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July 14, 1~64
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<br /> On~ motion o~Mr.' ~ear~] the~fotl6wi~g resolntio.n~ss-adopted, w4thout:$isse~ting .vote:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, by resotut~ign adopted September 26, 1963, routes andheadways were designated for
<br />intra-~r~ buses ptrrsuant to'S~t~lon~-24 of the Code of t~e C~y of Po~t~o~th, .~t~g~n~a, I961F ~s amended,
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<br /> it ha~ been re¢.uested that bus service be extended to serve the Portsmouth Home for the
<br /> WNEEEAS,_
<br />Aged located on Westmoreland Avenue; and'
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<br /> WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Westhaven-Waterview route be revised ~o provide such servzcs.
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<br /> NOW, THERe- FORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of tbJe City ~f ~e~tsmouth, Vir~inis.,.. that from and
<br />after 2:~ A.M., July 19, 1954~ section .1~.1~ of the-aforesaid r~soIutienrbe eme~d:ekr:~o rea'~ as follows::
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<br /> 1.13. Route 8 - Westhsven L Waterview
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<br />Beginning at High and Crawford Streets, via High Street, Western Branch Boulevard, Patrick
<br />Street/ Orange Street, Sh~andoah S~reet, Caroline Avenue, King S~reet, Powhatan Avenue,
<br />Valhalla Drive,.Westrmoreland Avenue, ~o~nt~ Street, WinchBs2ker'Drive~-Rac~.St~eeL, Rodman
<br />Avenue, High Street to Crawford~S~ree~ ~o point of b~g~nni~ ~ ......
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<br /> Adopted ~y the Council of t~e City of Portsmo6th., Virginie, at ~ meeting held on-July 14, 1.964.
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<br /> 64-159 ~'T~e PortsmouthIndustrialFonndstioa desires 5& purchase spproxi-matety two acres el.
<br />surplus city owned properzy l~cated wes~ of the residences-in th% block ~ Hill Avenue between Sothern Avenue
<br />and S~bord"Aveu~e~ ~ ~''
<br /> The p~gpe.r~y lies ad~jacent to the five-acre trac~ owned by the foundation and it ~on,ld be used
<br />for industrial development.
<br /> Thi-s has bee~ approved by 'the planning commission .and I recommend tBat I be authorized to
<br />advertise this pr-operty for-sale/' ~
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<br /> Motion of Mr.~Bernes that the City ~enager be autkorized to offer the described property for sa~e,
<br />was adop%ad, witho, utdissenting vo~e.
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<br /> 64-1~0 - "I .submit the a~tached agreemen~ and recommend that the pra~er city officials be
<br />auihoriz~ ~o sign. This' amerRls an~-agr~ment of ~49 b~weefl" the City of Suffolk and the~City of Portsmouth
<br />pertaining to wa~er depa~tmen~ land ieased by the City of Suf{o~lk.
<br /> It is planned to increase the ni~e hble golf course on this property to eighteen holes and in
<br />checking the metes and%bounds, it was found that the 1949 agreemen~ was in error.
<br /> This new a~Teement~cer~ecEs these~etes and bound-s and allows the construction of aneighreen hole
<br />gol~ cour~se."
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<br /> Motion of NLr. Leery that the proper city officials be authorized to smgn the agreement, was
<br />adopted without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 64-161 - "Bids wer~ opened on June 26th fo~ the lease of a.,parcel of land owned~by the Portsmouth
<br />Water I)et~artment located o~ the wes~ side of Bedford Place i~Suffolk, Virginia.
<br /> Tke City. of ~ffelk submitted an offer of $5~00 per~ year payable~in adVance~ on the first day o~ k'
<br />July of ~8ch yea~ for~the te~e~of~ssid~tract of land, the~lesse ~o: run for fifteen years-beginning July ~ 196~
<br />and ending June 30~ 1979.
<br /> The City of 78u~folk proposes to use ~is a~a .for recreatibns~ purpos~s~J~ I therefore reco~e~d
<br />that th9 lease be a~arded to the City of Suffolk for the period so stated."
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<br />Motion of Mr. E~tes to concur ~n the- re~o~menda,tieu ~f the City Manager was adopted, without
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<br /> 6~-162 -J'A~ the last meeting of the City Connci~, you referred ~o me the petition concerning
<br />traffic c~nditions at Victory Bo~le,vard:ahd Airline Turnpike :where the jug=hland~e'~as~ been .installed.
<br /> :Ohr-~smud~i~s to. date re~eal~:that th6~e has. been s 32~ i~c~esse.in~traffic volume flowing through
<br />this intersection in a two year pe~i~d.. .According to Vi~gini~ .St~t~'Hi~w~y Department-officials., ibis
<br />projecte~norma~ ten year i~crease. This .is~ base~ on a traffic, co~t made in 1962 and between 4~:30 P.~. and
<br />5:30 P.M. (~k hour) when l~7~6, cars were counted and a eoun~ made in June of 1964 when_2~_570 cars,~ere
<br />counted d~ing the same hour through this intersection.
<br /> Bet-we~n J~ary and J~e :of 19~3 before the jug~handIe was in[operatiOn, there ~e~e nine accidents
<br />at this intersection. The same ~riod of time d~ing 1964., thePe has been on%y.one accident. All ;other acciden~sa
<br />have involved cars entering or leaving the Giant ~a~ket or Carrolls Drive Inn.
<br /> ~e do p~opose %o m~ke so~e mi~or adjus~enxs;~to' ~he timing of the t~affic light, but feel at the
<br />present 5~e the restriction of .1eft ~ns is the soldtio~ ~o.~h~P~obtem~:. W~tintend;to make fur~he~ studies of
<br />this traffic situation, to see if the~problem Can be ~edhce~t" - ~ · -
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<br /> ~t-ion of-~. East. es ~o receive ~S ~o~tion and that ~ copy of ~he ~ity~Manager's repor~ be
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<br /> B4-t63 - ~I ~ubm~t-the ~*sched~agreeme~.t between ~he ~ousi~ ~d ~ome Fin~ee Agency and the
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<br /> Pub~e ~'P~o3ects ~e
<br /> This a~az~S~fu~s~der P~blic Law S60 for pEeti~i~s~y ~i~ing fo~
<br />f~ds.in the smart of $I~.800.00 a~ ~be~ use~ for p~el~iDsry pta~ fo~ ~improvemen~s ~o Effingham Stree~
<br />between Portsmout~ou~evarda~d.~s~at~'~64.
<br /> Tke pl.a~ i~c~e~regr~ing, drainage, paving curbs and gu~ers and signalization. This is relsted$
<br />with'~he proposed~ope~in~o~ Eifi~g~m~treet ~h~ougA~ t-k~'a~vy pro~rty: to-~o~e ~ashi~o~Highwsy.
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