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October 1978 Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Holley, that the matter to be deferred to the next meeting, the ordinance to be amended to include the sketch and was adopted by unanimous vote. ' The following reports from the City Manager were presented: 78-361 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $1,1?5,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund for the Western Freeway Bridge, Western Freeway, widening of Towne Point Road, the K intersection at High Street and Churchland Boulevard the new Municipal Building and Parking Facilities. ' The items included in this appropriation represent funding above the levels which have been programed~into the current and previous Capital Improvements Budgets. Attached for your information is a letter outlining the breakdown of funding requirements for each of the items and the justification for the additional appropriation. Also included in the attached information are change orders and additional costs for the Municipal Building complex and a proposed funding arrangement in order that the City does not have to increase its current capital funding level. The projects outlined in Attachment B, which were previously authorize~ have been reviewed and it has been d~termined that the projects included in this appropriation carry a higher priority than those which are being deleted. Several of the items which are indicated by asterisks will be reprogramed~Jfor future Capital Improvements Programs. The City Manager recommends adoption on first reading. On motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Barnes,.the following ordinance was approved on first reading and by unanimous vote: "AA- ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $1,175,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE WESTERN FREEWAY BRIDGE, WESTERN FREEWAY WIDENING OF TOWNE POINT ROAD, K-INTERSECTION OF HIGH STREET AND CHURCHLAND BOULEVARD. AND THE N~W MUNICIPAL BUILDING AND PARKING FACILITIES." 78-362 'Consideration of a motion authorizing the transfer of the remaining balance of $74,000 from the completed Seawall Project to the new Municipal Building project.' Motion of Mr. Cast and seconded by Mr. Barnes, that authorization remaining balance of $75,000 from the completed Seawall Project to the project, and was adopted by unanimous vote. be granted to new Municipal trans~¢er Building 78-363 - "Consideration of a motion'authorizing the transfer of the purpose of $111,062.42 of General Revenue Sharing Trust Funds to the Urban Transportation Category (Towne Point Road Project)." Moti. on.of Mr. Cast and seconded by Mr. Barnes, that authorization be granted to transfer $111,062-.42 of General Revenue Sharing Trust Funds to the Urban Transportation Category (Towne Point Road Project), a~d--w~s.:adepted by unanimous vote. 78-364 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $50,000 from the Capital Improvements Fund for the preliminary engineering and design costs for drainage priority #11 and street priorities #10, #11 and ~12; and design costs for the History Room at the Main Library. This appropriation will provide the necessary funds for the preliminary engineering and design costs for one drainage project, priority #11; and three street projects, priorities #10, #11, and #12 in accordance with the City's Drainage and Street Improvement Priority List. In addition to these four projects there is also included $5,000 for the preliminary design of the proposed History Room agdition to the Main Library. $45,000 of this appropri- ation was included as part of the Capital Improvements Program for 1978-79; and, the $5,000 for the History Room is being allocated from the Contingency Account of the 1978-79 Capital Improvements Program. The City Manager recommends adoption on first reading." On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Cast, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $50,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMBNT FUND. FOR THE PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND DESIGN COSTS FOR DRAINAGE PRIORITY ~11 AMD STREET PRIORITIES ~10, ~11 AND #12; DESIGN COST FOR HISTORY ROOM IN THE MAIN LIBRARY." 78-365 "Consi'deration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $4,832 from the Mental Health Fund for the Portsmouth Alcoholism Services Program. This appropriation represents a regranting of the ~alance left in the program from Fiscal Year 1978 and will be used for a one time equipment and supplies purchase. The State has authorized the carry-over and reallocated the $4,832 which is 100% State funds with no local match required. ~he City Manager recommends adoption on first reading." On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $4,832 FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH FUND FOR THE PORTSMOUTH ALCOHOLISM SERVICES."