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January 12, 1993 93-14 - Letter ~rom the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $40,000 from the Capital Improvements Eund for improvements ~o Churchland Boulevard.~ "The 1992-97 Capital Improvement Plan includes $40,000 in FY 92-93 for the constru~tio~ of improvements to Churchland Boulevard which is to be completed by the Virginia Department of Transpo~tat~on~~ The State is' in the process of acquiring the nec~ssary~ight-Qf-way at this time.and construction is anticipated 'in 1994. The City's obligation for this project is reimbursement t~ the State ~ouf~% of th~t~tal cost of tke pro~ect (currently' estimated at S~5,~23,080). The ~irector~of Public Work~ recommends that $40,000 be appropriated at this time to be utilized asa po~t~on'of the City'~s sh~re o~f:fundi-n~ for ~h~is project. ~- I concur and recommend appropriation of the necessary funds. With your approval of this item, the balance in the Capital ImprovementsJFu~nd is $13~,463,329." Motio~.~of Mr~ Clemons and seccnded~by Mr. Griffin, the following ~rdinan~ was adopted and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $40,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO CHURCHL~ND BOULEVARD." AYES: Clemons~ Griffin, Hawks, King, Pitts, Webb ~ NAYS: Epperson 93-15 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an~ordinance ~o.appropriate $~0~,00~ from the Public utility Capital Imp~r~vements Fund for improvements ~o the two inch water main system ~ "Ih October of 1987, the City~ adopted an Infrastructur~e Improvements Program to~ address Portsmouth's aging water and sewage facilities.~ One of the multiyear tasks in this program is the repl~cemen~ Of the 38.25 mi~es~of deteriorated two inch ~ galvanized iron water main in Portsmouth's neighborhoods, beginning wit~ithe oldest lines. This work is coordinated by Public Utitities~wi%h both the Fire, Department (to iinsure fi.re hydrants are added) and Public Works (to address street needs) as this! W~or~ ~Progresses. Beginning with funding approved in 1990, this program has replaced 2.5 miles of 3two inch pipe in the~Shea Terrace, Mt. Hermon and Port Norfolk neighborhoods. The Director of Public Utilities is now requesting the appropriation of this year's "Infrastructure Improvements" CIP Funds ('$300,000) to continue this task. ~ Included in this year's funding will be the completion the two inch main replacement in Port Norfolk and the beginning of the two inch main ~eplacement i~' West ~Park View. Additionally, the funds will be used to begin the rehabilitation of two sewage suction wells (both built in the early 1920's). These suction wells are located at the intersections of Williamsburg Avenue and Columbia Street and at 'Industrial Avenue and Southern Avenue.