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07,t March 11. 1997 WHEREAS, Michael C. Anderson and Theresa L. Anderson have made. application to vacate, close and discontinue the hereinafter described portion of alley, and it appearing that Notice of Application and Request for an appointment of viewers has been advertised as required by law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Vincent T. Cherry, Albert J. Carr and Martha Glover be appointed viewers and that Otis Eugene Baldwin, John H. Mason, Jr. and Allen Bynum, III, be appointed alternate viewers in the event one of the preceding viewers fail to participate, said viewers to view the hereinafter described alley, and report to this Council whether in their opinion, if any, and if any, what inconvenience would result in vacating and closing the following: All that certain alley, lying n the City of Portsmouth Virginia, and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the south side of Hartford Street (formerly Sixth Street) 100.00 feet west of Cambridge Avenue (formerly Cambridge Street) and from said point of beginning running in a southerly direction along the west side of Lots 563 through 567 as shown on the plat of l~he Port Norfolk Investment Co., which plat is recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia. in Map book 9, page 15, a distance of 125.00 feet to the southwest corner of said Lot 567 as shown on said plat; thence running in a westerly direction across a 10.00 foot alley shown on sa~d plat to the southeast corner of Lot 596 as shown on said plat; thence tuming and running north along the east side of Lots 596 through 600 a distance of 125.00 feet to the south side of Hartford Street; thence turning and running east along the south side of Hartford Street to the point of beginning; said parcel of land being a portion of the 10 foot alley shown on said plat and also shown on that certain survey entitled "Physical Survey of Lots 563 through 567 and Lots 595 through 600, The Port Norfolk Investment Co., Portsmouth, Virginia" dated September 15. 1993, and attached .hereto." Ayes: Benn, Clemons, Griffin, Martin, Pitts, Holley Nays: None 97 - 76 - Resolution authorizing the City Manager to convey properties in the Riddick-Weaver School area to the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Recommendation: · Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to convey properties in the old Riddick-Weaver School area to PRHA. Purpose and Need: · The conveyance of these former school properties and City property is necessary to the Ida Barbour Redevelopment Project as envisioned under the 2005 Plan. · The School Board concurs with this disposition of the property. Financial Impact: · Will provide new taxable properties to the city tax rolls and provide affordable housing to those citizens in need of such housing.