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220 October lOth~ 1950. such financial assistance~ e~d requires among ~her things: (1) the approval of the redevelopment plan by the governing body of the locality in which the project is situated~ with appropiate findings (a) that financial aid by the Federal Government is necessary~ (b) that the redevelopment plans for the redevelooment areas in the locality will afford maxim op - ~o.r~t~tnity~ c$nsistent with the sound_ needs of the locality as ~ who!e~ for the redevelooment of such areas by private enter- prise~ and (c) that the re~eve!opment plan com~orms to a general plan for the development of the locality as a wholes (2) the orovision of local grants-in-aid; (3) the development of a ~easib!e method for the relocation of families displaced from the project are~ ~ud (4) the several other local obligations and resoom~ibitities imposed by Title ! of the Housing Act of !949 in-connection with the undertaking and carrying out of s!mm clear~uce and urban redevelopment~ojects. Now~ Therefore~ Be it Resolved by the Coomcil of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia~ as follows: Section !. That the financial assistance provided by Title I of the Housing Aot of 19~9 to assist local sl~ clearance and urban redevelopment projects is n~c~ssary: and Section 2. That it is fully cognizant of the foregoing obliga- tions and. resoonsibilities imposed by Title I and it is the sense of this body that such obligations and ~sponsibilities can and will be fulfilled~ and Section 3. That the filing of Applications by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority for advance of funds for surveying ~nd planning~ from the Housing and Home Fihance Ad- ministrator under Title I is hereby approved." Lincoln St., reaam_~g~ was adooted: 2n~ - "I am submitting herewith an ordinance relative to closing ~nd recommend that it be p!ace~ on its first reading.'' Motion o f Mr. Houghton to place the following ordinance on its first "~N ORDIN~aNCE CLOSING THE STREET CALLED LINCOLN STREET~ ON THE RL~T OF P_RENTIS PLACE." 3rd - "I submit herewith a resolution relative to the sale of certai~ property in Pinners Point: and recommend its adoption." Resolution - '~e it ~esotved by the-Council of the City& Portsmouth tb=t the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to offer for sale at public auction after ten days notice by advertisement in the Portsmouth Star~ the lots numbered 137~ 138~ l~l and 1 52 on the plat of the Waterfront Company~ Pinners Point ~ud Which are not necessary for the uses ~nd purposes of the 'City." an automobile damaged in pondence relative thereto. this bill~ be made? adopted. On motion of F~. Howard~ said resolution was adopted. 4th - "I am inclgsdng a bill in the amount of 986.40 for repairs to the middle of alley in the 400 block of Chautauqua Ave.~ and corres- I am recom~ending that a~ appropriation of $86.~0 to pay Motion of 1~. Grimes to appropriate 986.40 for said purpose~ was ~th - "I am attaching au option on property on Fifth Avenue~ lots 301~ 303~ 30~, 307~ 309 and 311 and certain other land at Fifth Avenue and London Street~ which is the orooosed site for a new fire station and recommend that an appropriation of $~O0~ for purchase of same be olaced on its~rst reading at this meeting." Motion of Mr. Warren to place an appropriation of $~000.00 for said purpose~ on its first reading~ was adopted. 6th - "I herewith submit bills from Kimg s Daughters Hospital for treatment of medically indigent patients." Motion of Mr. Grimes to olace an appropriation of $~1~5.00 for said purpose on its first reading~ was adopted. 9th - "The attached letter from the Chamber of Commerce is submit- ted for your consideration." "The endorsement of the City's~forts and co-operation of the Re- tail Merchants Association in the establishment of a down-to~m parking area on the north side of Queen Street from the rear of the Court St. Baptist Church to the Livermon Garage property was given by the Board of Directors of the Portsmouth Chmmber of Commerce at their regular