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<br />April 9,.1991
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<br /> "~N-OR~NAN.CE TO _A~IEND CHAPT,~ 1~0~ OF.TH'E cOD~,~OE T~E CITY
<br /> O~ PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1988, BY AMENDING ARTICLk III,
<br /> SEC~ION~.10rl08 ~ERTAINI~G TOA CHANGE~OF VOTING PLACE FOR
<br /> PRECINCT 25." ~ ..... ~-
<br />Ayes: cl~mons, Corprew, Epperson, King, Ha~ks~ ~Dbb ,,,
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 91-~33 - Letter fr,~m~ the city Manager recommending adoption
<br />of a res~.~lution authorizing the City Manager to submi't an
<br />~application for the Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance D~artment
<br />~rant ~,o o, ffs~t costs of
<br /> complying
<br /> with the Chesapeake Bay
<br />Preser~a~.ion Act, and to sign all documents related to ~he grant.
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<br /> "In fiscal 1991-92, $474,000 ' ' ' '
<br /> in state grant assistance is
<br />avaitabl~ for communities subject to the Chesapeake Blay
<br />Preservation Act. These funds are available on a comoetitive
<br />basis. The State will fund 50% of ,a. local~'~y's~B~z~y. A~t related
<br />work p~ogram. Specifically, Portsmouth ~ill b%~ a~p'lyi~ for
<br />$50,000 ~n financial assistance. In-kind match~rkg~se,rv, cea (staff
<br />time a~d expenses) will total $25,000.~ ..
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<br /> Currently, the City has a planner funded under th? FY 90-91
<br />~hesapea%e Bay Act grant. She is responsible for makin, sure the
<br />City is,~An~ compliance with, the Clle,sapeake Bay Act enabl .ng
<br />le~sLa.tlon and assists the pu~l,~c ~th related Bay
<br />lnformaulon. ~ ~
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<br /> Continued compliance with the Chesapeake Bay Act will require
<br />further mdjustments in the City s development review ~r6cedures,
<br />ordinances and Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Direbt~)r proposes
<br />to continue to off-set some of the costs of the .p~gr~m with tne
<br />available[ grant funds.
<br />an anY~f a~p~oval of tkis resolution will authorize me, to submit
<br /> ~pl'~at'o and to execute the necessary documents r lated to
<br />the
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Cle~ons and seconded by Mr. King, ~h following
<br /> ~ n~was adopted ~and by the following vote.
<br />resolu!~ SOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN
<br /> "A ~E
<br /> APPLICATION FOR A CHESAPEAKE BAY LOCAL ASSISTANCk DEPARTMENT
<br /> GRA~T TO OFFSET COSTS OF COMPLYING WITH THE C~ES~P~AKE BAY
<br /> PRESERVATION ACT. . -
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<br /> W~EREAS, in order to comply with the provisions of the
<br />Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, the City, of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />has been required to implement major changes i~-ft~ d~v~lopment
<br />review p~ocedures, its ordinances, and its ~ompreherus ve Plan, anc
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<br />WHEREAS, the Commonwealth' of Virginia, through the Chesapeak
<br />Bay Local Assistance Department, has made available tD localities
<br />on a competitive baals, certain f.~n~ds tO help d~fra~.:hn~ Act s
<br />implementation/ costs; and .... ~'~ - '- ~
<br />a i~WHE~EAS., the City Df Portsmouth is eligible .to s~bmit a gran
<br />pp 'cat'ion~ for such fu~nds for the 1991L92 ~fi~cal Yeac.
<br />P NuW. ~ THEREFORE. .., BE, IT RESOLVED b.y the Cot 11' of t~e u~'~y of
<br />ortsm~uth, V~rgxnla, tnat the Council does hereby en~orse the
<br />applxcatlon for funds to offset the costs of complyin~ ~ith the
<br />requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act d~r:'.ng the
<br />1991-9~ iscal year.
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