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February 28, 1995 THEREFOR~jBE:i~ ~ES0~VE~' 2hat th~ Council of the City of Portsmouth, V~rgin~a; ~eque~ts the Virginia Department of TransPortation to establish a project for the relocation of Frederick Boulevard between Turnpike Road and High Street to the current location of Hamilton Avenue, the closing of Airline Boulevard between Bart Street and High Street, and the realignment of Airline Boulevard along Bart Street in a due east direction along the present right-of-way of Bart Street to a perpendicular intersection with the relocated Frederick Boulevard." Ayes: Clemons, Griffin, Hawks, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Webb Nays: None Motion by Mr. Martin, and seconded by Mr. Pitts, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ESTABLISH AN URBAN HIGHWAY PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT AN OFF-RAMP FROM WESTBOUND 1-264 BETWEEN VICTORY BOULEVARD AND GREENWOOD DRIVE TO INTERSECT ELMHURST LANE. WHEREAS, in accordance with Virginia Department of Transportation construction allocation procedures, it is necessary that a request by Council resolution be made in order that the Department program an urban highway project in the City of Portsmouth; and the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, deems same to be in the City's best interest. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to establish a project for the construction of an additional off-ramp from westbound 1-264 at an appropriate distance east of the existing westbound off-ramp at Greenwood Drive to intersect Elmhurst Lane in the vicinity of the CSX railroad." Ayes: Clemons, Griffin, Hawks, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Webb Nays: None 95-63 - Use permit and Comprehensive Plan Amendment: (d) Resolution granting a use permit application of David Alexander for a use permit to have church activities at 53 Alton Parkway. (UP-95-03) 1. David Alexander, i Afton Parkway, spoke in support of the application. 2. Oscar Lewis, 74 Gillis Road, spoke in opposition to the application. 3. Jeanne Butler, 30 Afton Parkway, spoke in opposition to the application. 4. Lori Lewis, 74 Gillis Road, spoke in opposition to the application. 5. Joyce Trickett, 505 Washington Street, Suite 300, spoke in opposition to the application. 6. Dottie Wyatt, 99 Channing Avenue, spoke in opposition to the application. Motion by Mr. Clemons, and seconded by Mr. Hawks, to defer action on UP-95-03 until the Regular Meeting of Marck 14, 1995, and was adopted by unanimous vote.