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"T~ refunds S.e~pitember .27, /1988 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Manager is here~y authorized and directed to transmit the Letter of Agreemen~ t~ the Department of Education. . ~ Ayes: Barnes, Corprew, Gray, Hawks, Lucas, Simpsoh Nays: None 88-364 - Letter from t~ ~ty MaB,~ger~ recommending adoption of a motion for acceptance of the 1988 Emergency, Home Repair Program Grant and the transfer of $20,828 from tn~.~rants Contingency Account to support the~program. "I am pleased to announce that~ the Virginia Department cf Housing & CoMmunity Development has awarded the City of Portsmouth a grant of $10,414 under the 1988 Emergency~ Home Repair Program. As you may recall, you authorized the s~bmission of a grant application in July to provide financial assistance to low income families to make emergency'repairs~ to ~heir/homes. The Emergency Home Repair Program will provide, up to $500 in state funds per residential unit.a~d $5~00 i~.matching funds per unit., This $1,000 per unit will ~e issued ~o low income families to make their residences more habitable ~nd safer. The Department of Social Services will work closely with the Department of Housing.Set. vices & Community Development to target these funds to homeowne~s who ar.e cited ~£or_minimum housing code violations, but cannot afford to make the repairs. The ~rant .award of $1-0,414 in state funds from the Virginia Department of Housing & community Development., represents 50~ of the project costs. The required 50% lacal cash match of $10,414 represents CDBG funds that were previously allocated to the Department of Social Services for emergency home repair activities. I recommend approval .o~f th~ proo~ct and ~he transfer of $20,828 from the Grants Contingency Account to support program." Motion of Mr. Simpson, and~ sec~)ndedxb!f Mr~ Hawks, to acc~.pt the 1988 Emergency Home Repair Program Gra.nt,~ and authorization be granted to transfer $20,828 from the ~rants Contingency Account as requested, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 88-365 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion for the City T.~eas~urer a~d Dire~t.or of-Finance tO refund (without interest) the following: z Business License: (1) $967.59 to Franklin P~ Korel (2) $ 79.90 to Homemade Caterin~ Inc. (3) $~50.00 to Pat Chauncey (4) $ 61.95 to Overcash.Elect~onio Company (5) $ 60.03 to John C. Price Personal Property: (6) $ 32.62 to Betty Lovelace.~albreath (7) $160.00 to Clifford R. McAnnaly Commissioner of Revenue is requesting the following without interest) for Business License Refunds: