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June ~th. lq~O. there were present: At a regular meeting~of the City Council, held on June 27th~ 1950~ Fr~uk N. BiliSoly,Jr.s Fred A~ Dukes George L. Grimes~ Arthur P. Hender~on~ Carl C. Houghton~Jr.s James N, H°Wards E.R. stUrtevants C. E. Warrens H.~E~rl Weiseman~ Pearle J. Wilsons I. G. Vass~ City Manager and R.C. Barclay, City AttOrney. Vice President Pearle J. Wilson iR the Chair. approved. Minutes of the reg,~lar meeting held on June l~ths 1950 were read and The following report of the Planning and Zoning Commission wes read: "Pursuant to the provisions of the Zoning 0rdinance~ notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at ?:~0 P.M., on Tuesday~ June 27th~ 1950, in the Court of Hustings Court Room~ Cour~ House Building~ Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of altering zones and reclassifying the following property: 1 Lots 27 and 28, block 8~ Grove Park - the property situated on Greenway Drive on the east side between Race St. on the north and Augusta Ave. on the south - 80 x 1~7 feet, from Single Family ~¢elling Class B to Two Family Dwelling Class C." "At the regular meeting of the Plan~uing and Zoning Commission~ he~d o~ May ~lst, 1950, the Planning Comlamssmon approved the following application: and Lots 27 and 282 block 8~ Grove Park~ property situated on Greenway Drmve on the ~st sides between Race St. on the north and Augusta Ave. on the souths 80 x 1~7 feet, from'Single-Family Dwelling Class C." Motion of Mr~ Houghton t$ concur in the recommendation of the PlannLng Zoning Commission was adopted. The following reports from the City M~uager were read: 1st - "I am submitting herewith contracts in duplicate between the Elizabeth River Tunnel Commission and the City of Portsmouth, Virginia~ for diminution of loss of income to said City resulting from the construction of the tunnel and I recommend th~ the Mayor be authorized ~nd directed to e~ecute the Contracts on behalf of the City~ Ports- mouth and that the City Clerk be authorized and directed to attest the same." Motion ef Mr. Grimes to Concur in the recommendation of theCity Manager and that the proper officers be authorized to sign said agreements was adopted. 2nd - "I am submitting herewith a request from the Elizabeth River Tunnel Cow~ssion for certain permits in connection with their coRstruction project and recom- mend that the City Manager, through the office of the City Engineer and Superintendent of tim ~ater Department and-City Attorney~ be authorized to grant the permitss upon the Commission submitting properly prepared plans and specifications of relocating all utilities and ether structures on or within the City property." Motion of i~r. Howard to refer to the City Manager and City Atto~eywith instructions to investigate and report to the City Council, with recommendation, was adopted. ~rd - ~ am attaching hereto a resolution relative to the City releas- ing the Public Housing ~dministration from its commitment to remove Douglas Park, if certain conditions were met~ and I recommend the adoption of the resolution." Resolution - "~EtEBW&Ss the City Council at its meeting of April 12ths 1959~ indicated by resolution its willingness to release the Public Housing Administration from its commitment to remove Douglas Park if certain stated permanent improvements were made and if the project were sold in its entirety to the Portsmouth - Norfolk County Veterans Housing Corporation; amd .WHM~REA~s the Conoress of the United States has recently enacted Publmc law ~7%~ the Housing Act of I950~ which provides new methods for the disposition of public war housing~ including de- mountables~ similar to Douglas ParS; and WHERE&Ss the City Council of Portsmouth~ Virginias de- sires to protect the Negro housing supply of the City and at the same time assure the orotection of real property values in the City under the operation o~ Public LawS7%. BE IT RESOLVED that the City Co~ucil reaffirms its po- sition taken on April 122 19~9s in which it indicated its willing - ness to relieve the Publmc Housing Administration of its commitment to remove Douglas Park if certain stated per~anent improvements are made and the project sold in its entirety to the Portsmouth-Norfolk County Veterans Housing Corporation and toward the initiation of such action, the Council respectfully requests the Public Housing Admini- stration to redetermine the character of Douglas Park as provided in Section 60~ of the Housing Act of 1950."