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TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1999 <br />proposed scope of the planning effort Council voted unanimously to approve the following Resolution, by <br /> <br />the following vote, all members voting: <br />Vote: 5-0 <br /> <br />Yeas: (5) Crabtree, Dallas, Haskell, Roop, Teague. <br /> <br />Nays: (0) None <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION <br />AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR A 1999 <br />PLANNING GRANT UNDER THE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT <br />PROGRAM <br /> <br />WHEREAS, financial assistance is available to units of local government under the Commonwealth of <br />Virginia's Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) for planning and preliminary design <br />activities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in order to receive such financial assistance, it is necessary to file an application for a <br />planning grant with the Virginia Department of Housing and Commtmity Development; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Martinsville wishes to apply for $23,500 in Planning Grant Funds to address <br />housing and community development needs through the preparation of a Housing Production Plan for the <br />R.P. Thomas Property, and a Community Improvement Plan for the adjoining lower-income family <br />neighborhood; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Tracts A and B of said property have been occupied and used as a tracking terminal and <br />warehousing center creating a severe blighting influence on the surrounding Fayette Street neighborhood <br />because of deterioration and non-conforming use; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has expended $258,901 for the acquisition and clearance of said tracts and removal <br />of associated blight and environmental problems since December 1, 1996; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City has expended since July 1, 1998, <br />· $40,400 in engineering fees for the preparation of a Preliminary Engineering Report and final plans <br /> and specifications for residential re-use of the R.P. Thomas parcel and <br />· $3,295 for affordable housing prototypes that can be constructed and marketed in this area; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said engineering and design are eligible CDBG planning activities including. the Preliminary <br />and Final Engineering Report, and the final Plan of Development for water, sewer, street and drainage. <br />improvements for a 26-1ot subdivision and affordable single-family housing. designs; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City will commit $2,500 in additional local funds toward the planning study for a total <br />planning project cost of $69,695; now, therefore, <br /> <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the Martinsville City Council that, on the 9th day of March, 1999, that: <br /> <br /> <br />