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32 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY TO THE <br />VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND INLA~D FISHERIES TO PLACE "NO <br />WAKE" SIGNS IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THE ELIZABETH RIVER AND IN <br />SCOTTS CREEK. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />is aware of its maritime heritage and of the presence of a <br />large number of boats of all types and of a high volume of <br />boating traffic on its waterways; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />desires to take such measures as are necessary to protect the <br />safety of the many boaters, both residents and visitors, using <br />the waterways, as well as property adjacent to the waterways; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, concerns have been expressed that boats often <br />proceed at excessive speed along certain portions of the <br />waterways, creating damaging wakes, thereby potentially causing <br />hazard to life, damage to boats which are berthed or moored and <br />to other private and public property, causing erosion of the <br />river banks, and causing damage to the Seawall; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, areas of special concern exist in portions of the <br />Elizabeth River and in Scotts Creek; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a Federal "No Wake" zone already exists in the <br />Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River between the Norfolk and <br />Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Bridge and the junction of the <br />Southern and Eastern Branches of the Elizabeth River; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth would benefit from <br />establishing a local zone concurrent with this Federal zone; <br />and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth is required to apply to <br />the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Game and Inland <br />Fisheries for permission to install regulatory markers, <br />including "No Wake" signs, on public waters of Virginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />desires to make such application; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, public notice was given, as required by law, of <br />the City's desire to place signs establishing "No Wake" zones <br />in the above identified areas, and a public hearing was held by <br />the Council. <br /> <br /> <br />