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May 26, 1964 ~HEREAS, under Title I o~ th~ Housing Act of 1949, as amende~o(he~ein referre~ to aa 'Title the Heusing and-Home Finance Administrator is:au,thorized, toexte~d financist ass~mstamce to local public agencmes in the elimination and prevention of the spread of their slums.and urban blight through the planning and under~ taking of' urba~ renewal (herein referred so as:?Re~evelepment~') projecm~; and WHEREAS, it is desirable, and in tke public in.teresI~that the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority make surveys and prepare 1plans, p~esently es$imated to cost approximately One Hundred Five Thousand, Five Hundred Ninetyrnine ($105~599.00) Dollars, in order to undertake and carry out a redevelopmenr~ project of the character'contemplated by. Sdction 110 (~) of Title I~. i~ that area proposed as a. Redevelopment Area, situated in the City o~ Portsmouth, Cemmonwealth of-'Virgini~.,, which is described ~ shown on the attached sheets. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF~ PORTSNOUTHz~ VIRGINIA: 1._ That the~proposed Redevelopment'Ares~desc~ibed above is a slum, blighted, deteriorated or deteriorating ar~a appropriate for a redevelopment project and that the undertaking by'the ~ortsmouth Redevelopment and ~ousing Authority of surveys and' plans for a redavelopmen~ project of t~e'character contem~ plated by Section 110 (c) of Title I in the proposed Redevelopment Area ms hereby approved~. g. That the financial ass&stance available under Title I is needed ~o enable the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority £o finahee the planning 'an~ undertaking of the proposed project. 3. That ir is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed i~''the'undertaking and-%arrying ou~ of redevelopment p~ojects with Federal financial assistance unde~TDtle I, including those'prohibiting discrimination because of race, color, creed, or'national origin an~ %hose relating to' th~ relocation of s~te occupants and the provision~of local grants-in-aid and:fha requirement that as ~ cetdition to the execution-et- a contracm for a loan or capital grant for a redevelopmen~ project, the l~cality must present to the Housing and'- Home Finance Administrator a workabl~ program for communitz improvement, as set forth in Section 1Ol (c) of Title I, for utilizing appropriate p~blic and private resources to ~liminate- and prevent the development-or spread of slums and u~oa~ blight; and that it is the sens-e'-of' this body (a) that a feasible method for the relocatio~ of f~milies displaced from the redevelopment are~, in Cdnformity'With Titie I, can be prepared, (b) that the local grants-in-aid can and will be provided in an amount whfch will be no~ less than one-third of the net Project cost of the Project and which, together with the Federal capital grant, will'be generally equal to the difference between gross Project cost aIfd the ~oeeeds~or value of project lan~ sold, leased, or retained for use in accordance with the redevelopment plan. 4. That the~filihg of an application by the Portsmouth ~ed~velopmen~ and Housing Authority for an advance of funds from the United States of A~erica~tD enable it to-defray the best Blithe surveys and ~lan~ ~or s redevelopment project in the proposed redevelopment area described above is hereby approved." 64~124 - "At a previous meeting of the Portsmouth City Council, there was referred to me a letter from the Cavalier ~annr Civid League requesting certain improvements. These matters have'~een reviewed, and I wish ~o submit the following informsuion. Traffic counts were taken at the intersection~of Freedom Avenue and Victory Boulevard and Greenwood Drive and Victdry Boulevard. GPeenwood Drive exceeds the co~nt necessary 5o i~sta~t traffic signals, and a light has been ordered for this intersection. Freedom, Avenue a~d Victory Boulevard will require more study. Although the accident rate appears to be fairly high at this intersection, the traffic cou~t'~id not justify a signal. Cavalier Boulevard at Victory Boulevard will become four independent one-way ope~atlons.'witk the opening of Interstate 264 and it is believed that signals will not be required due zo this one-way movement. Coneerning the need for some relief from d~mages, es you know, the coastruclion of Interstate 264 · s a project financed jointly by the federal~government and the ¥irginia Departmen~ of Highways. The City of. Portsmouth does not participate in the financing, the making of contracts, nor the supervision of the work. Included in the special conditions of the cohtract between the State of Virginia and the contractor, provision ms made for maintenance and repair of streets over which the contractor is hauling, material. Provision ms aIs-o made far allaying dust, removing spill, ge and restoration of damaged streets to their original_ condition. In ~pite of the best efforts of the contractor, there have been dry, windy days in which flying~ust has been difficult to control. This is now however, moB£1y past since the ma~or part of the earth hauling has been done. Concerning the irregular and terrain settlemen~ of ~ome homes, none of this-has previously been reported to the Portsmouth Department of Public Works$ hd~ever, we will i~vestigate such specific tooaticr~s 'as are referred ~o us, but it is doubted that such investigation would lead to any valid conclusions. ~ith regard Co the ~e'ed fo~ i~mediACe steps to be taken ~o properly repair all agreets, .please be advised thar certain streets were designated for the contractor 5o use in his earth haulihg operations. In Cavalier ~anor and the adjacent area, the Streets~ were Greenwood Drive, north of Wy~n Street to ~cLean Street; Cavalier Boulevard, Viking Street to Portsmouth Boulevard; Nc~Lean Street, Greenwood Drive to north end. Of the%a~ove list%d streets, the folto~ving have bee~ restored: Greenwood Drive, Cavalier Boulevard to McLean Street; ~cLean Street, Greenwood Drive to Cavalier Boulevard; in addition Cavalier Boulevard, south side, from Greenwood Drive to Viking Street. Due to the fact that a certain amoun~ of hauling is s~ill necessary on Greenwood Drive, Wynn ~treet to Cavalier Boulevard and' On Cave'lief Boulev'ard,' ~reenwood Drive 5o Portsmouth Boulevard; these two streets have not been restored to their original condition. The contractor has promised to maintain these s~reets in a usable condition until the necessary hauling is completed. The next street to be restored is the south side of Greenwood Drive; Cavalier Boulevard to north of ~ynn Street. The con~racEor has requested that he be'allowed to use the north side of this s5reeg exclusively (except for local r~sidents.)~ The restored sou~h side would t~mporariiy he' made a two way between Cavalier Boulevard and Wynu Street. The r~stored south side would temporarily be made two ~ay between Cavalier Boulevard and Wynn Street. The remaining streegs ~ill be restored as soon as- p~ossibl'e The request for curbs and gutters at the Cavalier ~anor School would call for an expenditure of approximately $10,000.00. In order to make a satisfactory job, the swale ditches should be filled, and the pavmng on both streets adjusted and widened ~o meet the gutter grzdes. Approximately/~,~50 lineal feet of curb and guttering, 1,500 squar~ Y~ds of paving adjustment, and about 1,000 cubic yards of fill would be~equired-. At the intersection of Freedom Avenu~ and ~ictory Boulevard, signs prohibiting parking have been installed in the first half of the block on either side of Victory Boulevard. This should correct the parking condition in the vicinity of the Volkswagen Company, The matter of more elementary classrooms for handled by the Portsmouth School Board; however, it ms my understanding that plans are presently being, drawn for a new school' building ~in this cemmani~y. Regarding the need for a justice ~f the peace in ~he Cavalie~r Manor area, the City CA~rfe~ Of Ports~louth provides for thirteer, justices o~ the peace, with all positions filled at the present time. For the