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August 13, 1963 Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (herein called the "Local Public Agency") has entered into a contract, designated Contract No'~ VaR-'22(GN)(A) with 'the'Federal Government pursuann~to WhiCh the Government has made available to the Local Public Agency financial assistance for the preparation of a Genera] Neighborhood Renewal Plan fo~ the urben renewal sr~ea designated as Northside'in ~the~City o~'Poz~csmo~h, State of Virginia, ~herein called the Locality ')~ and _. :... . ~. : WHEREAS 'the Local Public Agency proposes to~und:erZake~ith Federal financial assistance one or more urban renewal projects in' th~ above:-desoribe~ ~rban renewa~L.~ree; ;and WHEREAS there'has been prepared and ~efe.rred to the Council of the City of Portsmouth (herein called the 'Governing Body') for review and apprbval a General Neighborhood Renewal 'Planfor the urban'renewal area, dated June, 1963 a~d Cconsis'ting ~of 2~ pages~md 5 exhibits;~.and WHEREAS said General NeighhorhoodRenewa& Plan has been' approved by. the governin$ body of the. Local .Public Agency, as evidenced by the copy of said body's dnly~certified reso.lution approving said Genera~ Neighborhood Renewal Plan which is attached thereto; and WHEREAS there have also been presented to the GeverningBody certain supplementary data, including data,respecting estimated grant-in-aid requDrements, relocation requirements and resources,~ and~governmental actions required to carry out said Geueral Neighborhood R~newal P~an; and WHERE~S'a general plan is. in' exiete~ce ~nd i~ ~enognized.a~d used as a guide £or the, general development of the Locality as a whole; and,~also, there has been presented' to the Housing and Home Finance Administrator, and said Admini~strator has approved, a Program for Community Improvement (Workable Program) for the'~mm~unity; and · · _~ ~ . . WHEREAS the Planning Commission which is the duly designated :and ~cting official planniugbody for the Locality, has reported ~o the Governing Body respecting the conformity of said General Neighborhood Renewal Plan to the General plan, for ,the Locali.ty .aspca:whole: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED.-by the Council of Portsmouth, Virgznia as follows: 1. That the General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the area aforementioued, h~ving been duly reviewed and considered, i~ hereby approved; that it is dmeter~ed ~o be adequaz~as un,outline cT .the urban renewal activitie~ ,proposed ~or th.e are~ involved,.as a'framework fer..the preparationof~-urban renewal plans~ and as an indication'generally, ~o the extent feasible.in pr~limina~.planning, mf laud.uses~,~o.pu&ationdensity, building coverage,~p~ospective requzrements~or the conservatio~ aud rehabili~ta~ion of'~proper~y, and any portions of the area contemplated for clearance and redevelopment; and tha~'the City Clerk be amd is hereby .directed to file said copy of the General'Nei~hborhood Renewal Plan with the minutes of'this meeting .... 2. That it is hereby found and determined that said General Neighborhood Renewal Plan for the urban renewal area conforms to the general plan of the Locality and to the Program for Community'Improvement. 3. Tha~ it is the~ i~ten~ti~ ~of .this Body thmt'the General Neighborhood Renewal~}a~ be used to the fullest extent feasible as a guide for the provzsion of public improvements in suchcare~,:and t~h~n said~PTan w~ll be considered in formulating codes and other regulatory measures af£~ctin~ property in the area' and in undertaking ..... re e~e±opme~t otherlocal ge~rnme~tsl.:act~v.ztzes~pe~az~zng to,the develop~co~s~v~ti~u~ ~nd r~h~bilitation, of the area. 4. That in order to implement and ~a¢il~ate th~ ~ff~¢tnation ~t~e Pla~'herehy approved, this Body hereby ~(s)u'pledges~its cooperation Zu,~helplng-to~ca~y-out~ the.Pla~ (b~eqnes~s;the v~rious~fficials, departments, boards, and agencies of the Locality having administrative respousihilitiesin~¢be.premises likewise to cooperate, to such end.and to :exercise their respect'ire.tune,S'custard po~ers~n a~.manner, co~is~ent wi~h ~he Plan; and (c) stands ready to consider and take appropriate action upon proposals smd measures de~i~ned effectuate the Plan" The following from the ~n~or.