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were present:
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Oo~ucil, held June 24th, 1947, there
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<br />Leslie T. Fox, George L. Grimes, Arthu~ P. Henderson, J~aes N.
<br />Howard, Frank D. Lawrence, E. Robie Stur~evant, C.E. Warren, H.
<br />Ear! Weiseman, Pearle J. Wilson and R.C. Barolay, City Attorney.
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<br /> June 10th were read and approved.
<br />Minutes of regular meet_rig held .
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<br /> Mr. B~tler Ballanee, ~xecutive Secretary of the Portsmouth Redevelopment
<br />and Housing Authority, presented the following :
<br />
<br /> "At a regular meeting of the Conm~issioners- of the Portsmouth Redevelop -
<br />merit and Housing Authority, held on June 19th, 1947, a resolution requesting the transfer of
<br />permanent war housing projects Barlow Place -VA-4~086, and Douglas Park VA-~182, Norfolk
<br />County, Virginia, t o the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority for use as part of the
<br />low-rent housing progra~of this community, was unanimously adopted. This resolution ca~rled
<br />the proviso that such transfer would be contingent upon the sucbessFul outcome of annexation
<br />proceedings. A copy of this resolutibn is attached herewith for your information.
<br /> ~e have been info--ed by. the Federal Pubiic Housing Authority that on
<br />and afte~ July 1, 1947, no ~urth~r~ecommend~zons for low-rent trs~ueferz of permanent L~m
<br />Const~cted '$~r Housing Projects shall be accepted. The request as contained in our resolution
<br />should ca~ry the endorsement of the City Council. In order that we may be in a position to
<br />submit our formal request to the Federal Public Housing Authority prior to July l, 194V, the
<br />deadline, it~ is respect~ull~reques~ed that you~ Honorable Body extend its endorsemeut to ou~
<br />request at your meeting on ~une 24, 1947.
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<br />Yours ver~- t~uly,
<br />
<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment ?d Housing Authority
<br /> George T. McLe~,
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<br />Resolution -
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<br />"RESOLUTION 'REQUESTING THE FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY
<br />.TO TRANSFER WAR HOUSING PROJECTS BAP~0W PLACE VA-44086, AND
<br />DOUGLAS PARK VA-~I$2,, TO PORTSMOUT~ REDEVELOP~ENT A~D HOUSING
<br />AUTHORITY FOR USE AS PART OF ThE L0~-RENT HOUSING PROGRA~,~ OF
<br />TEE C 0N~NiTY~
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<br /> Be it ~esolved ~y the Portsmouth Redevelopment amd Housing Authority
<br />of the City e~ Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Federal Public Housing Authority
<br />be and is hereby requested to transfer to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and
<br />Housing A~thori~yof Portsmouth, Virginia, the~iefe~se ~slng p~ojects kr~m~ as_
<br />VA 4~08~, Ba~low Place, Norfolk County, .and VA 4~182, Douglas Park, Norfolk
<br />County, Virginia, subject to the annexatzon to the City of Portsmouth. in a~ an
<br />~e~ation proceeding ~etween the City of Portsmouth a~ud the Co~~uty o f Norfolk,
<br />Virginia, on the following te~ms~ud conditions:
<br />
<br /> provided the
<br />annexation is
<br /> Council~was~adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br /> Ayes: F~x, Grimes, Henderson, Howard,
<br /> ~arren, ~eiseman, Wilson
<br /> N~ys: None
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<br /> (1) That the Portsmouth Redevelopment an~ Housing Authority pay as
<br />t~e purchase price therefor all net income to the Federal Public Housing Autho-
<br />x~ity over a fixed period Of years, which fixed period of yea~s sh~ll be d~ter -
<br />mined on the basis of the estimated useful life of the projec~ ~or decent~ safe
<br />~a~d sanitary low-rent housmng purposes, (2~ To utilize the.p~oject during ~t~e
<br />aforesazd fixed period of year~ for the sole purpose of providing decent, sa~e
<br />and sanitary low-rent housing; (~) That the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Hous-
<br />ing Authority will not dispose ortho project t~br~aghout the aforesaid fixed
<br />period of ~ears; (4) That the said property be exempt f~om state and local tax-
<br />a~£on, provided, however, that the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority
<br />may be permitted to make a~ payment in lieu o f taxes f~cm available project reve-
<br />nues to the same extent as pezvAitted under Federal Public Housing ~uthor_ty policy
<br />with respect to low-rent housing projects developed under the Public Norks Admini-
<br />stration Housing~ivision."
<br />successful
<br /> 0nmoti0n of ~r. Howard, the ~resolution calling for action by the
<br />
<br />Law~ence, Stu~tevant,
<br />
<br />The Acting City Manager presented the following eommunmeatmons.
<br />
<br /> let "In aceord~ce with you~ in~truotions, the City N~ager, Coun-
<br />cilman Howard and~ayo~, attended She he~ be~e~ the S~ate C~po~ation Co~ssion in Rich-
<br />mond on Monday, J~e 2~rd, ~th ~efe~ena~ tothe~equest of the Atl~tio C~st Line R~l~oad
<br />Comply, to el~inate tr~s ~B ~d ~ be~een Portsmouth ~d Reeky
<br /> ~g to the il~ess of the City Attorney, we e~ed ~e ser-
<br />viees-o~ Se~or Major ~li~d, ~d~:we ~e very happy to advis~ th~$ in, cations are
<br />thes~ ~rains will ~ com$inued.~ ~e case is being continued before the State Co~poration Com-
<br />mission for ~rthe~ i~o~tion, and if ~d when ~ot~ he~g is held, we ~ll do alt in
<br />o~ power to protect the interests of Po~t~out~d its eitizense"
<br />
<br /> ~tion of ~. ~ilson to conc~ in the ~uager's reco~endation, was
<br />adopted.
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