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~August 22~ 1989 W~ER~AS, the School Board of the City of Portsmouth desires to make application to the State Board of Education for a Li Loan in the amount of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) to be applied to the cost of construction of the Churchland High School; an~d ~ ~EREAS, Section 22.1-158, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, provides that the governing body shall authorize such applicatio~ :and shall prov~ide for the payment of such loan. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia, that t.h~ S~hool Board of the City of Portsmouth is hereby authorized to make application to the State Board of. Educa%ion for a Literary Loan in ~he amount of two million five hundred thousand dollar-s (~2,$00,000) for construction of the new Churchland High School." BE IT FURTHER AUTHORIZED that the City will each year during the life of this loan, at the time of the fixing of regular levies, fix a rate of levy f-or schools or make a cash appropriation sufficient for operation expenses and to pay this loan in annual installments and the interest thereon as required by law regulating loans from the Literary Fund." Ayes: Barnes, Gray, Hawks, Lucas, Simpson, Webb Nays: Corprew 89-348 Mr. Barnes requested that the City Manager investigate an article in the newspaper which reported on a tax exemption plan for residential areas in Isle of Wight County and report back to Council on the plan. 89-349 Mr. Gray requested that the City Manager's office review the notification procedures used for the tax relief pro! for the elderly and attempt to make the public more aware of this program and the qualifications for the program. Mayor Webb also requested that th~ City Manager come back to Council with a plan to make the public more aware of the program. 89-350 Leon Battle, 1662 Darren Circle, representing self, spoke on the conditions of the city. 89-351 On motion of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mr. Barnes to go into Executive Session in accordance with Section 2.1-344 of the Code of Virginia to discuss the following: 1. Consideration of the acquisition and use of real property located in the Churchland area of the City or in adjacent cities for public purposes as permitted under subsection (A) (3); 2. Consultation with legal counsel and briefing by staff members pertaining to legal matters invol~ing the consturction the Western Freeway as permitted under subsection (A) (7); 3. Consideration of the use of real property for public purposes and the disposition of publicly held preoperty int he Truxtun area of the city as permitted under subsection (A) (3); 4. Consideration of a personnel matter Involving the provision of legal services by the City Attortney as permitted under subsection (A) (1); 5. Consideration of appointments to Boards and Commissions by the City Council as permitted under subsection (A) (1).