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of Portsmouth looks forward to working with the Department of Transportation on all aspects of the proposal, including but not limited to: the possible potential of tolls on the roadway, the design of the roadway to facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community, ensuring that multi-modal forms of transportation are available to Portsmouth residents in the future, and ensuring the needs of impacted and relocated residents and businesses are met to the greatest extent possible. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the support evidenced by this resolution is conditioned on the Virginia Department of Transportation honoring the following legitimate citizen concerns in a way satisfactory to the Council of the City of Portsmouth: A. The Department of Transportation will engage in a compassionate relocation process for all residents who will be displaced by the Project in accordance with 49 CFR Part 24 Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Program. To that end, qualified relocation specialists will work with each such resident, devoting adequate time to the relocation effort so that each resident is treated with respect. Further, the relocation specialists shall offer relocation choices to residents that not only provide improved, safe, and sanitary housing to each resident, but that also meet other reasonable resident needs, such as proximity to services and to friends and family, and also providing a sense of safety in a secure and peaceful neighborhood, with relocation expenses being paid as required by law. In particular, the relocation specialists shall work with the appropriate authorities within available statutes and regulations to seek HOPE VI housing for the residents. The Department will from time to time report to the City Manager on the status of its efforts under this paragraph. B. The City of Portsmouth has previously committed its entire Urban Allocation for many