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<br />R-07-53 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A <br />PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT WITH THE VIRGINIA <br />DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN <br />PROJECTS FOR FREEDOM AVENUE AND McLEAN STREET. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Engineering Department submitted an application to the <br />Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to fund, with FY 2007-2008 Revenue <br />Sharing Program funds, a portion of the construction cost of Freedom Ave., which will <br />serve the TCC campus and the design cost for McLean Street improvements; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in response to the submitted application the City received <br />$1,000,000 in Revenue Sharing funds from VDOT, of which $900,000 is designated for <br />Freedom Avenue and $100,000 for McLean Street; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, to receive the funds and to administer the projects for which the <br />grant was received, the City of Portsmouth is required to sign a Project Administration <br />Agreement with VDOT. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to enter into <br />a Project Administration Agreement with the Virginia Department of Transportation on <br />behalf of the City to receive $1,000,000 in Revenue Sharing funds and to administer the <br />contracts for the construction of the Freedom Avenue from Victory Boulevard to <br />Greenwood Drive and to provide for design of improvements to McLean Street from <br />Greenwood Drive to Airline Boulevard. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby is <br />authorized to execute such additional documents and take such further actions as may be <br />necessary to accomplish the purposes of this resolution. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on October 9, 2007. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />