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~February' ~, -19!gB <br /> <br /> * PropoSed Fire Station <br /> * 8th and Jefferson PlaygrOu-nd - -' ' <br /> <br /> * CitY Park'~ ~ '" '~. .: '~ ~ . ~.~ .... <br /> ~ Median plantings at Towne Point Road overpass <br /> * Median at Byers Avenue and Beaton Street <br /> *' St~t T~ Plantings on Port'ions Of L~ndsay Avenue, <br /> ' Beech Street, Dowries Street~ Kill:iah Av'en'u~e; Maple <br /> Ave~e,~ Be~afOnte Drive~ Cavali:er ~:ulevard <br /> <br /> ~he ~h~n'~f~d~rat ~6cal funding sh~e of :thi~s propo~sed <br />project. ~is $I0,'079. T~ese funds Will come from-fundS donated <br />by th~ po~m6~,h Ar~ C0uncil of Garden Club'S, Co~memQrat'~ve <br />Tree Prog,ram. ~ ~f ~the co~dit~i6ns: fbr-:submitt~ of ::th'e c <br />proposal is the inclusion of a resolution of endorsement~for:: <br />the prppOsed project. This will ensure that the identified <br />matc~i~ f~d~:itl~be P~ovided by ~h'e:City; if~a~g~a~ i~ <br />awar e~ [o~Porbsm~u~. ~ ~ :~ -~: ~ - :~? <br /> <br /> The Director of Leisure Services recommends endorsement. <br />I concur and r~C0~end your approvai?~f a~solatiQnrfO~-the <br />proposed tree p~hti~g program." " <br /> <br /> ~otlon of Mr. ~if~ and seconded by ~r. Pz~[s,~[he:~ <br /> resoZu~lo~~was adopt~ a~d 5~:5h~' foI1Owi~q ~te:' <br />follo~:~g ~ .~- = ~..~ .... <br /> <br /> "A RESOLUTION ENDORSING A TREE PLANTING AND INSTALLATION <br />PROJECT A~D~TBE:APP~I~ATION OF ~HE:CITY:OF~:PORTS~OUTH:FOR AWARD <br />OF A GkANT FROM ~TBE'~IRGINIA DEPARTMENT ~F FORESTRY~ :' <br />ADMINISTERED BY THE U~ S. SMALL BUSINESSADMINISTRATION~ <br /> <br /> wHEREAS, %he Virginia Department of ForeStry is c~rrently <br />accepting proposals for tree installation ~rograms administered <br />by the U. S. Small Business Administration; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the CitY's Department of Parks and Recreation has <br />filed an application for a grant under said Program;~and <br /> <br /> 'WHEREAS, this grant will provide funding fo~ the planting <br />of appr~Ximat~ly~01 trees at the proposed site of the new~ <br />Churchl~n~ ~ir~:Sta6~6n, 8th and:JeffersomStree~s playg~ouhd~, <br />City Park, Towne Point Road overpass median, Byers Avenue and-~ <br />Beaton Street medians, and portions of Lindsay Avenue, Beech <br />Street, ~Do~hes Street, Killian A~hhe',~M~ple Ag~h~ Bela'fonte <br />Drive;' ~nd~ cavalier B?Ulevard. · ~ ~!~' ' :~':' ": ~ <br /> <br /> ~H~EAS,~in:' ~d~'ition, all Of ~he ~i'zenS: of~ the~ C:i.ty~w~l <br />share in'.the environmental and beautification ~benefi-ts!of t.h~ <br /> r~am ~pe w:a'~d ~ ' <br />Prog n ,a of this grant. ~ ~ <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREF~'RE~ B~ IT RESO~E~ that~he''C6~u~nc~'l ~'f the~' <br />City of Port'smout ,~ ~irginia, ~e~b~y 'eh~dorse~ -t~l§~ pr.oje~c.t~ <br />the purp~:~ ~:~e ~.: S. small: Bu~si~n'ess'Ad~i~!st~ati~on bY''[~'''~ <br />supporting t~e application for funding submitted on behalf of <br />the city of::P~smoh%h, and agreb'2:::h~ und~ertak~the ~-f~u:lfil:t~en~t <br />of all of the grant's requirements should the City ~ceive ~s~uc-h <br />award. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED tha~ th~ City Clerk be, ahd hereby <br />is, directed t° forward a copy of 'this resol'utlion th: the <br />Virginia Dep'artm~n:5 of Forestry for inclusion as par~ of the' <br />City's Grant Proposal Application under the Pro~ram." . <br /> <br /> AYES: ClemonS, Epp.eKson, Griffin, Hawk~, King, Pitts, Webb <br /> NAYS.: None . <br /> <br /> '93'-65 : Le%te'r f~m the City 7Manager recommending adop~i:on <br /> of a resolutzOn changing the regu~rly~schedule~d CiSy Council~ <br /> meeting of August 9, 1993 to August 10, 1993. <br /> <br /> <br />