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July 24th, 1962 At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on,July 24th. 1962, there were present: R. Irvine Smith, C. S. Atkinson, Jack P. Barnes, John L Dillon, George D. Eastes, L. L Knight, W. T. Leery, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager, _and J. S. Livesay, Jr., City Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Barnes. The following communications from the City Manager were read: 62-169 - "It is in order ar this time to open bids for the lease of City owned land on West Road adjacent 5o the water rower, this land re be used.ss a Parking ~o£." The City Manager opened the following bid and recommended its acceptance: "Maryview Hospital is hereby submitting its proposal for leasing of land situated on West Road in said City, described as follows: Begin at a point on the east line of West Road distant 180 feet from its intersection with High Street; thence perpendicular ~o said east line of West Road in an easterly direction To the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad right of way, a distance of 222 feet, more or less; thence in a northeasterly direction along said right of way 285 feet re a point; thence in westerly direction parallel with the first course 380 feet, more or less, 5o the east line of West Road; thence in a southerly direction along said east line o~ West Road 240 feet, more or less, re the point of beginning; said parcel of land being showD outlined in Red on a copy of rag plate 198 on file in the office of the City Manager. We agree re pay the sum of $100.00 per year for lease of above properry~ subject to Terms and conditions as advertised in the Ledger-Star Portsmouth Section on June 26th, July 3rd, 10th and 17th, 1962. Signed: T. A. Grille, Assistant Administrator." On motion el Mr Lear~ the bid was accepted, without dissenting vote. 62-170 - "After many studies and conferences with the Highway Department concerning a proper interchange on Interstate 264 and Washington Street, the Highway Department eliminated the entire interchange ar Washington Street. IntersrnLe 264 is now coming in at grade with traffic lights aT this intersect- ion. When this interchange was eliminated, the Planning Commission made n careful study of Interstate 264 with regard 5o local traffic in this area. A meeting was held with Highway officials concerning the establishment of Effingham S~reer as a major north-south artery, with a reques5 by representntives of the City that this be designated a Primary Highway. This has been tentatively approved by the Highway Department. With Effingham Street becoming a major nrrery, i~ is felt by the Planning Commission that a complete interchange should be built a~ the intersection of Route 264 and Effingham Street. The Planning Commission study and recommendation was then submitted Eo the City Council for npproval. After the Planning Commission proposal was approved by the City Council, it was then transmitted re the State ~ighway Department with a request that the interchange be established ar Effingham Street. Attached hereto is n reply from the Highway Department, as well as a letter from the Plnnning Com/aission showing their action with regard 5o the letter received from the State Highway Department denying the request for the interchange. I recommend that an appropriate Resolution be adopted incorporating the recommendations of the Planning Commission and that it be forwarded re the Federal and State Representatives as well as the Highway Department. On motion of Mr. Dillon, the recommendation of the City Manager was approved and the following resolution was adopted: WHEREAS, the Preliminary Design Report, dated April, 1958, for the Federal Interstate Route Number 64, from Bowers Hill to the Norfolk-PorTsmouth Bridge Tunnel, now known as Interstate Route 264, provided s complete interchange ar its eastern terminus am Washington Street, and approval of the Council was sought and obtained on the basis of said design report; and WHEREAS, the federal law under which the said inters~ave highway is being constructed provides: (a) "That local needs, to the extent practicable, suitable, and feasible, shall be given equal consideration with the needs of interstate commerce"; (23 U.$.C.A. 101) (b) "It shall be so located as to connect by routes, as direct as practicable, the principal metropolitan areas, cities, and industrial centers, %o serve the national defense"; (23 U.S.C.A. 103) (c) "The Secretary shall not approve plans and specifications for proposed projects on any Federal-aid system if they fail to provide for a facility (1) that will adequately meet the existing and probable future traffic needs and conditions in a manner conductive to safety, durability, and economy of maintenance, (2) that will be designed and constructed in accordance with standards best suited to accomplish the foregoing objectives and to conform to the particular needs of each locality". (23 U.S.C.A. 109) (d) "Such standards shall be adequate to accomodnte the types and volumes of traffic forecast for the year 1975". (23 U.S.C.A. 109) and WHEREAS, the public hearing held in accordance with 23 U.S.C.A. 128 was based upon the aforesaid design report, end this Council and the citizens and property owners affected by the proposed con- struction relied upon the said design report in their est%marion of the economic and other effects of the pro- posed highway location and design; and WPLEREAS, in addition to other departures from the said design report which are detrimental to the City of Portsmouth, the interchange at the terminus of said highway at or near Washington Street, and the proposed substitute therefore st Effingham Street, have been eliminated from proposed construction plans by the Virginia Department of Highways and ~he Federal Bureau of Public Roads; and %~HEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has adopted officially, pursuant to State law, portions of its master or comprehensive plans showing as a major arterial a system consisting of Effingham Street and