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<br />August 12, 1975
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has not been able to purchase the property described
<br />herein, necessary to the project, because the owners thereof and the City have not been able
<br />to agree upon the price to be paid therefor; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, advancement of the work and use of said project will be delayed unreasonably
<br />if said property is not made available as soon as possible.
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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BB IT R~SOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia;
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<br /> 1. The City Attorney is directed to institute eminent domain proceedings against the
<br />following property situate in the City of Portsmouth, for the purpose of acquiring fee simple
<br />title therein, together with any and all easements of access, light or air incident to the
<br />lands of the landowner abutting upon said property, in accordance and pursuant to Sections
<br />2.06, 2.07 and 2.08 of the Charter of the City of Portsmouth (Chapter 471 of the Acts of
<br />Assembly of 1970, as amended), and to deposit to the credit of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
<br />of the City of Portsmouth as provided by law the sum hereinafter specified to compensate
<br />the o~ers of the parcel of land as shown on that certain plat entitled "Plat Sho~ing Survey
<br />of Property at 116.00 feet North of Scott Street and Fronting on Washington Street, Portsmoutn~
<br />Virginia, for Southside Project CDA Phase 1-, dated June 16, 1975, a copy of which is to
<br />be filed with the petition in the Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth.
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<br />Name of the property o%~er Samuel J. Russo. Amount To be paid $11,000.00."
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-340 - "Consideration of a motion to award low bid for construction of drainage improve
<br />ments in Gander Creek as part of the Community Development Program."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes
<br />Bolding~Co., Inc., being
<br />vote.
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<br />and seconded by Mr. Early, that the contract be awar~ to A. Stuart
<br />low bidder, in the amount of $1,337,182, was adppted by unanimous
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<br /> 75-341 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $30,216.32 from
<br />the Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund in the categories of Recreation and b{ulti-purpose and
<br />General Government Equipment.
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<br /> This appropriation will provide the necessary funds to extend the Summer Playground
<br />Program for an additional week for a 9-week program instead of 7 weeks. A list of the equip-
<br />ment to be purchased with hhe revenue sharing funds is attached for your information. The
<br />City Manager recommends adoption on first reading.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the following ordinance was approved
<br />on first reading, and by unanimous vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $30,612.32
<br />FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND IN THE CATEGORY
<br />GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT."
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<br />FROM THE GENERAL REVENUE SHARING ~R~ST
<br /> OF RECREATION AND MI3LTI-PURPOSE/GENE~RL
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<br /> 75-342 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $30,B16.32 in
<br />the General Fund for recreation and equipment.
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<br /> This is a companion appropriation in the General Fund appropriating the funds f~m the
<br />Revenue Sharing Trust Fund. The City Manager recommends adoption o~ first reading."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Wentz, the following ordinance was approved
<br />on first reading, and by unanimous vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPRCPRIATE $30,216.32 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR RECREATION
<br />EQUIPMENT."
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<br /> 75-343 "Section ll-6(b) of the City Code authorizes the City Manager to transfer funds
<br />from a contingency or unappropriated surplus account in an emergency situation and requires
<br />that such transfer be reported to the City Council at its next regular meeting. I have
<br />authorized the FinanceDirector to transfer $14,000 from the Budget Contingency (Emergency
<br />Fund) to Public Works-Refuse Collection to cover the cost of rental servmce for dumpmasters.
<br />All four of the City units are out of operation due to mechanical failure and the equipment
<br />to accomplish the waste collection had to be rented.
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<br /> Since the City is charging a service fee for this ser~ee,f~ef~6t th&ssituation to be of
<br />an emergency type in order to collect the refuse on a daily basis and deliver the services
<br />that had been contracted for. This is being forwarded for your information and I solicit your
<br />concurrence on the action taken in the transferring of the ~14,000 from the Budget Contingency
<br />Fund."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded· by Mr. Oast, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />City Manager~ was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> NEW BUSINESS
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<br /> 75-344 Dave Bleckman, Dave's Wrecker Service, 2901 Deep Creek Boulevard,
<br />regarding fees and requested that City Council meet with other garage owners.
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<br />spoke
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