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94-164 Letter from'.the City. Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $I~445;000 from the Community Development Fund for the HOME Investment Partnerships Act Program. The City has been awarded grants in't~e amount'of $671,00'0 for 1993, and $774,000 for 1994 as part of the Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME program. These funds will be used to continue the housing partnership program between the City, the Portsmouth Co~=~unity Development Group and the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority. These funds will require a 12 1/2% local match, which will be provided through private~investment in some of the r~habiTi~ation projects. Funds are provided to elderly, low-income homeowners to make needed repairs to their property. Additionally, funds are used to completely rehabilitate buildings which can be provided to low income first-time homebuyers, or renters. To date, this progrSan has provided assistance to 30 elderly homeowners and has provided rehabilitated housing to 15 families. I, therefore, recommend your approval of an ordinance to appropriate $1,445,000 from the Community Development Fund to continue this program." Motion by Mr. Epperson, and seconded by Mr. Clemons, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $1,445,000.00 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT PROGRAM." Ayes: Clemons, Epperson, Griffin, Hawks, King, Webb Nays: None 94-165 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $40,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund to provide better traffic controls at two 2ntersect2ons. "The Traffic Engineering Department has made an investigation of the physical and traffic flow conditions at the intersections of Towne Point Road and Dunkirk Street and Greenwood Drive and Garwood Avenue. From their investigation, it was found that both locations meet the warrants for traffic signal installations, which are published by the Federal Highway Administration. All local and state governments use these warrants to identify the need for signal installations. The Traffic Engineering Department has met with the Ebony Heights Civic League, and discussed the needs for a signal at Towne Point Road and Dunkirk Street. They are supportive of a signal installation. The traffic signal at Garwood Avenue and Greenwood Drive was requested by citizens in the area. This intersection needs a signal at present, and with the proposed development of Greenwood Elderly Apartments going under construction in this area, it will put more demand on traffic control at this ~ntersect2on. The Director of Traffic Engineering recon=nends the ins- tallation of traffic signals at Towne Point Road and Dunkirk Street and the intersection of Greenwood Drive and Garwood Avenue. I, therefore, concur with his recommendation and request your approval of $40,000 be appropriated from the CIP. with your approval, the balance in the Capital Improvement Fund will be $16,416,116."