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869 June 24, 1986 Upon receiving no~ice of approval of the grant, we were informed that completion of Certi fied Local Government status by July 31, 1986 would be necessary to claim the above funds. An application for such status was submitted by the City on February 22, 1985. In response to this submittal, the City of Portsmouth was informed that one item was outstanding for full com. pliance w~th the State requirements £or approval. This involves the endorsement by the local jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards as guidelines for the local review boards. The Standard address methods of rehabilitation and replacement (if needed] of archi- tectural elements on historic structures. They are applied in principal by the two Commission~ of Architectural Review in their ongoing review. Accordingly, we are submitting ~o you a request to consider endorsement of these standard~ to satisfy this requirement. Such an endorsement would coincide with action by the Commission~ of Architectural Review I and II on April , 1986 and April 28, 1986. I recommend that City Council endorse these standards to complete the Certified Local Government criteria." Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Beamer, to endorse the."The Secretary of the Interior's Standards" as guidelines for the Commissions of Architectural Review I and II to complete the Certified Local Government criteria, as requested, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 86-233 - Letter from the City Manager reporting a transfer of $228,693 from the Emergency Contingency Fund to the School Operating Fund for the purchase of seven school buses. "The Superintendent of Schools has informed me that school model year are available for delivery within a short period of tract price. buses produced for the 1986 time at the current state con- Normal procurement for buses require placing the order in the early fall of the year afte the state contract has been bid and awarded. Delivery'of the vehicles does not occur, however until the following April. With the availability of these buses, residual to the 1985 model run, delivery of the vehicles will occur before the start of school in September. This will not only result in an enhanced fleet to serve~the students in the fall, but will offer us a savings since the buses will be purchased under the old state contract price. It is estimated that the savings will be 5% to 9½% by buying early. I am therefore notifying the Council, in accordance with Section 11-6 (b) of the City Cod that $228,693 from the Emergency Contingency Fund is being transferred to the School Operating Fund for the purchase of seven [7) school buses. It is not necessary for Council to increase the appropriation in the School Operating Fund because excess appropriation is available there due to an anticipated shortfall ~n revenue from the State. This action will make it possible for the School Board to buy the 7 buses this year at a reduced price rather than mn the 1986-87 fiscal year as originally budgeted. Please do not hesitate to call me if you wish to discuss this matter further." Motion of Mr. Corprew and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, to receive the report as submitted, and was adopted by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS 86-234 Councilman Gray offered the following nominations for appointments to the following Boards~Commissions: Community Services Board Onethia Fullwood, a term of three years, expiring June 30, 1989 Evelyn Hyman, Jane Jackson, and Donald H. Sandie to be reappointeed for expiring June 30, 1989; Doris Perry Edmonds for a term of three years, , replac~g Robert Hargraves. Craney Island Study Commission Gerald Burgess to be reappoSnted for a term of four ye'ars, expiring July 1, 1990. Downtown D-1 Design Committee Deborah L. Haines to be appointed to fill an unexpired term, ending January 1, 1989, replacing H..Cliff Page. Emergency Medical Services Advisory Commission Charles W. Smith to be reappointed for a term of three years, expiring July 1, 1989; Robert S. B. Ossman to be appointed for a ~erm of three years, expiring July 1, 1989 replacin Andrew J. Johnson. ' Enterprise Zone Advisory Committee Harry T. Bonnet to be appointed to fill an unexpired ter~ expiring October 1, 1986, replacing Charles Whitehurst; Ernest Hardy, Jr. to be appointed to fill an unexpired term, expiring October 1, 1987, replacing Ronald E. Braxton; Harriett Devin to be appointed to an unexpired term, expiring October 1, 1986, replacing Mary D. Louther. fill