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310 October 2S, 1977 "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY CITY-OWNED PROPERTY TO THE PORTSMOUTH'REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY (MT. HERMON CONSER- VATION AND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, LONDON BOULEVARD RESIDUE PARCELS). WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth desires to convey to Portsmouth Redevelopment And Housing Authority certain parcels of property which are hereinafter desCribed; and WHEREAS, the said parcel is no longer needed by the City of Portsmouth; and WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Redevelopment And Housing Authority desires this land to be incorporated into an adjoining tract of land owned by said Authority in the Mt. Hermon Conservation And Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth will be compensated for this property by the payment of $1,540.00; and WHEREAS, Section 2.09(c) of the Charter of the City of Portsmouth provides that the City may convey property to the Commonwealth of Virginia or any political subdivision thereof, without advertisement and without receiving bids; and WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Redevelopment And Housing Authority is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to convey the following described property to the Portsmouth Redevelopment And Housing Authority: PARCEL I Ail that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the southwestern intersection of Florida Avenue and London Boulevard; thence along the southern boundary of London Boulevard S84°O8'SO'' west 225.10' to a point; thence continuing along the southern boundary of London Boulevard along a curve to the left having a radius of 472.98', an arc distance of 240.91' to a point being marked by a Virginia Department of Highways monument, said point being the True Point of Beginning; thence south 05°49'19'' east 57.92' to a point marked by a Virginia Department of Highways monument; thence south 85°58'20'' west 67.11' to a point on the southern boundary of London Boulevard marked by a Virginia Department of Highways monument; thence along the southern boundary of London Boulevard in a northeasterly direction to the True Point of Beginning. PARCEL II All that certain piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Ture Point of Beginning of the hereinabove described Parcel I; thence continuing along the southern boundary of London Boulevard along a curve to the left having a radius of 472.98' to a Virginia Department of Highways monument, the True Point of Beginning; thence south 08705'S2" west 46.62' to a Virginia Department of Highways monument; thence north 89° 1S'SY" west 5t.7~' to a Virginia Department of Highways monument on the south- ern boundary of London Boulevard; thence along the southern boundary of London Boulevard in a northeasterly direction to the True Point of Beginning. BB IT EURTHBR RBSOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to complete all transactions &nd execute all documents incident to such conveyance." Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz Nays: None 77-401 - "Consideration of a motion to award the lowest responsible bid for the bulkhead for the 18th green at Sleepy Hole Golf Course." Motion of Mr. Developers, being animous vote. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Holley, the conmract lowest responsible bid, in the amount of $15,800, to be awarded to Lynphaven and was adopted by un- 77-402 - Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Holley, City Manager's Quarterly Financial Report to be received as information, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 77-403 The following letter from :Russell F. Gallette, Chairman, Po'r~smouth Parking Autk.~ri~¥.was~sBbmitt~; .~ - "In response to your direztive to the Portsmouth Parking Authority to review a request from the Senior Citizens for free parking at the King Square Parking Lot, please be advised that the subject was discussed in detail at the meeting held on October 4, 1977. The Commission recognizes the senior citizens' limited financial position and is in sympathy with their request. We must also remognize the possible consequences of providing special privileges for a special group without providing the same privileges for all special groups. It was also the consensus of opinion that the availability of bus transportation at