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Sep'tembe~ 9~ 1980 such deeds and other documents as may be necessary to complete this transaction." Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb, Whitlow, Johansen Nays: None 80-33- "Consideration of a motion to transfer $17,865 ~rom the Grants Contingency Account to convert the Library Book Collection Catalog to machine readable form. This motion will provide the funds necessary to hire two employees who will help convert the Library's existing card catalog to film (microfiche and microfilm) for public use. The new film catalog will include the book holdings of the main and branch libraries as well as those of the StaTe Library System and thus allow patrons better access to books held in other libraries. Funded by a $17,200 grant from the Virginia State Library, the project will be administered by the Portsmouth Public Library which will also be responsible for a cash contribution of $665. The City Manager recommends adoption." Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mrs. Webb, that authorization be granted to transfer $17,865 from the Grants Contiggency Account, as requested, and was adopted by unanimous vote 80-338 "Consideration of a motion to transfer $160,000 from the Grants Contingency Account to complete the Ethnic History Project under the direction of the Portsmouth Public Library. This motion will provide the funds necessary to produce and offer to the public a series of three programs which will present the history of black and white relationships through films, slides and lectures, during the last two hundred years in ~ower Tidewater, Virginia. Funded by a $160,000 grant from the National ~ndowment for the Humanities, the project will be administered by the Portsmouth Public Library which also will be responsible for contri- bution of $30,485 in inkind services. The City Manager recommends adoption." Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to transfer $160,000, as requested. Substitute motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, the request for transfer of $160,000 to be deferred to the next meeting ~September 23 1980) and was adopted by 6-1 (Nay-Beamer) vote. ' ' 80-339 "Consideration of a motion authorizing_the City Manager to execute the necessary documents to acquire the land adjacent to Holiday Inn necessary to construct bulkhead and seawall extension; subject to assurance, as part of the consideration thereof, the completion of the proposed expansion of the Holiday Inn." Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, that authorization be granted as requestc and was adopted by unanimous vote. ' NEW BUSINESS 80-341 Durvin P. Cromwell, 2820 Hyman Street, representing Hattonsville Civic League spoke concerning the following problems: ' 1. City lot not being cleaned off. 2. Bushes cut on Ponderosa Street and left lying on the side of the street. 3. Requested information concerning 33 homes. 4. Streets growing up in weeds. S. No sewage on Laigh Road & Ponderosa Street~ The City Manager responded. Ms. Gloria JohnsoN, 3227 Airline Boulevard, sta~ed that Mr. Cromwell had spoken on her concerns in Hattonsville, and that since,tke~dump had been moved, rats were scattered in the homes. Also, the ditch along the railroad had deteriorated and water was standing near the homes~ 80-342 The following petition received from residents of Fairsville: "We, the undersi'~ge~ residents of Fairsville hereby petition the City of Portsmouth for curbing and guttering for two (2) blocks of Noble Street. A portion of Noble Street already has curbs and gutters and we request that they be installed in the remaining blocks. Signed by James Oliver, 30 Noble Street and others" Mr. Oliver presented the following statement: "Th~ repaired section (curbs and gutters) of Noble Street is wider than the remaining section not yet outfitted with curbs and gutters. This causes the ditch to become a hazard motorists as you drive from the wider section of refurbished street into the narrower not yet refurbished blocks. best.This promises to be a much greater problem at night in an area where lighting is not the By finishing Noble Street now, the inconvenience to the citizens caused by street repair~ will be a one time event rather than an additional inconvenience in the future."