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February 13, 2001 That the use of the parcels will not interfere with Portsmouth's use of Lake Kilby as a potable water reservoir and that the land so transferred to the Commonwealth will be placed in a permanent conservation or other similar environmental easement. · That the use of the parcels will not restrict the free flow of Lake Kilby. That the ownership of the parcels will not preclude Portsmouth's right of ingress/egress beneath the new US Route 58 bridge to be constructed by VDOT. That the parcels conveyed by the City to the Commonwealth will revert to the City in fee simple absolute if VDOT has no need for the parcels by virtue of VDOT's abandonment of the parcels for road purposes. · The 32.464 acre parcel received by Portsmouth from the Commonwealth is adjacent to the Lake Kilby Water Plant's residuals lagoon and may be used for expansion of the lagoon, as buffer area, or for future wetlands mitigation. · This conveyance of the 32.464 acres of land to the City by VDOT will contain a reverter clause providing that if the City should abandon its use, it will revert to the Commonwealth in fee simple absolute. Financial Impact: · There is no direct financial impact, as the lands to be conveyed by the City to the Commonwealth and the Commonwealth to the City, are being exchanged. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Pitts, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE DEEDS OF CONVEYANCE, NECESSARY EASEMENTS FOR ACCESS, LIGHT OR AIR, A PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE FACILITIES AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS TO THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA FOR PARCELS OF LAND IN THE CITY OF SUFFOLK NECESSARY TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOUTHWEST SUFFOLK BYPASS AND THE WIDENING OF MURPHY'S MILL ROAD (STATE ROUTE 638), AND TO ACCEPT A DEED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA TO THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FOR LANDS IN THE CITY OF SUFFOLK BEING CONVEYED TO THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN EXCHANGE. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to execute deeds of conveyance to the Commonwealth of Virginia for lands located in the City of Suffolk, Virginia, which lands are described as follows, to-wit: Parcel 1: Parcels 001 and 024 - Being as shown on sheets 4 and 5 of the plans for Route 638, State Highway Project 0638-061-294, C501 and beginning on the south (right) side of Route 638 construction centerline, from a point opposite approximate Station 143+92, and ending on both sides of said centerline at approximate Station 150+85, the lands now or formerly belonging to Mary B. Marlins, said area containing 0.484 acre, more or less, land; Together with the prescriptive easement area, also together with the permanent right and easement to use additional areas for the proper construction and maintenance of drainage facilities opposite approximate Stations 148+00 (left), 148+70 (right) and 149+05 (left), said areas together containing 0.005 acre, more or less; together with the temporary right and easement to use the additional areas shown as being required for the proper construction of cut and/or fill together containing 0.190 acre, more or less. Said temporary easements will terminate at such time as the construction of the aforesaid project is completed.