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22 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION REQUESTING APPROVAL OF REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE <br />COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FOR THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF THE <br />HAMPTON ROADS REGIONAL JAIL. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br />has duly considered the advantages of a regional jail with the <br />Cities of Chesapeake and Norfolk as provided in Section 53.1-105 <br />of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Cities of Portsmouth, Chesapeake and Norfolk <br />intend to create a regional jail authority which will have its <br />own powers and authority to construct and operate the Hampton <br />Roads Regional Jail either within or outside of Portsmouth's <br />corporate boundaries; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the general purpose of the Hampton Roads Regional <br />Jail Authority shall be that of constructing, equ~pplng, main- <br />taining, and operating a 1,008 bed regional jail; enlarging, <br />renovating, and improving such facilities; acquiring the <br />necessary property therefore; and doing any and all things <br />deemed by the authority necessary, convenient, and desirable <br />for the effisient and proper development and operation of such <br />types of undertakings; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />has previously adopted a resolution requesting reimbursement <br />from the Commonwealth of Virginia for capital costs of the <br />Hampton Roads Regional Jail. but the State Department of <br />Corrections has adjusted the estimated cost; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the revised preliminary estimate of the capital <br />cost of constructing the ~ampton Roads Regional Jail is Sixty <br />Three Million Three Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($63,003,000.00) <br />and the cost of the land is Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00). <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City <br />of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City of Portsmouth hereby <br />requests reimbursement from the Commonwealth of Virginia for the <br />construction and land costs of the Hampton Roads Regional Jail <br />pursuant to Section 53.1-81 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as <br />amended. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, <br />at a meeting held February 11, 1992. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />