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70~57~- "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be places on first reading. This appropriates $30,000.00 to establish a Traffic Accident Investigation Program. The City has been awarded a 50% matching grant of $65,093.00 from the State under the Federal Highway Safety Prosram. The City is already expending sufficient funds to support its 50% cost of the program; there- fore this appropriation will be reimbursed from the Federal funds received. The purpose of this project is to provide for the reduction of death, personal injury and property damage. To accomplish this reduction in accidents there will be established a specially trained unit of accident in- vestigators within the Police Department. They will be skilled in their job and properly equipped and will thereby yield mor~ accurate, standardized information and more efficient handling of an amcident situation. Their reports will be thoroughly researched by a trained, full-time traffic engineer whose job will be to recog- nize the causes and correct them." On motion of Mr. Hastes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading,, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINAHCE TO APPROPRIATE $30,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE TRAFFICE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH." 70-58 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. This closes a portion of Fitzgerald Street in the vicinity of the Truxton Elementary School. This closure has been re- quested by the School Board and a report of the viewers is attached hereto." On motion o~ Mr. King, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINA~NCE TO CLOSE A PORTION OF FITZGERALD STREET." 70-59 - "I submit Zhe attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This designates the Crawford Street Connector as a limited access facility between Washington Street and Crawford Street. This resolution is re- quired by the Highway Department. The net effect will be the prohibition of any curb cuts in this portion of the highway." On motion of Mr. Smith, the following resolution was adopted, without dissenting vote: "RESOLUTION DESI~ATING THE CRAWFORD STREET CONNECTOR, PROJECT U000-124-101, R/W 201, AS A LIMITED ACCESS FACILITY WHEREAS, the Crawford Street Connector, Project U000-124-101, R/W 201, has been designated as a limited access facility; and WHEREAS, the plans~ for the said project have been approved by this body for acquisition of property and construction; and WHEREAS, it. is necessary that the boundaries of the limited access areas be established. NOW, THEREFOP~, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Council of ~he City of Portsmouth, that the Crawford Street Connector, ProjectUOO8-124-101, R/W 201, be and the same is hereby designated a limited access facility as shown on the plans as presented at a public hearing held by the Virginia Department of Highways and as approved by this body on May 1S, 1969. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the limited access coordinates are hereby established as shown on the plans for the said project, copies of which are on file with the Eirginia Department of Highways and the City of Portsmout as follows: LI~ITED ACCESS COORDINATES - SOUTH SIDE OF CONNECTOR Begin End A24 + 9.2.84 to A28 + 40.97 10.13' Rt. 48.58' Rt, A29 + 34.40 to ASS + 43.71 59.28' Rt. 30.30' Rt. AS4 + 00.29 to C04 + 57.54 27.12' Rt. 50.72' C04 + 32.78 to CS18 + 86.19 47.81' Rt. 55.57' Rt. CS19 + 55.18 to CS20 + 40.00 $4.25' Rt. 53.00' Rt. CS20 + 88.00 to 31'.00' Rt. NS10 + 45;55~; 20.78' Lt.