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244 June 26, 1979 Attorney Strople spoke for the petitioner concerning letter o£ the City Manager and requested that the Council favorably. the reasons to consider for opposition in the Germar Realty's petition Hugh Forehand, Deputy Executive Director, PRHA, stated that PRHA did not haYe any definitive plan for Southside'V. Motion of Mr. Holtey and seconded by Mr. Early, that reading for C-1 Conditional, to be used for 7-11 Store as the Planning Commission on March 29, 1979, and was adopted Z 78-22 to be approved on first requested by proffer in letter to by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley Nays: Gray, Oast, Davis The following reports from the City Manager were presented: 79-233 - "Gonsideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $100,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund for the purchase of replacement school buses for the Portsmoutb School Board. This appropriation will provide the necessary funds for the replacement of approximately 6 school buses for the Portsmouth School Board. The $100,000 required for this appropriation will be funded.from General Revenue Sharing funds that were previously earmarked for the proposed group home in which construction funds through the State were not authorized. In the annual budget sessions, the schools had requested replacement of 10 school buses; however, due to the increased cost for school buses approximately 6 are being recommended for replace- ment based on financial restraints. The City Manager recommends adoption on first reading. Consideration of a motion authorizing the transfer of $100,000 from the Community Services category to the category of Education. On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE S1O0,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT SCHOOL BUSES FOR rHE PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL Motion of Mr. fer $100,000 from vote, Early and seconded by Mr. Elliott, that authorization the Community Services category, as requested, and was be granted to trans- adopted by unanimous 79-234 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $60,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund for the purchase of equipment for General Purpose Government. This ordinance will provide the necessary funds for the purchase of $60,000 of equipment for the City Garage in order to offset costs incurred in the category of automotive repair parts and gasoline. The funds for this appropriation are from General Revenue Sharing. The category of Equipment General Purpose Government is a permitted expenditure under Revenue Sharing. $30,000 are being reallocated from Recreation and $30,000 are being reallocated from drainage. In both these instances, general obligation bond commitments were exchanged as the funding source in order to free up the Revenue Sharing Funds for this project which does not have the 20 Fear bondable life expectancy. The City Manager recommends adoption on first reading. Consideration of a motion authorizing the transfer of $30,000 and S30,000 from the drainage cateory to the category of Equipment in he Revenue Sharing Fund." from the Recreation categor General Purpose Government On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Holley, the following~ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE %O APPROPRIATE $60,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR GENERAL PURPOSE GOVERNMENT." Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, that authorization be granted to transfer $30,000 from the Recreation category, as requested, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 79-236 "Submission of a report from the City Manager on the expenditure of $25,000 from the General Fund Contingency (Emergency) Account for the purchase of gasoline to fill the newly installed 40,000gallon tanks at the City Garage. This large purchase of gasoline was not budgeted for this fiscal year. However, as previously discussed in order to have a reserve allocation and receive a discount the storage tanks were installed and these funds wer~ expended for this purpose." The following report presented: "As you are aware, the City has gallon gas tanks at the City Garage. to substantially increase the City's recently completed the installation of four ten rhe installation of those tanks was authorized reserve capacity in order to: thousand in order 1. provide for additional on hand supply of gasoline in the event of a supply crunch; 2~. take advantage of a lower unit cost of gasoline due to the increased bulk order capability; S. obtain ~kibility in storage resources for bulk order motor oil supplies versmm the existing can packaged inventory.