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WHEREAS, the Virginia Army National Guard now occupies the Armory on Elm Avenue, between South Street and Barbour Drive, and WHEREAS, the Virginia Army National Guard proposes to extend its use of property owned by the City at this location by providing an Organ- izational Maintenance Shop, crushed stone hardstand for vehicle parking, a flammable storage building of approximately 100 square feet, and a security fence surrounding the entire area devoted to that purpose, and has requested the consent of the City to the installation of the aforesaid improvements and occupancy of the additional area required therefor. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ports- mouth, Virginia, that consent of the City is extended to the Virginia Army National Guard to install the hereinabove described facilities upon the area of land described as follows: Beginning at a point on the western property line of Elm Avenue 113 feet north of the northwest corner of South Street and Elm Avenue; thence in a southwesterly direction parallel with South Street 145 feet to a point; thence west 82 feet to a point; thence north 332 feet to a point; thence east 218 feet to Elm Avenue; thence along the western pro- perty line of Elm Avenue 282 feet to the point of beginning. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that use of the aforesaid area of land shall cease upon cessation of use of the Armory by the Virginia Army National Guard, and any improvements placed thereon and not removed upon cessation of use shall become the property of the City of Portsmouth. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth at a meeting held on October 27, 1959.