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SePt.em~eF.~5~ 1~73 .. . The Authority has previously deeded land in Pinners Point to the City for the construction of the Sealand Marine Terminal. It has been necessary to adjust the boundar~ Yes of this land due to other construction in the area. The attorneys for the City and the Authority have agreed that the best procedure will be for the City to deed the land back to the Authority and the Authority will, in turn, give the City a corrected deed. This resolution will accomplish this." On motion of Mr. Smith and secnnded by Mr. Johnson, the following resolution ~as adopted, and~by.,the~foltowing~vetei ~ ~ ' "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY LAND TO THE VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY AND TO RECEIVE A RECONVEYANCE OF A SIMILAR TRACT W~TH CORRECTED BOUNDARIES. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth and the Virginia Port Authority entered into a certain agreement dated March 30, 1971, with an addendum thereto dated March $0, 1972; and WHEREAS, section 10 of the said agreement required the Virginia Port Authority to make property transfers in favor of the City of Portsmouth under conditions specified therein; and of in W~EREAS, the Virginia Port Authority on April 16, 1973 conveyed a certain parcel land to the City of Portsmouth pursuant {o. the hereinabove mentioned agreement; and WHEREAS, plans dev9loped by the Virginia Department of Highways necessitate alteratic the boundaries of the aforementioned parcel; and WHEREAS, the alteration in the boundaries can most feasibly be accomplished through a conveyance of the said property hereinabove mentioned by the City of Portsmouth to the Virginia Port Authority and a subsequent reconveyance of a properly described tract to the City of Portsmouth by the Virginia Port Authority. 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 Virginia Port Authority. That certain tract, piece or parcel of'land situate in the Pinners Point section of the City of Portsmouth containing 24.055 acres by survey made by Langley, McDonald and Overman, Consulting Engineers, dated January 19, 1975, a plat of said survey being attached hereto as Exhibit A, but this property is conveyed in gross and not by acreage, being more pattiL cularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the point of intersection of the Northwestern right of way line of the Elizabeth River Tunnel District with the Northern right of way line of Seaboard Avenue Extended; thence running Northwesterly along the arc of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 470.74 feet, a distance of 197.31 feet; thence running North 25°39'32'' East 46.12 feet; thence running North 5~22' East 76.2 feet; thence running North 11°25'$0 TM West 126.26 feet; thence running Westerly along the arc of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 470.0 feet, a ; distance of 40.38 feeti thence running South 82~35' West 53.57 feet thence running North 6 40 50 East 1075.1] feet to the Pierhead Line for the Western Branch of the Elizabeth River; thence following the Pierhead Line North 88°34'50'' East 580.0 feet to a point of intersection of the Pierhead Line of the EIizabeth River; thence running along the last mentioned Pierhead Line South 50o19'54" East 700.85 feet to a point of intersection with the Northwestern right of way line of Elizabeth River Tunnel District; thence running South 45 25 10 West 1151.39 feet ~o a point; thence running North 44 34 50 West 3.O feet to a point; thence running South 45°25'10'' West 230.79 ~eet to the said point of beginning. The aforedescribed property ~s subject to a right of way crossing said property owned by Virginia Port Authority for two certain industrial railroad spur lines the northern most railroad spur line having a right of way 30 feet on either side of the centerline of said track, and the southern most railroad spur line having a right of way which is 17.5 feet on either side of the centerline of said track. BE receive of land; IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to from the Virginia Port Authority a reconveyance of a properly described parcel and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to complete all transactions and execute all documents incident to such conveyances." Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes Nays: None 73-409 "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This appoints five viewers for the closing of Madison Street between Fourth and Third Streets. The First National Bank of Norfolk and Willis D. Jenkins have requested this closing. The Planning Commission has approved the closing of this street."