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,25 March 22~'~988 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the 1988 Communit~ Development Program's Proposed Statement of Objectives and Use of Funds and Uniform Displacement~Policy having been reviewed and considered, be and hereby are, approved in all res~pect~s~and t~he~City Man.ager is hereby authorized to file the Final Statement of Qb3ectiVes ~and Use of Funds and any additional information as may be required with the Department of Eousing and Urban Development in order to obtain ~he 1988 Block Grant. ~ · BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is designated as the certifying officer and authorized representative of the City of Portsmouth and shall provide assurances as ~equired by the regulations of~ :the Housing and Communit~y ~evetopment Act o'f 1974, as amended, for the approval of the 1988 Community Development Program." Ayes: Barnes, Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Simpson, Williams, Webb Nays: None 88~126 - See letter above. .- Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $2,700,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR THE 1988 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM." 88-127 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to accept a grant from Litter Control for Glass Recycling Program. ~ "I am pleased to announce that Mse Lynn Hudson, Commissioner for the Virginia Department of Waste Management, has authorized a supplemental grant award of $3,050 for Portsmouth to establish a glass recycling program. The Portsmouth Beautification & Clean Community Commission has been very interested in promoting the recycling effort in our City. Portsmouth has been a leader in the collection of alu~inum and newspapers, howeVer, the City does not have a glass recycling program. The projeCt is expected to generate 200 tons of glass per yearf which will be purchased at $45 per ton by a local recycler for resale generating $9,000 in annual revenues. The revenues from the purchased glass will be used to pay the general public at a rate of $40 per ton-(2 Cents/pound)~ A glass crusher will be provided by the glass recycling company at no initial cost. Five dollars ($5) per ton of glass collected will be used, however, to reimburse the company for the glass crusher up to its cost, i.e., $3,200. The grant will be used to promote recycling efforts and to establish a local collection center for glass recycling. The award of $3,050 representS 100% state funding and no local match is required. I recommend the acceptance of this award and the transfer of $12,050 from the Grants Contingency Account~",