~ ~itl¢e~s~dvi~ry Com~ttee .was r~ad: ~ -'- ~ ::[ "WHEREAS~ it is the considered op£nien of this committee that the Northside Gkr~P developed ~y the Portsmouth Hedevelopment and Housing Authority and the City Planning Commission, would be in the best interes~ of the City, ~ ~ n : ~ ' ~'~ ~'~_ ':, . ~, . ..:NOW'~THERE~OHE~, Be:it~resol~ed~.that this~¢omniittee ,go..en-reeerd ~as-e~dersing;the, N~t-hS~de ffNRP and that the ~ayor be advised, off,his:action." ,.. ~ ~ . 63-187 -"I submit the attac/~ed~resolutionand ~eeommend its~adopt£on~.0 '.~: This authorizes the ~Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housin~ Ahthority ~o submit an application for a surve~':~nd planning grant: for an urban renewal project to ~he Housing and Home. Pinnace Agency. This is for the area designated ~1 on the Northside General Neighborhood Renewal Plan.~and th~, estimated cost of the planning and-survey is approximately $E71,149~00 This is in conformity with the Northside General_NeighborhoodRenewaL.Plan." On mot-iou of Mr. Dillon the following .resolution waa~ff~amimou~y ;adopted~. z~ .:.~ - : "WNEREAS, under Title I of the~Housing Act of. 1.~, ~s amended-(herein.referr~dR to ~aS 'Title I '), the Houszng and H~e Fin~ance Administrator is authorized no extend ftn~ncial'~assts~a~e.:to.1;ocal p~blic agencies in the elimination and prevention of Oho spread of their slums and ~ban bli~t through the planning and undertaking of urban renewal :.(~enein referred:'to~ as Red:evelopm~t ) ~pr~e~:-~d ~ .. ~- ~?':; .... ~ ~ - .-:~EAS, .ft.'is de.sir~mble ~and im:~e public ~t~est.t~a~ the ~Ror, t~h :Eedevelopm~nt and' Hou.si~ Authority ~ke su~eys:.and prepare ~lans, presentl~ ~estimated ~o coa~: approxima.tel~ :0~ cHandred ~SeVen-ty One · ho~sand, One Euadne~ Forty Nine dollars (~Tl,I4R.O0), in orde~ t~ undertake (and carry out a redevelopment ~roject of the character contemplated by Section llO (c) of Title I, in that ares propo~d as a R~evelopmen~ Area, situated in tko City mi Port~u~h / Co~at~h' mi Virginia:,-~hic~-~s ~scribe~ ~a~ ~own ~ ~t~attached sheets. NOW, T~REFORE, BE IT RESOLED BY T~ COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA: deteriorating area appropriate for s redevelopment projec~.a~nd that ~e~ and~rta~g.'by [~e.~0rtsmou~h and Housing Authority of surveys and plans for a r~evelopmen~ project of the character contemplated by Section 110 (c) of Title I in t~.-pn~d~ Red~topmen,t~ A~a ~i~;~hereby a~prov~% . :2. ~ Tha,t t,he fin~ciaL a~s~i~t~nce<a~a~abl.~ under T-~tl~ ~I' .~s ~d~d :t~ie~bt~ ~t~ .~Po~smo~th Redevelopmen~ and Housing Authority to finance the plz~ing and undertaking of ~the' propos~'projeo~. 3. That it is cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and c~rying ou~ of redevelopment projects: with Federal fina~ial~ assi:stan~e ~under ~itt*e~ .'I4 includi'ng thee p~bi~'~ing d~scriminmtion because of race, color, creW, or national origin and those relstfng to the relocation of site occupants a~ the provision of local, gca~f~in-aid, a.nd the ~eq~iremeAt th~.t 8s .a co~i~iOn, to the executio~ of ~a'.c~nirsct for s loan or capitml grant for a redeve~pmen.~ ~oje~,~ the locat~it~us~ ~;-td th~-Housing-:ind ~o~ Finance Administrator s workable ~ogram for co--unity improvemenE, as se~ f~th tL~'.~¢Oio~O.1. (c). ~fC',T~T~'e'I, for utilizing appropriate public and private resources to~ eliminate and preven~ the development or spread of sl~s and urban bl%ght; and that it is the sense of this body (a) that a feasible method for the relocation of families displaced from the redevelopment area, in conformity with Title I, can be prepared, and (b) that the local