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March 27th, 1956. ~ir.Baker'sm~tion to lay this matter on the table was last, and by the following vote: Ayes - Baker, Grimes, Wil~on Nays - Duke~Bilisoly, Hawks, Lawrence, Sturtev~ut. On motion of Nv. Hawks, the following resolution was adopted: "ResolutiOn'Authorizing a Co-operation Agreement Between Portsmouth Redevelopment and HoasingA~thori ~y, Portsmouth, Virginia, and the City of P~rtsmouth, Virginia, Appravin~ a Form of Co-operation wi~h Respect .Thereto a~d Authorizing the Execution of Said A~eement on Behalf of the Cit~' WHEREAS, the Poi~csmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Portsmouth,Vitiate, has applied for and obtained from the P~blic Housing Administration a Pro~ Rese~ti~ ~or lo~ren~ dwelling ~its to he deve-loped p~su~t ~ t~ ~it~d States Ho~in~ Act Of 19ST, ~ ~ended; ~d ~AS, t~ ~s~uth RedeveI~ent ~d Hoeing ~ority, Po~outh, Vir~a. ~po~m re de. lop ~d m~nister in the City of Po~onth a bourne pro~, mn co~ection with ~e developm~ of no~ ~ ex~d app~ximately ~00 dwelling ~its ~ l~-ren~ ~hlic ho~E; ~d ~, there exis~s in the City of Po~mouth a need for such l~-rent public at rents wit~ the mere s of low income f~li~s~ w~ch n~d is ~t being met hy private ~te~; ~, ~ch a condition co~ti~tes a me.ace ~ the he~th, $~ety, ~or~ls of the in~bit~s ~ the City; ~d ~, in the carryin~ out of t~s ~o~, it is ~ ~hat the City of ~rt~- . ~ ente~ into .~ Co~rati~ A~reemen~ with ~ Po~s~uth Redevelop~n~ and Housing Au~ty, P~t~outh, Virgfnia, p~d~ the local ~pe~ti~ required hy t~ ~blic Hoeing ~ien ~rsu~t to the United States Ho~ ~t 0~ 19ST, as ~W, ~FO~, BE IT ~OL~ ~ ~he C~cil of th~ City ~ Port~outh, Vir~nia, tha~ the City of Po~outh ~tl en~r into a ~operation AEr~ment with the ~outh ~develap- meat ~d Ho~in~ Au~ority, Port~ou~, Virg~ia, which ~ll be ~ ~t~ti~ly t~ follo~ f~. BE IT F~R ~L~ that Fred A D~e, ~yor of the City of Portsmo~, Virginia, ~ is hereby author~ed ~o execute~ in 'heha~ of ~e City el ~r~oath, Vi~nia, said C~p~ra-- ti~ Agree~en~ betw~ the Per. smith Redevelo~enZ ~d HonsinE Authority, Port.oath, Minnie, ~d the City o Po~t~outh~ V~nia, ~d the sa~ a~tested ~ereto hy A.P, Jo~son,Jr., City Clerk." 56-1~ - "I su~t the a~tach~ letter ~r~ t~ C~er of C~erce: ' At a r~ mest~E of the Board of Dir~ctors 6f the Port~Gu~ cheer of Co~r~, I was inst~ct~d to reiterate the po~ition ~ the C~er ~f C~ me.r~ in ~outh ~ga~ing ~ necessity for a new P~ Office. The ~resent ph~icaI facilities ~e. d~f~itely ~adequate. ~ n~ e2onom~ growth w~ranZs a more a~quaZe festal building. For G~r a d~ade the~ ~s h~n a ~e~ l~k ~f Drope~ P~E f~ilities. This c~dition ~s ~ntly ag~ava~d by the install~ti~ of ~rkinE mete~. A ch~ck re~ea~d thBre a~ only ~t fifths p~k~ ~p~s wh~re~ citize~ fr~ hu~ a~ c~, p~s~ly ~ds, visit the Post .O~ioe daily. mentmon is here made of ~the i~q~cy f~r~rkmng'~ f~ th~ ~ost Offi~ offi- cials t~elv, es ~d the t~ck~. A ca~I ~l~ce a~ t~ Io~d~ platfo~ cer- tainly would prove with tweak-five or more t~c~ ~ ~ice and only a couple loading p~tfo~s serius ~o~Id not ~ adeq~ ~d ~wise ~t be e~ive. ~le ~ addition was added to the Post Offi~ locally abo~t ~enty~ive years a~, ~yon ~11 see ~hat the ~s~al re~ipts have ~crea~d ~oca~ly he~en 400~ ~d 5~. It ~uld be ~possible for prints ~d~try to opera~ ~der the~ conditioms. A b~e booklet ie~if~g to o~ e~n~c ~owth is inclosed. A ~ hr~e ~s ~ activities of a $SO0, O00. ~e~ ind~ZriaI f~d which has been c~tri~d to ~ ~ out~t E~t by our citi~ ze~ ~ coat.ct f~tary buil~nEs for wo~hwhile in~s~es. O~ coE~ity in the furze will be d~c ~c~ in o~ ~ber of Co~r~ we have ~ero~ citize~ ~o h~ve practically dedicated ~elves to local co~ty ~ti~iti~s. ~ you c~ s~ ~e lis~ ~ ~ ~w ~ao~ng ente~s~s in ten ye~s 'is ~pro~g. ~e ~eater ~rt~ h Area s~u~h of the EI~a~th ~ver ~ gre~r potentials for ~d~tr~l ~o~h ~ in any other mr~ i~ the Sta~. It is our sincere hope ~d desirs t~Z ~e Federal Go~e~en~ will gi~ e~est co~iderati~ to the p~as I ~ sure ~u will ~e. We beli~e that the Federal ~ve~nt will reco~ize ~he E~at ~p~sibility has E~ the Greater P~S~ h ~ wh~ it ~ six ~o~t I~ gove~t in-- striations e~loy~g many thoE~ of ~ople. The F~eral GoveEment is about zo add a $13,000,000. ~dition ~o tke Naval HospiZ~ ~ Po~G~th, which ~lI, co. se, ~ea~ly incre~e t~ ~eed f~ a~dition~ Post 0ffi~e f~ilities here Motion of Mr. Hawks that th~ M~yor .and City Manager draw proper resolutions and forward To o,~r,~R~px~%sentatives in CongreSs, w~s adopted. 56-105 - "I have discussed farther with the Judge smd Clerk of the Circuit Court the question of additional alterations to the Court Room and ~ecommend that the sum of $1,500.00 be placed on first reading, to defray the cast o~ the followin~ and the ex/~en~e of labor and material for altering the court room: 7 jnry chairs 1 Lwit~eSa chair 46 auditorium chairs-." Motion of Mr. Bilisoly to place an appropriation of $1~ 500.00 fo~ said purpose on first reading~ was adopted. NLr. Sturtevan~ excused.