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July 8. 1~97 .-::173 WHERE~S, this Council is cognizant of the conditions thatare imposed by the provisions of the HOusing and cOmmunity Development Act of 1974, as amended, including those prohibiting discrimination because of race, age, color, creed, sex or national origin, or handicap or familial status; and WHEREAS, this Council has held a public hearing regarding the Amendment after proper Notice; and WHEREAS, in the judgment of this Council it is in the interest of the City and its inhabitants that the said Amendment be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; 1. That it is hereby found: (a) That the objectives of the Mount Hermon Conservation and RedeVelopment Project, Portsmouth, Virginia, can be better achieved by the adoption of said Amendment to the Plan. (b) That Amendment No. VII of the Plan meets the requirements of a.plan for a conservation and redevelopment project pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended; and 2. That Amendment No. VII to the Plan, having been duly reviewed and considered, is hereby approved and adopted, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a copy of said Amendment with the minutes of this meeting, and to certify a true copy of said Amendment for recordation among the land records of the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia." Ayes: Benn, Clemons, Griffin, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Holley Nays: None 97-198- Adoption of a motion transferring $151,270 from the Grants Contingency Fund to support the Portsmouth Community Corrections Program. Recommendatio___.Q: · Adoption of a motion transferring $151,270 from the Grants Contingency Account to support the Portsmouth Community Corrections Program. ~Need: The Department of Criminal Justice Services has made available $151,270 in State General Funds to provide this program locally. The Community Corrections provides a comprehensive array of alternative sanctions to the local courts. These services are alternatives to incarceration in the City jail. Services include: probation, community services, restitution, substance abuse assessment, testing, and treatment, anger management educational, financial responsibility, educational services, and record check reports. Community corrections provided services to three hundred and forty-three (343) new offenders between July 1, 1996 and April 30, 1997. In cases closed during that same time period, the program achieved its court-ordered objectives eighty (80%) percent of the time. Finan~: · No local match is required.