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i78 August 12. 1975 conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers in an economic impact study of the raising of Craney Island; also, urging the Governor to request the ownership of Craney Island be resolved at this time rather than when an alternative disposal site is selected. The Craney Island Study Commission has recommended that an economic impact study be made by the Commonwealth of Virginia in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers to determine the effect of raising the present Craney Island Disposal area. Federal regulation requires such an economic study to have been accomplished. ~n addition, it is imperative for future planning of the City of Portsmouth to have finally determined that Craney Island is a part of the City of Portsmouth. The City Manager recommends adoption. ' Motiom~of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Elliott, to adopt the resolution. Substitute motion of Mr. Wentz and the City Attorney incorporate language those agencies to report, the following ing vote: seconded by Mr. Elliott, to amend the resolution that in the resolution reguesting extension in the time for resolution was adopted as amended, and by the follow- "A RESOLUTION STREN~OOUSLY URGING THE GOVERNOR OF THE CO?~{MONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA TO REQUEST THE STATE DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOP}4ENT TO PARTICIPATE IN CON- JUNCTION WITH THE AP~MY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IN AN ECONOMIC I>4~PACT STUDY OF THE RAISING OF CRANEY ISLAND; AND ALSO URGING THE GOVERNOR TO SEEK THE DETERMINATION OF THE DISPOSITION OF THE TITLE TO CRANEY ISLAND AT THIS TIME, RAT~R THAN, WHEN AND IF, AN ALTERNATIVE DISPOSAL AREA iS SELECTED. h2iEREAS, of Engineers' }FHEREAS, mouth; and in the normal pr?cedure, the Co~onwealth of Virginia is reviewing the Army Corp~ recommendation that the Craney Island Disposal Area be raised; and Craney Island is situate within the geographical boundaries of the City of Port WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth is convinced that the development of Crane) Island as an industrial area is essential and vital to the economic, social and general welfar~ of the City of Portsmouth and the Commonwealth of Virginia; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth has steadfastly, on three sions, expressed by resolution, its opposition to the Army Corps of Engineers' Craney Island Disposal Area; and different occa- plan to raise WheREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth is convinced that the Army Corps of Engi- neers in preparation of the Craney Island Disposal Area Survey Study, did not meet the mandate required by Federal Regulations to study the economic impact to the City of Portsmouth, Tide- water Virginia, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation as a whole. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Portsmouth strenuously urg~ the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to request the State Division of Industrial De- velopment to participate in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers in an Economic Impact Study of the raising of Craney Island as required by Federal Regulations. BE IT FURTHER the disposftion of ternative Disposal RESOLVED, that the Governor is further urged to seek the determination of the Title to Craney Island at this time, rather than, when and if, an al- Area is selected. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor is requested to extend the scheduled review pre- sently being coordinated by the Council on the Environment to allow sufficient time for th~ State Division of Industrial Development to make the economic impact study requested herein. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is directed to forward copies of this resolution to the appropriate authorities.'* Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz, Davis Nays: None ~illiam H. Blackwell, Jr., Chairman, Craney Island Study Commission, spoke. ?S-338 - "Consideration of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to convey City-owned property to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority located in the Community Develo menr projects designated Southside I and II. These parcels will enable the City of Portsmouth to meet its maintenance of effort requir ments in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Community Development Act. Said parcels are no longer needed by the City of Portsmouth. The City Manager recommedds adoption." On motionc~of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: ':A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CI~IY ~NAGER' TO CONVEY CITY OILED PROPERTY TO THE PORTSMOUTH REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY IN CO~,~UNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DESIGNATED AS SOUTHSIDE I AND ti. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth desires to convey to the Portsmouth Redevelopment Housing Authority certain parcels of property which are hereinafter described; and WHEREAS~ the said parcels are no longer needed by the City of Portsmouth; and and