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JUne 23;'1998 .403 WHEREAS, this C~UhCll bY ~'~i~tion adopted AuguSt 1, 1967, approved a Conse~ation and RedeVelopment Plan for the Crawford Urban Renewal Project, POrtsmouthi Virginia (Plan); and WHEREAS, there has been presented to this body for cOnsideration and approval, a copy of an amended Plan for the project area, which Plan consists of 18 pages and 4 exhibits (Amendment No. 29); and WHEREAS, Amendment No. 29 proposes to designate an additional property as "To Be Acquired"; and WHEREAS, in the judgment of this COunCil, it is in the interest of the City and its inhabitants that the said Amendment be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of PortSmouth, Virginia: 1. That regarding Amendment No. 29, it is hereby found: (a) That the objectives of the Crawford Urban Renewal Project, Portsmouth, Virginia, can be better achieved by the adoption of said Amendment to the Plan. (b) That Amendment No. 29 meets the requirements of a plan for an urban renewal project pursuant to Chapter 1 of Title 36 of the Code:of Virgir~ia, 1950, as amended. 2. That amendment No. 29, having been duly reviewed and considered, ~is hereby approved and adopted and the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a copy of said Amendment with the minutes of this meeting." Ayes: Benn, Clemons, Griffin, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Holiey Nays: None 98-148 Adoption of a resolution approving Amendment No. 6 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Southside III Redevelopment Project. RECOMMENDATION: · Adoption of a resolution approving Amendment No. 6 to the Redevelopment Plan for the Southside III Redevelopment Project. PURPOSE AND NEED: The KMC Company is planning to invest in a development in PortCentre Commerce Park, which is located in the Southside III Redevelopment Project area. Part of the site is the former location of {he Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. Some time ago, the entire block was conveyed to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, but there was a 20' by 40' strip, which was never owned by the School Board or the City of Portsmouth. That strip must be acquired so that the entire area can be conveyed to KMC. Negotiations are in progress with the owners of the property. If the negotiations are not successful, it will be necessary for PRHA to acquire the property through eminent domain. Regardless of whether eminent domain becomes necessary, the Southside III Plan should be amended to change the bOundaries of the Plan and designate the property as "To Be Acquired."