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October 25~ 1983
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, October 25~ 1983, ther'e were
<br />present:
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<br />J. E. Johansen, Jack p. Barnes, J. Robert Gray, Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow,
<br />G?orge L. Hanbury, City Manager, Steven Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br />- ~bsent: Ben A. Beamer, Sr., James W. Holley, III
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<br /> Rev. Robert L. Baker, Sr., Pastor of New Vision Community Church, opened the meeting
<br />with prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Mayor Johansen ~elco~Bd all visitors in &ttendance%
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Cra) and seconded by Mr. Barnes, minutes of the called meeting of October
<br />11, 1983; minutes of the regular meeting of October 11, 1983, to be approved as receive~, and
<br />was adopted by unanimous vote. ~ 83-389
<br /> A joint Public Hearing between the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, the
<br />Planning Commission, and City Council on Proposed Amendment No. 14 to the 'Crawford Urban
<br />Renewal Project and Proposed Amendment No. 3 to the Southside III Redevelopment Project was
<br />held with the following Commissioners present:
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<br /> Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority
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<br /> William H. Oast, III, Chairman, Ralph W. Gholson, John G. Hatcher, Jr., Kenneth R. Melvin
<br /> James D. Topping, Jr., Michael A. Kay, Executive Director.
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<br />Planning Commission
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<br />Dr. John W. Hollowell, Robert L. Baker, Sr., Martha F. Clover, R. Laurence Howes,
<br />Thorburn A. Parker, J. Douglas Powell, Vincent Skeeter, James M. Bray. Blanning ~Director.
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<br />Mayor Johansen opened the meeting with the following remarks:
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<br /> "The first two items on tonight's public hearing has been scheduled to receive citizens'
<br />comments on proposed amendments to the plans for the Crawford Urban Renewal and Southside III
<br />Redevelopment Projects. This hearing brings together members of the Portsmouth City Council
<br />witB the members of the Portsmouth Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners of the
<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing /~h~r~ty so that these three public Bodies can simultane-
<br />ously benefit from citizen comments prior to taking official action on these amendments.
<br />Receiving your comments at this one meeting will enable each body responsible for taking actio
<br />on these amendments to hear your comments and preclude you from having to attend several
<br />meetings to make your views known. Again, I remind you that the purpose here tonight is only
<br />to receive citizen i~.put on these proposed changes to the project plans; no official action
<br />will be taken by anybody this evening. The Portsmouth Planning Commission and Authority Com-
<br />missioners are scheduled to take action on the proposed amendments at their next scheduled
<br />meetings on November 1st, and the City Council will review their recommendations at our meetin
<br />on November 8, 1983. Prior to starting this pubic hearing, I would like to call upon the
<br />Chairpersons for both the Planning Commission and the Portsmonth Redevelopment and Housing
<br />Authority for any comments which they may have."
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<br /> William H. Oast, III, Chairman of Portsmouth Redevelopment g Housing Authority offered
<br />the following comments:
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<br /> "As Mayor Johansen indicated, tonight's hearing is to solicit citizens' comments regardin
<br />amendments to Southside III and Crawford Urban Renewal 9roject Plans. Both of these mssues
<br />are extremely imLi~£a~ to the on-going, r community revitalization efforts of the city. Southsid
<br />Plan Amendment proposed to continue the redevelopment of the area of our city which commenced
<br />in 19?,S~with the inception of the Community Development Program.
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<br /> The prcposed modification to the Crawford Urban Renewal Plan to the project is important
<br />from several stand points. Approval of this amendment to the on-going downtown revitalization
<br />program will permit the City of Portsmouth and the PRHA to implement the recommendations con-
<br />tained within the "Priority Action Program" for central Portsmouth.' Further, this change will
<br />bring the project boundaries of the Crawford Project in line with the boundaries of the
<br />Enterprise Zone, as well as the "Priority Action Program". Thereby; ~enah~.~th~gomb~f~&R- ]
<br />resource~of the Federal Government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the City of Portsmouth and
<br />the Authority to be brought to bear on addressing problems of mutual concerns in this parti-
<br />cular area.
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<br /> Speaking on behalf of the Board of Commissioners and the Authority's Staff, we are olease~
<br /> to participate in tonight's public hearing on these very important matters."
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<br /> Michael A. Kay, Executive Director, Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority,
<br />presented the following: ~
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<br />CRAWFORD .~RI}A~ RENE}~rAL PROJECT
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<br /> Amendment No. 14 to the Crawford Urban Renewal Project proposes the addition of approx-
<br />imately 80 blocks or 160 acres to the project. Properties to be amended into the Project
<br />extend from London Boulevard on the north, Court and Effingham Streets on the east, County
<br />Street and properties south of County Street on the south, and the right-of-way line of t~e
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