bonds. Of these funds, $1,200,000 will go toward-the school congtruction program which the City Council authorized in February 1964, covering a four-year period. This is part of the funds for the Cradock Junior High School, Cavalier Manor Junior High School, Douglas Park addition, Mt. Hermon addition, Hedges Manor Junior High School, and maintenance building totaling approximately 4 1/2 million dollars. The balance of the bond issue is for the City's ~ogt in the construction of the armory and for sewers to be constructed in Victory Park along with sewer projects which are already under construction in the annexed area," Motion of Mr. Pastes to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager to refer the following ordinance to the Bond Commission, was adopted without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINkMCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF BONDS OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, TO BE KNOWN AS GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT SCHOOL BUILDINGS, AN A~4ORY, AND SEWERS, .MAKING PROVISION FOR THE FORM OF SAID BONDS AND FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF" 65-31 -" I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $75,000 for the purchase of fifty voting machines as autkerized by the City Council at its last meeting. ~le cost is $1,550 per machine less a credit of $5,000 which the City paid for leasing the machines for a period of one year~ This lease arrangement terminates in March of-1965 at which time it will be necessary to ~urchase the machines dr return same." On motion of Mr. Knight the following ordinance was approved on first reading without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $73,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL .CAPITAL I~ROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING VOTING MACHINES" 65-32 - "I present herewith the preliminary study of the extent of poverty in the seven-city area of Tidewater prepared by Greenleigh Associates, Incorporated for the cities of Norfolk, Hampt6n~ Newport News, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth. The Greenleigh report indicates that there are pockets of poverty in the Tidewater cities and calls[ attention to the need for the seven cities collectively or individually engaging in further planning actiontto~prevent poverty in social and health standards, housing, and education. The report further recommends the establishment of a local office or offices to conduct the addi- tional studies which should be made in order to plan our anti-poverty programs effectively. Some of the City Managers have discussed this renort informally and are recommending to their respective councils that the.city they represent authorize the Health, Welfare and Recreation Planning Council in the City of Norfolk to apply to apply for the nlanning funds. In the City of Portsmouth the United Community Services has offered to take the responsibility for the development of a community action program for Portsmouth if the City Council so desires, and a copy of their letter is attached hereto. Therefore, I recommend that I be authorized to join in such a recommendation in such a report to the Hampton Road~ Committee for area-wide cooneration which originally requested the managers to-investigate this economic opportunity program. I also recommend that the City Council designate the United Community Services as our representative for plannin~ purposes; and if they so desire, work with the Health, Welfare and Recreation Planning Council of the City of Norfolk in conjunction with the other cities in the Tidewater area." [Attachment: 'The Con~unity Services Council as the health, welfare and recreation planning organization for this area is very much interested in the potential offered the community by the Economic Opportunity~ Act of 1964 and in the early and maximum utilization of this potential by the community, As you are aware the Act offers financial assistance for the improvement or extension of existing services and the initiation of new services as well as for the development of new ways of providing services. It appears that a key requirement of the program's~ administrators for approval of local grant requests is the existance of a community action proRram or plan to deal with poverty for the community. After a review of the readiness of the communi~ty to take part in the program it appeared that this community had insufficient and too fragmented a knowledge of the many aspects of poverty at this point to propose er submit any s~und plan or program to meet t~is reouirement. We believe that Portsmouth is at the point where the first step should~ be to undertake the development of a community action program. The Act does provede for grants to com~nunities for the purpose of develop~n~ these programs. Our Community Services Council would like you to know that it is willing to assist the City in any manner which may be considered appropriate towards the utilization of the Act for the communities benefit. Ou~ Council would be willing to take responsibility for the development of a community action program for Portsmouth if the City Council should desire us to do so and will so advise us.'") Motion of Mr. Knight to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted without dissenting vote.