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WHEREAS, the Natio~aI G~ard Armory now situate in the City of Portsmouth is obsolete and the facilities inadequate to meet the needs of the City and National Guard Units assigned thereto; and WHEREAS, it is the consensus of ~he Council of the City of PortSmouth that a new Armory is necessary to meet the needs of the citizens of Portsmouth and our National Gum~vd ~nits, and to that end a declaration of intent should be adopted setting forth o~r willingness to cooperate in effectuating the con- struction of a new Am'mory, ~OW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED thai_the Cotmcil of the City of Portsmouth does hereby declare its intent to cooperaSe in the construction of a new Armory for the City of Portsmouth, should funds Be made available in the Budget of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the 1962-~A Biennium, and to that end would: Contribute $25~D00.00' toward-the cost of construction. Maintain the Armory upon completion, furnishing utilities, janitor S. F~rnish a s~itable and acceptable site of approximately ten (10) acres and deed same to the Commonwealth of Virginia. 4. ,k~r~Furnish ~h~l~= pta~s, maps,, etc.~ of the area designated as the armory~site in cooperation with the Architect, who will Be designated by the Department of Military Affairs of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 5. Will pay the cost of providing such utility lines as are needed in excess of ~00 linear feet from the building site, and also pay 25% of the cost of the first 200 linear feet_of'such utility lines. Will p~r~ieipate inthe cost of'construction of access reads, sidewalks, flagpole, shelving, cabinets a~d site preparation. ?. Enter into an agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia as to occupancy of the armory, furnishing necessary insurance to save harmless the Cormmonwealth of Virginia, ets. .~D, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the Governor of Virginia, the Department of Military Affairs of ~he Commonwealth of Virginia, the Director of the Budget for the cemmonwea~th of Virginia, and the Governo='s ~ommission on State Capital O~tlay and Means of Finance. Adopted at a meeting of the Council of the City of Portsmouth held June 1961~ City Clerk