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296 May 10, 1983 This long awaited project will allow the City to proceed with the development of Hattons. ~vil~9.and fulfill your commitment to the citizens of this area. Therefore, I recommend your approval." On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Beamer, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and City Manager be authorized to award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder, Asphalt Roads & Materials Co., Inc., and was adopted by unanimous vote. "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $158,000 FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE HATTONSVILLE STREET AND UTILITY PROJECT." 85-176 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption~of an ozdinance on first reading to appropriate $191,065 from the Grants Contingency Fund for the federally funded Dru Suppression/Habitual Offender Program in the Portsmouth Police Department (no local match is required). "As you are aware from previous correspondence, the Portsmouth Police Department's ICAP Program, a federally supported management improvement project which has received national re- cognition fo~ its success in combatting crime and improving police performance, was selected for continued funding by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin~nency Prevention. I have received notification that an award of $191,065 in federal funds has been made to the City to serve ps the.lead site in a multi-year, nationwide effort to develop techniques and strate- gies ~useful to law enforcement agencmes in reducing drug traffic and substance abuse among juveniles. No local match is required. This grant will allow the Police Department to build upon the successful ICAP model and enhance its ability to address this serious juvenile crime ~ssue. A substantial portion of the award will be used to support Dr. Wolfgang Pindur and his research associate at Old Domin- ion~Uni~ersity who will coordinate and monitor the program's ~mplementation between OJJDP, Portsmouth and the four other sites. As improved strategies and techniques are developed, these host agencies will provide information and assistance to other police deparzments in making similar improvements. Based on the strong pastperformance of the ICAP Program, I recommend that this award be approved and that $191,065 be appropriated in the Grants Fund for this purpose." On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPRCPRIATE $191,065 FROM THE GRANTS CONTINGENCY FUND FOR THE DRUG~SUPPRESSION HABITUAL OFFENDER PROGK~M." 83-177 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance on first reading to amend Section 4-37 of the City Code pertaining to license tax for dogs. "As Council is aware, associated with our Animal make the program partially Code be amended as follows during budget Control Program was self-supporting, it discussions the question of administration costs raised. In an effort to offset these costs and is recommended that Section 4-37 of ~he City Present PPoposed (al All dogs, male, female or unsexed $ 2.00 $ 5.00 (b) Kennel for twenty dogs 15.00 30.00 (c) Kennel for fifty dogs 25.00 S0.00 The propesed rates are comoarable to those of surrounding cities, ment zhat the City Code be amended. A Public Hearing is scheduled for 7:00 p, . and I therfore recom~ Tuesday, May 10th at On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Beamer, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by ~nanim~u~ 'AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE O~ THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA,1973, AS ~MENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION ~-37 PERTAINING TO LICENSE TAX FOR DOGS." 83-178 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to release easements for public Utilities in a oor~ion of Eight and Garfield Streets. ~%~-1978 and 1980, the City Council adopted resolutions closing portions of Eighth Streel and Garfield Street and retained easements for public utilities which were then in place in those streets. Since that time, the utilities have been relocated in connecton with the re- development project in the area, and the Director of Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority has requested a release of the easements retained in the street closure ordinance. Officials of the Engineering Department, the Department of Public Works and the Departmen of Public Utilities have reviewed and approved the request, and the City Attorney has prepared the attached resolution authorizing the execution of a deed of release. The passage of the resolutmon would allow marketing of the adjoing properties without the restrictions of the easement and I, therefore, recommend approval." and On motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, the following resolutin was adopted, by the following vote: