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070 MarCh 28,1995 I, therefore, recommend adoption of this resolution which expresses the gratitude of our City and its citizens for this gift of A, J. "Junie" and Millie Lancaster." Motion by Mr, Robinett, and seconded by Mr. Pitts, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the follOwing vote: "A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH TO A. J. "JUNIE" LANCASTER AND MILLIE LANCASTER FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATION OF THE COLLECTION THAT IS KNOWN AS THE "LANCASTER'TRAIN AND OLD TOY MUSEUM", FOR USE AT THE CHILDREN, S MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA. WHEREAS, A. J. ,Junie" Lancaster and his wife, Millie Lancaster, have generously donated their life-long collection of model trains and antique toys to the Portsmouth Museum FOundation, Inc., for the benefit of the City of Portsmouth, its citizens, and visitors; and WHEREAS, this donation represents nearly all manufacturers and gauges of model trains from 1900 to the present and is one of the finest collections in the country, as well as one of the most diverse; and WHEREAS, this donation reflects Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster's spirit of community pride and involvement, aS well as their confidence in the future of the Children's Museum of Virginia. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, hereby expresses its gratitude for this wonderful gift, and that in recognition thereof, a copy of this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this Council, and a copy of ssane be presented to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Lancaster." Ayes: Clemons, Griffin, Hawks, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Webb Nays: None 95-151 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution requesting the Commonwealth Transportation Board to designate portions of Interstate 64 and Interstate 664 as the "Hampton. Roads Beltway." "Senator Frederick M. Quayle and the Hampton Roads Caucus have endorsed the designation of the 55 miles of Interstate 64 and Interstate 664 which circles the Norfolk-Portsmouth metropolitan area and links it to the Peninsula, as the "Hampton Roads Beltway." Such a designation will serve to unify, identify and promote the metropolitan Hampton Roads area. Section 33.1-12 (4) of the Code of Virginia gives the Commonwealth Transportation Board the authority to give suitable n~unes to state highways, except those roads already named by the General Assembly. The Board requires a resolution from the governing bodies of the cities through which the road passes supporting the naming of the;road. I, therefore, recommend your approval of the attached resolution designating a portion of 1-64 and 1-664 aS the '"Hampton Roads Beltway." Motion by Mr. Clemons, and adopt the following resolution, following vote: seconded by Mr. Martin, and was adopted by the to "A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, TO REQUEST THE COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO DESIGNATE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 64 AND INTERSTATE 664 AS THE "HAMPTON ROADS EELTWAY."