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21 A RESOLUTION REQb~STING THE DESIGNATION OF CITY PARK AS A PUBLIC RECP~EATIONAL AREA AND THE APPROVAL OF RECREATIONAL ACCESS ROAD FUNDS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ACCESS ROAD TO CITY PARK. WHEREAS, City Park is owned and operated by the City of Portsmouth, Virginia as a'recreational facility for the residents of this City; and WHEREAS, there exists a proposal for the redevelopment of the facility which will necessitate the need for improved access; and WHEREAS, the present procedures governing the allocation of recreational access funds are set forth in ~33.1-223 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, and requires joint action by the Commission of Outdoor Recreation and the State Highway and Transportation Commission; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth had duly adopted a Zoning Code pursuant to Article 8, Chapter 11, Title 15.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Portsmouth hereby requests that the Commission of Outdoor Recreation designates City Park as a public recreational area, and that it further recommends to the State Highway and Transportation Commission that an access road be provided and maintained to such area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Portsmouth re~dests the State Highway and Transportation Commiss- ion, pursuant to such recommendation from the Commission of Outdoor Recreation, to declare by resolution that such access road be provided and maintained and that the necessary funds he allocated to in- sure improved access to serve City Park. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held March 13, 1984. Teste: City Clerk