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401 March 28, 1989 The Southeastern Planning District Commission is in the process of developing a Regional Housing Strategy. The Planning District Commission staff has been working with an Advisory Committee made up of local government representatives and those from the private sector. The first phase of this project is to collect data and to develop a problem statement that would des- cribe the region's housing problems. This phase has now been completed and ~as submitted to the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission at their Wednesday, March~15, 1989 meeting. Attached is an excerpt from this report which list all subsidized programs in the region by City. As reflected in this excerpt, the City of Portsmouth exceeds all other cities on a per capita basis as it relates to the number of subsidized units. As part of City Council's ongoing efforts to emphasize a "balanced housing stock" in our community, I would propose that the City oppose VHDA financing for multi-family residential housing projects. I would also encourage Council to continue to work with SVPDC as they proceed with the development of a Regional Housing Strategic Plan. Attached is a resolution prepared by the law department regarding the VHDA request for your consideration." The City Clerk read a letter from Wendell A. White,, General Partner, Biltmore Commons Associates, requested a postponement of the item. (see exhibit 989-125 L) Wendell White, 468 Investors Place, Virginia Beach, representing "Biltmo~e Commons Associates", spoke in opposition the resolution and requested a deferral. to Motion of Mr. matter be deferred vote. Simpson and seconded by Mr. Barnest that the for two weeks and was adopted by unanimous 89-126 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to endorse the Annual Report on activity in Portsmouth's Enterprise Zone for 1988 and authorizing the City Manager to transmit the report to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. "Attached for your review is the annual report on activity i! Portsmouth's Enterprise Zone. Also attached are an endorsement the report by the Enterprise Zone Advisory Committee and a resolution authorizing transmittal of this report to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. As the report indicates, the value of taxable building permit activity in the Zone totaled $8.8 million, the third highest annual total. New Zone businesses and deveIopments initiated during 1988 will bring an estimated 145 jobs to the Zone. I recommend that City Council endorse the report for transmittal to the State~" Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Simpson, to endorse the report and to transmit the report to the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, and was adopted by unanimou~ vote.