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223 May 22, 1979 * "A RESOLUTION AOTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR A DISCRETIONARY GRANT WITH HUD FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE TWIN PINES COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, the Richmond Area Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that $151,O00. of additional Community Development funds are available and will be awarded to a locality within the State of Virginia on a one-time competitive basis; and WHEREAS, following a duly advertised public hearing and the receipt of public recommendati for the use of these funds, the Citizens Advisory Committee and the Board of Commissioners of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority have recommended that a preapplication for the Twin Pines neighborhood be filed with the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and WHEREAS, it is necessary that this Council take appropriate official action respecting said Program to comply with the regnlations of the Community Development Program; and WHEREAS, this Council ~s cognizant of the conditions that are imposed in the undertaking and carrying out of activities under the Community Development Program; and WHEREAS, this Council, on behalf of the City of Portsmouth, possesses to apply for a grant and execute the proposed program under the provisions and.Community. Development Act of 1977; and the legal authority of the Housing '' WHE'REAS~ %Kis'"Coh~cil recognizes established to prohibit employees from the appearance of being motivated ky a particularly those with whom they have its responsibility to direct that Safeguards be using their positions for a purpose that is or gives desire for private gain for themselves or others, family, business or other ties. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that thee p?egp~licaYio~'f0f'the revitalizing of the Twin Pines community has been reviewed and considered and hereby is approved in all respects and that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to file a preaFplication and such additicnal information as may be required fbr~the City for the discretionary grant totaling $151,000. under this Program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is designated as the Certifying Officer and authorized representative of the City of Portsmouth and shall provide assurances as required by the regulations of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 for the approval and execution of such program." 79-169- The following ordinance approved on first reading at the regular meeting of May 8, 1979, was taken up and read: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $275,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMFROVEMENT FUND FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NORTH END OF WATER STREET." On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Elliott the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Elliott, Gray, Holley Nayes: None 79-146- The following letter was submitted by the City Manager relating to (A), (B), & (Cf "I had previously forwarded to you three ordinance recommendations from the Clean Community Commission, which were part of a package of recommendations made by the Commission after a year,long study of the City's weed, debris, litter, and garbage ordinances by the Commission"s Municipal Operations Committee. You discussed these ordinances at your April 24, 1979, council meeting and voted to defer these ordinances until the ordinance languaI could be better clarified. My staff has met with representatives of the Clean Community Commission and the City Attorney's Office, and two of the three previously proposed ordinances have been amended. The amended versions along with the previously proposed versions of the same ordinances have been included in your agenda package for review. Item 79-146-C is essentially the same wording as used in the State code with the addition of a tarpaulin as a suitable cover. This ordinance, which is presently a state requirement, is already meeting with substantial compliance from the City, other local agencies as well as local contractors. We have given this ordinance an effectiv9 date of August 1, 1979, in order to allow ample opportunity for those remaining agencies and businesses to make appropriate arrangements as well as to give the City and the Commission additional opportu] to publicize this new ordinance. When effective, this ordinance will primarily be enforced by the Police Department. Item 79-146-A has been reworded for clarity. The intent of this ordinance is to place the responsibility on the builder/contractor for construction related debris emAnating from his or her construction activities so that said debris will not cause a nuisance to "~he'publ%c~r ~ining land owners. This problem has been somewhat severe in areas of the City experiencing new housing construction. Construction activities in general are a large part of the City's litter problem, and this ordinance represents a first step toward bringing this problem under control. This ordinance will be enforced by existing personnel · n the Building Inspections Department. Item 79-146-B remains the same as previously submitted. This