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226 <br /> <br />March 24, 1987 <br /> <br />"A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH'~S EXPANSIDN <br />OF THE RENTAL REHABILITATION PROGR~,~ INTO WESTHAVEN, <br />WESTHAVEN PARK, GROVE PARK, AND KINGMAN HEIGHTS: AUTHORIZING <br />THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR EXPANSION OF <br />THE PROGP~. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of portsmouth has been a participant in the <br /> Rehabilitation Grant Program operated under the auspices of <br />the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has been allocated Fifty <br />'housand Dollars ($50,000) by the Virginia Housing Development <br /> y to continue the Rental Rehabilitation Program; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Rental Rehabilitation Program is currently limite <br />to the neighborhoods of Cradoc~, Brighton, Prentis Park, Park View <br />~nd ~t~n, an.d the. City is~ofithe opinion"the~ the e~pansion <br />~f the Program t~ additional neighborhoods will assist investors in <br />the rehabilitation of rental units ~or lower income tenants; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held on the expansion of th <br />?rogram. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />?ortsmouth, Virginia, that it endorses the expansion of the Rental <br />~ehabilitation Program into the neighborhoods of Westhaven, Westhaw <br />?ark, Grove Park and Kingman Heights. <br /> <br /> B~ IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the-City Manager be, and he hereby <br />is, authorized to submit an application for the expansion of the <br />?rogram and to execute any documents as may be required therefor." <br /> <br />Ayes: Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Simpson, Webb <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />~.) On motion of Mr. Corprew and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, the fo <br />lng resolution was adopted, and by the following yore: <br /> <br />"A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE EXPANSION OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FEDERAL URBAN HOME- <br />STEADING PROGRAM INTO THE'NEIGHBORHOODS OF EAS~ PARK <br />VIEW, WEST PARK VIEW AND EBONY HEIGHTS; AUTHORIZING THE <br />CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION THEREFOR. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, under the Housing and Community Development Act of <br /> 974, as amended, financial assistance is available to localities <br /> acquire FHA and VA foreclosed properties under the Urban <br />tomesteading Progr?am; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Ccuncil of the City of Portsmouth adopted a <br />resolution endorsing the City of Portsmouth's participation in the <br />~ederal Urban Homesteading Program at a meeting held January 22, <br />L985; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, through expansion of the Urban Homesteading Program <br />the City of Portsmouth can increase the areas in which acquisition <br />~f foreclosed homes can be initiated which will ultimately be made <br /> to lower income families desiring to own their own homes; <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held to solicit public com- <br />aents on the expansion of the Program into the neighborhoods of East <br />~ark View, West Park View and Ebony Heights. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby <br />is, authorized to submit any application and to execute any document <br />~s may be required in order to implement the expansion of the Pro <br /> <br />Ayes: Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Simpson, Webb <br />Nays; None <br /> <br /> <br />