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May 14, 1985 84-140 - Letter from the City Manager recoramending adoption of a motion to transfer $21,000 from the Grants Contingency Account for the High Street Corridor Study and to purchase traffic counters. "I am pleased to inform you that the Department of Motor Vehicles has approved the Traffic Engineering Department's application for two Highway Safety Projects. The grants will provide funds to improve traffic planning and to reduce the likelihood and severity of traffic accidents. A study will be conducted on the ~raffic patterns of the High Street Cooridor between Grayson Street and ~rederick Boulevard. The grant award ~f $12,500 in state funds will be used for a traffic c~ml~/~ to study the signalized intersections and to recommend improve- ments to reduce traffic accidents, delays and injuries in the corridor. The required local match of S12,500 will be provided through in-kind personnel costs of the Traffic Engineering Department while conducting grant activities and implementing the recommendations of the study. The second pro3ect will provide $8,500 in state funds To purchase new traffic counters. The new equipment will allow the Department to expand the amount of data available for plannin( and to provide additional traffic counts indicating existing traffic flow used in evaluating 'thr~ughf~-~ networks. The required local match of $8,5000 will be provided through in-kind costs for equipment and perscnnel involved with the traffic counts. Both projects will enhance the traffic planning process and transportation safety in the City. The grant awards represent 100% state funds and the matching in-kind costs are contained in the Traffic Engineering Budget. I recommend approval of the projects and the transfer of $21,000 for the High Street Corridor Study and traffic counters from the Grants Contingency Account to support the projects." On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Beamer, transfer $21,000 from the Grants Contingency Account, unanimous vote. that authorization be granted to as requested, and was adopted by 85-1.41 Letter from the City Manager that authorization be granted to execute agreement for exhibition of the sixteenth century English warship, Mary Rose. "As you know, we are fortunate to have been selected as one of six exhibition sites in the country featuring the archaeological artifacts from the sixteenth century English warship, Mary Rose. This exhibition is sponsored by the Armand Ha~lmer Foundation and the Mary Rose Trust of England. As an exhibition site, we are required to sign a contract which sets forth the conditions of the loan agreement. Th~s agreement (copy attached) has been reviewed by members of my staff, the Director of Portsmouth Muse~lms and the City Attorney and found acceptable. Accordingly, I am requesting your approval of a motion which will authorize me to execute this ~greement." On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Gray authorization be granted to execute agreement for the Mary Rose Exhibition, and was adopted by unanimous vote. On motion meeting adjourned at 1:30 a.m. APPROVED - Mayor