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December 13th, 1955.
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<br />REQUIRING TNE PAYMENT THEREOF, REQUIRING CERTAIN REPORTS, AND PRESCRIBING
<br />PENALTIES FORTHEVIOLATION THEREO~'
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<br /> · , ~ 55r317 ~ "~ subm/t the attached Qrdi~an~e~mposing and collecting ~axes on real es-
<br /> li~ri~s of the City. of Portsmesath, Virginia, for the
<br />tate~
<br /> ~an~ihle~
<br /> per~al
<br /> prop~rty~ a.nd ~machiner¥
<br /> t~e
<br /> City
<br />fiscal year beginning January l, 1950 and recommends that it be placed on, first, r~ading."
<br /> Motion of ~ir. Bilisoly to place the follewing ordinance on first reading,
<br />was adopted:
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<br /> "AN ORDIMANCE IMPOSING AND COLL~CTING TAXES ON REAL ESTATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL
<br /> pROPERTY.ANDMAL~dhNERY WITHIN THE LIMITS OFTKECITYOF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,
<br /> FORTHE PL5%POSE OF RAISING i~EVENI/E EORT~ SUI~PORT OF 'l/i~ GOVERAq~ENTAND THE
<br /> PUBLIC FREE SCHOOLS AND TOPAY INTEREST AND SINKING FL~NDON TiIE PUBLIC DEB~
<br /> FOR T~U~ YEAR BEGIE~ING JANUARY l,
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<br /> 55-318 - Motion of }~r. IIawks that the public hearing with the legislators concerning
<br />legislative matters relative to the City of Portsmouth, be held T~esday, December 20th, at 7:3~, P.M., in the
<br />Council Chamber, was adopted.
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<br /> 55~319 - Motion of Nr. Bilisoly to refer to the puhlic hearing the Act concerning
<br />the permanent assessor~ was adopted.
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<br /> 55~320 - "I submit the attached agreement ~hetween the City of portsmouth and the Vir -
<br />ginia Electric and Power Company for an easemenm. I rec~en~ that this be referred to the committee appoikted
<br />to sell Jefferey W~lson Homes."
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<br /> M~tion of b ir. Howard to concur in the ~ua~e~s recommendation~ was adopted.
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<br /> ~5--321 - "I submit ~he attached letter from the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing
<br />Authority and recommend that the attached resolution be adopted since the City Councill~s gone on record as
<br />being in favor of eoatinuing the Redevelopment and Housing preEramin the City of PortSmouth'?.
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<br />~n motion of Mr. Howard, the following resolution ~as adopted:
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<br />"RESOLUTION Ai~PR0~fI/~G APPLICATION FOR pRVJ.I,~ViNARY LOAN FOR L0~-RENT P~BLIC HOUSING"
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<br />WHEIIEAS, it is the policy o~ the locality ~o eliminate substandard and other
<br />inadequate ~ho~sing, ~o prevent the spread of slums and blight, and to realize
<br />as soon as feasihl~ Ihs goal of a decent home in a suitable living environmen~
<br />for all of its citizens; and
<br />WHEREAS, under the previsions of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as
<br />amended, the Public HouSing Admi/kis~ration is authorized ~o provide financial
<br />assistance to loca~l public ~sing agencies for undertaking and carrying ~ouZ
<br />preliminary pLgnn~g of loW-rent housing projects that will assist in meeting
<br />this goal; and
<br />WHEREAS, the .~.Ao~t~o~:~hatL~e~halI ~ !0cai ~i$'~tio~ of ~ed for
<br />low-rent housing to m~et needs ]~ot being ad~matelg met bY pri~rate ent~l~prise
<br />and that the Public Housin~ A~h,~n%stration shall net make any contract with a
<br />public housing agency for prel~miuary loans for surveys and pla~aing in respect
<br />to a~y low-rent housing projects unless th~ governing body of the locality in -
<br />volYed has hy ~esolution ~pproved the application o~ the public housing agency
<br />for such preliminary loan; and
<br />WKEREAS/ the Portsmouth Redevelopment and He.sing Authority (herei~ called the
<br />'Local Authority') is a public housing agency and is aDp!ying to the Public
<br />HousL~g Administration for a preliminary lear to cover the costs of surveys
<br />and planning in connection with the development of low-rent hoUsing;
<br />NOF, THEREFOI{E, Be ii ResoTved~ by tbs Council of the City of Portsmouth,' Virginia,
<br />as follows:
<br /> 1. ~ere exists in the City of Porissmouth,Virginia, a need for
<br /> such low-rent housing at rents within the means of low-income
<br /> families;
<br /> 2. Th~ application of the Lecal Aut~brity ~o the Public Housing
<br /> Administration for a' preliminary loan in ~u amount not to
<br /> ceed $72, SD0. for surveys and pthnning in eo~uectio~ with low-
<br /> r~ut housing projects o~ not to exceed approximately 600 dwelling
<br /> unims is hereby approved."
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br />up and read:
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<br />55-301 - The following ordinance placed on first reading at last m~e~ing was taken
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<br />'~AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR 'l~t~ CREATION OF A POR~UTH PORT COM~LIS S ION"
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<br />On me.ion of N_r. Bilisoly, said ordinance was adopted, and by the following rose:
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<br />Ayes: Duke, Baker, Bilisoly, Grim~s,Haw~, Howard, Lawrence,
<br /> Sturtevant, Warren, Wilson
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<br />Nays: N~ne
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<br /> 55--302 - A~ appropriation o~ $14,373.00 fro~ the Utility Tax Ft~ad for land, $idewalkf
<br />e~rb and ~tters ~ Lo~t Way and $i, 200.00 f~ the ~neral ~nd for traffic li~ts, pl~d on first read~g a~
<br />last meeting,~was t~n up.
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