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28 AND DAVID .I. WOOD, JR. WAS APPOINTED CHAIRMAN. WHEREAS, ON AUGUST lO, 1955, AT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF EARL M. MARTIN, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE APPOINTED ROBERT P. ENGLANDER FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS AND WHEREAS, ON AUGUST lO, 1956, THE MAYOR RE-APPOINTED E. R. SLAUGHTER RESOLUTION RE: TO THE AUTHORITY FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS AND CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT ANO HOUSING AUTHORITY- WHEREAS, ON AUGUST 10, 1957, THE MAYOR RE-APPOINTED DAVID J. WOOD, JR. APPOINTMENTS. TO THE AUTHORITY FOR A TERM OF FOUR YEARS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE DO HEREBY RATIFY AND CONFIRM OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY ANO THE ABOVE MENTIONED APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE• ON MOTION BY MR. MICHIE, SECONDED BY MR. COLEMAN, THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED: RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY LOAN FOR LOW-RENT PUBLIC HOUSING WHEREAS, IT IS THE POLICY OF THIS LOCALITY TO ELIMINATE SUBSTANDARD AND OTHER INADEQUATE HOUSING, TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF SLUMS AND BLIGHT, AND TO REALIZE RESOLUTION APPROVING AS SOON AS FEASIBLE THE GOAL OF A DECENT HOME IN A SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR APPLICATION FOR PRELIMINARY LOAN DOR LOW-RENT PUBLIC ALL OF ITS CITIZENS ANO HOUSING. WHEREAS, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937, AS AMENDED, THE PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES FOR UNDERTAKING AND CARRYING OUT PRELIMINARY PLANNING OF LOW-RENT HOUSING PROJECTS THAT WILL ASSIST IN MEETING THIS GOALS AND WHEREAS, THE ACT PROVIDES THAT THERE SHALL BE LOCAL DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR LOW-RENT HOUSING TO MEET NEEDS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY MET BY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND THAT THE PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION SHALL NOT MAKE ANY CONTRACT WITH A PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY FOR;,RELIMINARY LOANS FOR SURVEYS AND PLANNING IN RESPECT TO ANY LOW-RENT HOUSING PROJECTS UNLESS THE GOVERNING BOGY OF THE LOCALITY INVOLVED HAS BY RESOLUTION APPROVED THE APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY FOR SUCH PRELIMINARY LOANS AND WHEREAS, THE CHARLOTTESVILLE REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HEREIN CALLED THE ~~LOCAL AUTHORITY~~~ IS A PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY AND IS APPLYING TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRATION FOR A PRELIMINARY LOAN TO COVER THE COSTS OF SURVEYS AND PLANNING IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-RENT HOUSING NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR ANO COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AS FOLLOWS; 1. THERE EXISTS IN THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE A NEED FOR SUCH LOW-RENT HOUSING AT RENTS WITHIN THE MEANS OF LOW-INCOME FAMiLiES~ 2. THE APPLICATION OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY TO THE PUBLIC HOUSING ADMINISTRA- TION FOR A PRELIMINARY LOAN IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,000 FOR SURVEYS AND PLANNING {N CONNECTION WITH LOW-RENT HOUSING PROJECTS OF NOT TO EXCEED APPROXIMATELY ZOO DWELLING UNITS IS HEREBY APPROVED. / MR. ALLAN SPITZER ADDRESSED THE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH AND MATTER RE: KEQUEST TO CLOSE ALLEY - REQUESTED THAT AN ALLEY BE CLOSED FROM MERIDIAN STREET 174 FEET WEST. ON MOTION BY BELMONT BAPTIST CHURCH MR. SCRIBNER, SECONDED BY MR. MICHIE, THfS REQUEST WAS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY ATTORNEY FOR STUDY AND RECOMMENDATION.