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a~e held before the Planning Con~mlssion, we will place several o f these, printed placa~d~ in the area inviting interested persons to appear before the Planning Co~uission.~' On motion~dered filed. ?th - WOn J~ne BSth, I reported to you in regard to an insurance survey that had been made on city buildings and in my letter, I said the amount seemed exces- ~o Howard referred the letter backto r~ for ~rther renom-~ mendation, and on July 9th, I again reported "You authorized me to make a study of insur~uce for all City buildings and I am recommending that a further study be m~de before we make a final decision". At that t~Lme, I was of the opinion that a committee was appointed to work with! me - however, ~the recores do net show sa~e and I would appreciate His Honor the ~ayor appoint- ing a c~mmittee to report back on the ~estion o f proper insu~uee." On motion o f L~. ~eiseman, the request of the City ~anager was concurred in and the Chair appointed Eess~s, Henderson and Howard. ~ 8th - "We have received requests to place additional lights at the Ar~ St. playground amd in furtherance of Nr. Henderson's request, I would like to state that the estimated cost is appro~ima~tely ~v~!O0.00.'' At Mr. Howard's suggestion, the Port Norfolk playground was includ ed. On motion o f ~. Henderson, au appropriation of $~00.00 for said put-pose, was placed on its first reading. 9th - "It is necessary to make changes in o~ parking meters by moving the present plates and chau ging them. to comp.ly with the ordins~uce as to time. It will necessitate au appropriation of $3V8.00 to eom - plete the cha~ge," On motionS laid on table. 10th '~At ' ' our Counozl meetmno on September 10th, Nr. Howard quested information~ relative to repainting the building an~repairi~ng the roof at the Port Nor-! folk Fire Station, and I have received bids totaling appro~mately ~1,200,00 to complete the On motion of ~. Howard, an appropriation of ~l,~0.00 for said purpose, was placed on its first reading. lith - :'I would like to enter into the o~zzcz~ records the at tached letter received from Her~y J. Sullivan, Division Engineer of the Federal Works Agency, concerning a grade separation at the Belt Line and High Street, described as VA ~-P-7~,'~ Inclosure ~Ar. Arth'~ S.0wens~ City ~s~aager, Portsmouth, Va. Dear Sir: This is to advise that on August 27th, 19~8, the Commissioner of Comm~uuity Facilities disapproved the above referenced appli- cation for advance plsnmair~ funds for the reasons set forth be- low: A local investigation conducted b2~ pRA has disclosed that (1) There is no need for further investigation with re- spect ~o zocatmon, smmce Cou~ty St. tr~zmc _s o~y one-thzrd ~hat o_ mgh Stzeet, and ~_a_n movements are substantially the same at both locations; The State considers the improvement to have relatively low priority; it has estimated that it may be six years before the project will be in line for construe- tion; (~) The High Street location is on U.B. Routes Nos. l~ and 88 and on the State~s ~p ~roved Federal Aid Hig~hway sys- t~ and, therefore, would be eligible £or~Federal Aid Hi,away fund participation. (&) As the City contemplates one-third participation in the ccst each by the City, the State and Federal Govern- ment, this applicatiom, is not eligible for advance plan- ning fumds, We wish to assure you of our appreciation for your co-operation with this office o0noerning this application as well a s other projects sponsored by the City of Portsmouth. It is our desire to be of ass istar~ce to you whenever possible in coOnection with you_w public works program. Sincerely yours, Her~y J. Sul!_van, Division Engzneer, Dmv~szon Federal Works Agency. On motion ordered filed°