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September 28, 2004 04 - 371 - Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed of conveyance to the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Transportation (VDOT) for a parcel of property to be used for a project railroad right-of-way to the Craney Island Depot. Upon the City's conveyance to VDOT and then VDOT's conveyance of the railroad right-of-way to the Navy, the Navy will convey to the City permanent rights of ingress/egress into the Churchland High School site and the bus parking lot located at the southern end of the property. Recommended Action: · Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed of conveyance to the Commonwealth of Virginia the Department of Transportation (VDOT) for a parcel of property at the Churchland High School site to be used for a projected railroad right-of-way to the Craney Island Depot. Summary: · Upon the City's conveyance to VDOT and VDOT's conveyance of the railroad right-of-way to the Navy, the Navy will convey to the City permanent rights of ingress/egress into the Churchland High School site and the bus parking lot located at the southern end of the property. Purpose and Need: · Upon construction of the Western Freeway, the Navy relinquished its railroad right-of-way to Craney Island in order to provide for the widening of Cedar Lane. VDOT agreed to convey land to the Navy for a new railroad right-of-way near Cedar Lane. · One parcel of property needed for the right-of-way was omitted from VDOT acquisition and that is the parcel identified for conveyance. · This parcel of property is necessary for VDOT to replace the former Craney Island railroad right-of-way as required by the United States Navy. Financial Impact: · There will be no financial impact. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A DEED OF CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY AT THE CHURCHLAND HIGH SCHOOL SITE TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION A RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY TO THE CRANEY ISLAND DEPOT. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to execute such deeds or other documents as may be necessary to convey property at the Churchland High School site to the Commonwealth of Virginia the Department of Transportation for a railroad right of way to the Craney Island Depot, said property being described as follows: 5,599.00 s.f. or 0.1285 acres, more or less, as shown on "PLAT SHOWING PROPERTY TO BE CONVEYED TO OMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FOR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA," dated December 13, 1991, prepared by Horton & Dodd, P.C., Surveyors, Engineers & Planners, which copy of said plat is attached hereto." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None