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~ · February ll, ~992
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<br /> WH~REAS,;~,the gene~raL p~pQse~of~the 3Ha~Dton Roads Regional
<br />Jail Authority shall be that '~f.eonstr~c~i,Bg,~cequipping, main-
<br />taining, and operating a 1,008 bed regional jail; enlarging,
<br />renovating,! and improv~ng'.such facilities; ae. quiring the necessary
<br />property-therefore; and doing ~any~ and all things deemed by the
<br />authority~necessary~, c'o~.enien~, fa~d desirable for the efficient
<br />and proper development and~ope~a~ion of~ such ~ypes of
<br />undertakings; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Counci, l~o~!t~ ~ity of Portsmouth, Virginia has
<br />pre~ously~adopted a~rCsolu~ion requesting.~reimbursement from the
<br />Commenwea~th~of Virginia ~or'oapi~al cost~s~of, the Hampton Roads
<br />Regional~,~ail~ but the,-~Sta~e.~Depa~tment of~Corrections has
<br />adjus~ed~thefestimated cost; and
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<br /> ~u~-W~EREAS;~the revised preliminary estimate of the capital cost
<br />of constructing the Hamp~on~Roads Regional Ja~l is Sixty Three
<br />Million Three Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($63,003,000.00)
<br />a d~tme cost of the land,is, Two Million~Dollars~$2,@00,000.00).
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<br /> NOW,~THEREFORE, BE,-~IT RESQLVED.by the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia~ that~the~Ci~y of-Portsmouth hereby requests
<br />reimbursement from the Commonwealth of Virginia for the
<br />constrnctionland land eosts of the~Hampton Roads Regional Jail
<br />pu~suan~3to Section 5~.~81-~of~the.Code~of~Viuginia, 1950, as
<br />amended."- . . . ~ ~.. ~...~, :
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<br />Ayes~: Clemons, Corprew, ,Eppers~n,,~Hawks, King, Williams, Webb
<br />Nays: None . ,-~
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<br />92-56 - Letter from-the~:City Manager regarding adoption of a
<br />resolution supporting ~he apptisa%ion of Tidewater Child Care
<br />Associat~on,-~Inc. for designa~ien~as a charitable and benevolent
<br />organization within the context of Section 6 a) (6) of Article X
<br />of the~Cons~itution..ef Virginia. ~
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<br /> "Tidewater Child.Ca~e:,Ass~ia~ion, Inc-~, a charitable
<br />organizat%on, has applied fore,exemption from ~axation within the
<br />context of 6(a)(6) of Article X of the Constitution of Virginia.
<br />The City Assessor has.rev.iewed £he application, and it is his
<br />opinion that the appropriate responses were completed and on that
<br />basis the exemption should be granted.
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<br /> pr~perty~used exclusively by,non-profit organizations for
<br />religious, charitable, patriotic, historic, benevolent, cultural
<br />or public park and playground purposes, however, is not entitled
<br />to a~au%omatic tax exem~tio.n i.f acquired subse~u~pt.to July 1,
<br />1971. As.~.you~well~k.now~.~l~est~ ~0~ of the real'estate land value
<br />in our City is already ~non~t.axable~ I have, bees, and still
<br />remain, seriously conce~ne~bo~t~,the impact.,~f any additional
<br />non-taxable property and believe we absolutely must reverse this
<br />trend. ,~ ~ ?~ ...... .,~ .. ~
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<br /> While
<br />non-prof.it
<br />child care
<br />and in the
<br />considered
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<br />I have no objection in concept, whatsoever, toward this
<br />o~ganization whi¢~ ~i:~,l, provide~q~ality and affordable
<br />for our communi~y,.I :wo~uld s~g,ges~,that, at this point
<br />future, such requests for property tax exemptions be
<br />for denial."
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