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332 June 28, 1983 WHEREAS, a plan for a continuum of long-term care services has been prepared to benefit Portsmouth's impaired elderly and prevent inappropriate institutionalization of these individuals: and WHEREAS, it is necessary that this Council take official action to adopt the Long- Term Care Plan as acceptable to the community and ensure that community-based resources will effectively enable impaired elderly persons to remain comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible and to submit same to the Long-Term Care Council of the Ccmmonwealth of Virginia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, that Portsmouth Long-~Te~m Care Plan, having been reviewed and considered appropriate to meet the needs of the City's elderly population, is adopted by this Council, and the City Manager is hereby authorized to forward such plan to the Long-Term Care Council of the Commonwealth of Virginia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Long-Term Care Coordinating Committee is further charged with the responsibility to monitor the implementation and operation of the Long- Term Care Plan for the City of Portsmouth, Virginia. Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Holley, Whitlow, Johansen Nays: None REPORTS FROM THE CITY MANAGER 83-249 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $450,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund for acquisition of the nec essary rights-of-way and associated legal expenses for the widening of West Norfolk Road. "On December 14, 1982, Council appropriated $50,000 for the engineering design work, appraisal of property, and related expenses for the widening of West Norfolk Road from the West Norfolk Bridge to Cedar Lane. The estimated cost for these improvements is appro×i- mately $2 million. The attached ordinance appropriates $450,000 from purchase the necessary right-of-way and authorizes the atiogs. I hereby recommend the attached ordinance for the Capital Improvements City ~ttorney to proceed your adoption." Fund to with negoti- J. A. Browns 3800 Pine Road, spoke in support of widening West Norfolk Road, but was opposed to some of the features to the plan,-specifically, sidewalks on either side of the road and level of lighting proposed, a~d7 that the sidewalks be limited to one narrow walk on the north side. Mrs. Beverly Hughes, 4~29 West West Norfolk Road. Norfolk Road, spoke in opposition of sidewalks on Wayne J. Hughes, 4629 West Norfolk Road, spoke against the widening of West Norfolk Road. Mrs. Audrey Fisher, ~809 West Norfolk Road, request that action on widening West Norfol~ Road be delayed, but if the matter is not delayed, please give the sidewalk situation some consideration. On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, the following ordinance was proved on first reading and by 5-1(Nay-Holley) vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $450,000 FROM THE CAPITA[ IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE ACQUISITION FOR THE NECESSARY RIGHTS-CF-WAY AND ASSOCIATED ~KPENSES FOR FHg WIDENING OF WEST NORFOLK ROAD." The Mayor called for a recess, meeming recessed at 9:33 B.~, and re-convened at 9:43 p.m. ~3~250~-Letter from the City Manager recommending adoptmon of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $450,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund for the public schools for the purchase and installation of ten boilers for five schools and for the asbestos removal progra~ "The Superintendent of Schools has requested an appropriation from the Capital Improvement Fund for ten new boilers at five schools. This request is in accordance with the Useful Life Study of boilers conducted by the Hartford Steam Boiler and Insurance Company last year. Thes~ boilers have exceeded their useful life and are now operated under reduced pressure for safety Fhe cost for the purchase of the boilers and installation is $280.~00. In addition, in order to pursue the removal of asbestos program in accordance with the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Superintendent has requested that $200,000 be appropriated for this purpose. While the 1983-84 Capital Improvement Program has no~ been finalized, I recommend the adoption of this appropriation ordinance so as to enable Dr. Alford to carry out these project~ during the summer months when the schools are unoccupied." On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Beamer, the following ordinance was approved on first reading and by 6-0 vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $450,C00. FROM THE C~LPITAL INPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THE PURCHASE ~ND INSTALLATION OF TEN BOILERS FOR FIVE SCHOOLS ~ND FOR THE ASBESTOS REMOVAL PROGRAM."