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335 June 28, 1983 WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth i.s eligible to submit a grant sion of Outdoor Recreation for Small Business Administration Funds governing the administration and use of such funds; and application to the Commis- pursuant to the regulations WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation has total of Two Hundred Forty Eight Thousand, Three Hundred landscaping services along Crawford Street, High Street Harbor Tower Parking Garage; and ' prepared ~ preapplication requesting Forty-Six ($248,346) Dollars for and Effingham Street, and around the WHEREAS, extensive and waterfront areas, and funded by the grant would interest to invest in the efforts have been made over the past decade to revitalize the downtown together with such past efforts, the proposed improvements to be have a positive impact aesthetically and entice other development downtown and waterfront areas; and WHEREAS, it is hoped that these revitalizatis~-efforts will make the City attractive to residents and visitors as well as to attract small businesses ~of q'uality to the downtown and waterfront area as part of the City's symbolic "rebirth". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth that the Council does hereby endorse the application submitted to the Commission of Outdoor Recreation for Smal Business Administration Funds for landscaping services along Crawford Street, High Street, Effingham Street, and around the Harbor Tower Parking Garage. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to file an application for said grant certifying compliance b) the City of Portsmouth with the appropriat regulations governing the administration and use of such funds." Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Holley, Whitlow, Johansen Nays: None NEW BUSINESS - 83-258 Dr. Holley offered the following nominations for appointments to the following Boards/Commissions: Parks & Recreation Commission Vance Pittman to be reappointed for a term of three years, ending July 1, 1986. Social Services Advisory George Minor and Leo Sharpe to be reappointed for a term of four years ending July 1, 1987. , Transportation Safety Committee Joan Hill Whirred to fill an unexpired term, ending November 1 1985 rep~ac~ng.,Wmll~am Copeland. Mosquito Control Board Dr. William Crawford replacing Dr. Vincent Pisciotta. Long ~erm Care Coordinating Co~nittee (No Term) Dr. William Crawford to fill an unecxpired term, ending December l, 1985; replacing Dr. Vincent Pisciotta. Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. further nominations, the above members to be and was adopted by unanimous vote. Gray, to close nominations and there being no elected to the designated Boards~Commissions, 83-259 Andrew T. Jones, Jr., 2714 Magnolia Street, representing; Jones Bus Company, Inc., requested permission to use the lot at 100 Gust Lane by waivering the site plan regula- tions. The City Manager stated that his office had done everything possible to cooperate with Mr. Jones by bending the law to comply with.]~i~ needs and wishes, and if Council desires, he would meet with him again. 8~-260 Rosie Perkins, 406 Westmoreland Avenue, representing Westhaven Areas Civic League, spoke conerning the operation of the Uptown Drug Company, located at Alexander's Corner, and aske~ Council to do whatever is possible to eliminate this type of business~in the area or the City of Portsmouth. The City Manager responded and stated that the matter was being looked into. Coundilman Whitlow asked the City Attorney to look into the matter and report to Council if an ordinance could be adopted on local level. 83-261 - Councilman Holley referred to a letter to the City Manager .from.Rn~h Mayhall regarding the removal of bricks in the sidewalk surrounding the Wright Memorial United Methodist Church on 4th and Randolph Streets and requested a report be furnished on this matter. The City Manager state~ he had received the letter and a report woul~ be forthcoming.