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October 27. 1981
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council held on October 27,
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<br />J. E. Johansen, Jack P. Barnes, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., J. Robert
<br />Jr., Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow, G. Robert House, Jr.,
<br />Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br />1981, there were present:
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<br /> Gray, Edward L. Oast,
<br /> Ci~Manager, Steven
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<br /> Rev. Thomas E. Talley, Pastor, Twine's Memorial Holy Temple, opened
<br />prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Johansen welcomed all visitors in attendance.
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<br /> 'Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Beamer, minutes
<br />12, 1981; minutes of the Public Hearing of October 12, 1981;
<br />meeting of October 1~, 1981; minutes of the regular meeting
<br />as received, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 81-386 Mayor Johansen presented Certificates
<br />member of the Clean Community Commissi~nan8 Simon P.
<br />Senior Citizens Commission, for services rendered.
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<br />the meeting with
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<br />of the called meeting of October
<br />minutes of the reconvened
<br />of October 13, 1981, to be approv
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<br />of Appreciation to Emma Jones, former
<br /> Arrington, former member of the Mayor's
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<br /> 81-387 Public Hearing of the Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority, the Plannin
<br />Commission, and ~he City Council on the proposed 1982 Community Development Program, proposed
<br />Statement of Objectives and proposed Use of Funds was held with the following Commissioners
<br />present:
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<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment ~ Housing Authority
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<br />William H. Oast, Ill, Vice Chairman, James D. Topping, Michael A. Kay, Executive Directo~
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<br />Planning Commission
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<br />R. Laurence Howes, Chairman, Robert G. Clifford, E. G. Corprew, Jr., Martha P. Glover,
<br />John W. Hollowell, Vincent Skeeter, Beverly P. Veal, James M. Bray, Director of Planning.
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<br />Mayor Johansen presented the following statement:
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<br /> "The purpose of tonight's hearing is to provide interested
<br />tu~ity to express their views with respect to the 1982 Community
<br />City of Portsmouth.
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<br />individuals with the oppor-
<br />Development Program. of the
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<br /> This hearing brings together members of the City Council, the City Planning Commission,
<br />and the Board of Commissioners of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority. This
<br />combined public hearing approach, which has become a tradition with regard to the Community
<br />DeveloPment Program, affords members of the three representative-bodies the opportunity to
<br />listen to each of your comments. Following this hearing, each board will meet and prepare
<br />a formal recommendation to the City Council with respect to the 1982 Community Development
<br />Program prior to its submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. These
<br />recommendations, as welt as citizen comments and the Citizens Advisory Commission's positions,
<br />wi~ll all be taken into consideration by the City Council prior to approval of all the 1982
<br />program."
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<br />The City Manager presented the following statement:
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<br /> "We are all aware the Reagan Administration has imposed reductions upon a number of
<br />Federal assistance programs, and the community development program is~no exception. In addi-
<br />tion to funding cutbacks, there have also been significant changes in the regulations governin
<br />program administration. The proposed Statement of Objectives and proposed Use of Funds, which
<br />has been published in the Currents section of our newspapers, is representative of the new
<br />requirements.
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<br /> Let me touch briefly upon anticipated funding reductions. The city was recently notified
<br />tha~ our CD entitlement grant will be reduced approximate1)- 10%, based on current Federal
<br />~ppropriation levels, which would place our entitlement at approximately $2.35 million, down f om
<br />~he 1981 grant of $2.63 million. This amount, in addition to proceeds received from the §ale
<br />~f community development project area land, would place the City's 1982 CD Program at an esti-
<br />mated total level of $2.- million~ However, further reductions may be forthcoming, and a care
<br />ful review of specific activities will be undertaken by staff and City Council should such
<br />reductions occur. What this all means is that we must continue to prioritize the use of
<br />increasingly limited CD resources ot insure that programs address our particular community re-
<br />vitalization goals and objectives.
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<br /> In connection with Community Development Program administration, Congress enacted amend-
<br />ments this past August which considerably simplified this aspect of the program. As in t~e
<br />past, the City is holding a public hearing to receive citizen commen~s regardin~ the overal~
<br />program, specifically the proposed Statement of Obqectives and Use of Funds, which serve as
<br />the basis for the City's receipt of CD funds. Whi~e this statement is the most noticeable
<br />'change, other technical changes have been made within the program to increase local program
<br />control and direction.
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<br /> ~$~ore turning over the floor to Mr. Michael Kay, Executive Director of Portsmouth
<br />Redevelopment and Housing Authority, who will summarize specific proposals for the 1982 CD
<br />Program, I would like to underscore.the purpose of tonight's public hearing here is to receiv
<br />citizen comments. All coments will be carefully considered and reviewed by the Planning Com-
<br />mission and the Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and a final recommendation will be for-
<br />warded to C~ty Council who will formally adopt the Statement of Objectives and Use of Funds
<br />for the 1982 CD Program."
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