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November 12, 199'1
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<br /> ©n Octo~er~/2,2, 1991, you held a joint public hearing with
<br />the Commissioners of the Portsmou~h~,~'R~d~vel~pment~
<br />Authority on the proposed 1992 Community Development Block
<br />Grant~'P~gr, am~:~ Y,ou~:~a~e prev;i,o~s~tyD~c~i~oa, d-eta~t~3 ~ ,~
<br />description of the proposed p~o~ra~f~a~%~iv~i~ies~a.sd.:~o~o,f:
<br />funds. While this program will continue acquisition in the
<br />Lond~,~o,ule~a~..~rea ,--&he re are,, ~e~a¢l ~ ~th~ r a,e~y~3t i~sc t
<br />want to emphas,i,ze~.~ Fu~ing ~.s~r~9~e~e~ ~f~c~omplet.i~,Df
<br />construction of infrastructure to encourage development of
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<br />housing. In Prentis Place, scattered unzmproved {~?aD~?
<br />vacant structures, will be acquired for the purpose of
<br /> tn~s, ~ ~ac.t l~z ty ~ have
<br />been ooD{d.inaA~_,~i~% c~un,ity3 ~r~es~e~¢a~Ves~_ ~,~. ~,,,~,-,~-~ ~
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<br /> Fundssare~,~i~eluded~ for exte~iD~,af. ~e walkwa~,alo~g the
<br />Seawall adjacent to the South Harbor. ~ Th~is~will .comp,l,eme~t a
<br />proposed new ferry dock, for which Tidewater Regional Transit
<br />is seeki:n~ Fede-~al: f~ing. An al¢lo~ation¥~is
<br />a revised Small and Minority Business Services compone~7.,~
<br />~oal of the program this year is to increase the numbers of
<br />small and-,mi~ik~ntr, epreneu,Ls? by~ ~as~:stin~, ap.pli~a:n,~w-ith
<br />deveLopi,ng~,a~ ~i~e~s p~an, pr~,l~Lng, t~ecn~lcal
<br />and ma:k~-n9 f~cial, r~ferrals. : The~ program will~ ~ataorhaue~ ~
<br /> ity
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<br /> A:-re~Dl'utio~ ~pproving the 1992 Co--unity Devel~opment
<br />Block GDant ~ro~:r.a~ i~attached,~ ~r I;~reco~end you~..:approv~lT~
<br />Additionally, I am reco~ending th~&~e,y~ r~&~pt an
<br />appropriating the 1992 Community Development Block Grant
<br />entitl~e~n~ ~ f~7,~$1~ 79,1 ,,0~00 and p~ogT~m~.inQ:ome.~ .of $ 250 } 0~O0~: for
<br />total.~pro~r.~i, at'i~m.~$2,~044,; 0~g~.~ ~Also)~at:tach'ed; is,,&= ?~,,.~
<br />resolut,i~n apprD~i.ng~endment ~o.:~Zl;:~a~t~he~ Cra~for.d,~.~ s
<br />Cons~r~aSion~ and:~cRed.~v~topment. ~l~;~ ~. Shi, s, amendment
<br />sever, a,l:~pr, opexL ~a$s aS ~}1:to be acqn i:~ed ?, ~ .: .t~e.~ehy~ pe,rm~t~ i,n~.t
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<br />revitalizing the London Boulevard Cor.~=i-do~...;~c I
<br />approval of this resolution. In keepxng with your customary
<br />practice:,c,~I:3:~tMer~:.<ecommen,d~ t~a.t .~o~:¢d,~.er action
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<br /> The Housing Author,ity will .meet %0. consider these
<br />Novem, ber, .12;".and I :wi.~l inform ~ou of hhei~,actlons ah your
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<br /> A. Resolution approving the 1992 Community Development
<br /> ~ Progr~m~ DE;' the: City of Portsmouth-, Virgi:ni~r
<br /> auth~rizi~g_ the City Manager~ to: file documents: requi<e~
<br /> -,t~ o'bt~in~: t~e City's 19,92~,Co~unit.y~ Development B~loc~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mr. Epperson, to
<br /> defer the r~so:l~t~on approving hhe~' 1992 ,Qommunity .Development
<br /> Program to t~ne Re~lar Meeting of November 26, 1991, and was
<br /> adopted by unanimous vote-. ~c,~,,.
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<br />-B.:,~ResOLu:ti'on ,approving ~e~dmen_t ~N<~,' ~21. to the :-Cr. aw~ord
<br />4- Co~se~r~va<t[io~,~a~d Redevelopm'ent-I~lan-~for the C~a~fo:~
<br /> Urban Renewal Project. ~,~ ~ ... ,~ ~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, to
<br />defer-,'the~ res<~l'u:t-ion) approving Af~e,ndmen~t No~.~ 2-1 .to, the.~,<~awford
<br />Cons~rv~a't, ion and::~e~ve:lopment -IZl~r~ for: ~he~Crawford~.U-~ba'n
<br />Renewal Project t~':t'he Regular ~et'ingi'o~ No~vembe~ 2~6~
<br />and was adopted by unanimous.
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