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November 14, 1967 67-323 - "At the last meeting of the City Council, a petition concerning a drainage problem in the rear of the properties on Harris Road was referred to me. This matter Was investigated by the Public Works Department and they advised me that Mr. FlOyd W. Simpson, 6 Reid Street owns the property, on the rear of the properties on Harris Road~ This land is filled to a high elevation in some instances, at the rear of the lots owned by the petitioners. This condition is all on privately owned property and therefore is a civil matter between the property owners. A solution to the problem would be to install a storm drain along the rear lines of these properties with catch basin inlets needed from Nicholson Street to Reid Street. There is no existing easement for this, and one w0u~d have to be acquired from the owners or they would have to dedicate a 15 foot strip for this purpose. The distance between these two streets is 1100 feet more or less and th~ cost of the installation would be approximately $8,700.00. The policy of the City, in a situation such as this, is for the property owners to dedicate a 15 foot easement and they purchase the pipe and the City do the installation. If the property owners can reach an agreement on this matter, the City can do the installation of the pipe." Motion of Mr. Johnson to receive as information and that the City Manager notify the parties involved, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 67-S~4 - "I have investigated further the feasibility of disposing of the Westhaven Recreation Center on County Street or'repairing the building. S~l~ile there are no organized activities, by the Recreation Department, in this building, it is being used by various grotrps in the City. I find, that if this building were to be eliminated and these activities transfered to the RedreationFaci~i~ies~an~tah~Streeti~t~uld?~q~e~he ~ur~ailment!of~so~re~e~ip~ activities at this location. I therefore, do not recommend we dispose of this building on County Street. An. estimate has been made of the cost of repairs, both interior and exterior; this amounts to approximately $2,$75.00. I am authorizing the Buildings and Grounds Department to proceed with the necessary exterior repairs to this buiI~ing." Motion of Mr. Eastes to receive as information and that the Westhaven Recreation Center representatives be notified of the action taken, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 67-525 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This authorizes Condemnation proceedings on 10 pieces:-of property involved in the London Glasgow Street Expressway. On.~some of these properties, we have not been able to locate the owners and on the others we haVe,not been able to agree on a price." On motion of Mr. King, the following resolution was adopted, without dissenting vote: 'q~EREAS, ~n cooperation with the Federal and State governments, State Highway Route 58 is being constructed, widened and ~mproved from the intersection of Airline Turnpike and High Street to the intersection of London and Effingham Streets in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia; and I~EREAS, onecof the obligations of the City of Portsmouth with respect to said projedt is the provision of the land necessary for the construction; and $%~EREAS, the City o~ Portsmouth has found it to be necessary to acouire the interest hereinafter snecified in and to the hereinafter described parcels of land situate in the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, for the purpose of constructing, widening and improving the aforesaid State Highway Route 58; and ~.~HREAS, the City of Portsmouth has not been able to purchase the3 property described~herein, necessary to the project, because the owners thereof and the City have not been able to'agree unon the price to be paid therefor, or the City has not been able to locate certain of the owners or because of the status of the titte of certain parcels of the property; and WH£REAS, advancement of the work and use of said State Highway Route 58 will be delayed unreasonably if the said property is not made available as soon as oossible. NOW, THEREPORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: Section 1. The City Attorney is directed to institute eminent domain proceedings, employing soecial counsel for that puroose if he deems it advisable against the property hereinafter described located along State Highway Route 58, for the purpose of acquiring fee simnle title therein, in accordance with and pursuant to Section 25[~) of the C~a~ter' ofcthe City of Portsmouth (Chanter 229 of the Acts of Assembly of 1966), and to deoosit to the credit of the court as nrovided by law the' sum hereinafter specified to compensate the respective owners of the various oarcels of land, as shown on those certain olans entitled Project 0058-124-102, R/W 201 and 2~2 dated ~ebruary 14, 1966, sheets 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, and 22, a copy of which is filed with the Deoartment of Public Works of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: Parcel Name Amount 074 Mabel L. Culpepper, et ux, et al $6,014.00 156 Pearl B. StarR 2,500.00 158 MazeI Corporation 2,750.00 161 George W. Myrick & Rosa Myrick, Est. 8,405.00 I84 Ids R. Allen ~ Frederick Clarence Allen, Jr. 804.00 250 Joseph C. ~ool 4,022.00 2~1 A. Esther Wool .5)824.00 255 A. Esther Wool 2,204.00 249 Joseph ~. Wool 2,411.00 252 A. Esther Wool 19,654.00 Section 2. The City Attorney is authorized to proceed against each individual marcel and the respective owners thereof or against such combinations of parcels ar~d~herespective owners thereof as he shall deem advisable."