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January 28, 1992 <br /> <br />245 <br /> <br />simple title thereto pursuant ~ Sections 2.06, 2.07 and 2.08 of <br />the Charter of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, as amended, and <br />to deposit to the credit of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the <br />City of Portsmouth, as provided by law, the sum hereinafter <br />specified to compensate the owners of the property designated and <br />shown as "Plat Showing Property To Be Acquired From Steven C. Reed <br />and Dep T. Reed For Right-of-way Purposes," made by Engineering <br />Services, Inc., Civil Engineering-Land Surveying, dated July 17, <br />1991, a copy of which plat is attached hereto and made a part <br />hereof. <br /> <br /> The name of the property owners are Steven C. Reed and Dep T. <br />Reed. <br /> <br /> The amount to be deposited t~ the credit of the Clerk of the <br />Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth is $t00.00." <br /> <br />Ayes: Clemons, Corprew, E~person, King, Hawks, Williams, Webb <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> (E) Motion of Mr. Clemons and seconded by Mr. Epperson, the <br />following ~esolution was a~opted and by the following vote: <br /> <br />"A RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN <br />PROPERTY OWNED BY MELVIN SHELTON WOODARD UNDER EMINENT <br />DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF <br />PORTSMOUTH, SAID PROPERTY BEING NECESSARY FOR THE WIDENING <br />IN THE HIGH STREET/SHIRLEY ROAD PROJECT. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of <br />it to be in the public interest to widen <br />Street/Shirley Road Project; and <br /> <br />Portsmouth has determined <br />High Street in the High <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City has not been able to purchase th~ property <br />described herein, necessary to the project, because the owner <br />thereof and the City have nor been able to agree upon %he price to <br />be paid therefor; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the advancement of the work and the use o~ said <br />property will be unreasonably delayed if said property is not made <br />available for the project as soon as possible. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br /> <br /> That the City Attorney be, and he hereby is, directed to <br />institute eminent domain proceedings against the <br />hereinafter-described property situate in the City of Portsmouth, <br />Vir§inla, for the purpose of acquiring the fee simple title <br />thereto pursuanz to Sections 2.06, 2.07 and 2.08 of the Charter of <br />the City of Portsmouth, Virgini~a, as amended, and to deposit to <br />the credit of the Clerk of the ~ircuit Court of the City of <br />Portsmouth, as provided by law, the sum hereinafter spedified to <br />compensate the owner of the property designated and sho~n as "Plat <br />Showing Property To Be Acquired From Melvin ~Shelton Woodard For <br />Right-of-way Purposes, made by Engineering ~ervices, I~c., Civil <br />Engineering-Land Surveying, dated July 17, 1991, a copy of which <br />plat is attached hereto and made a part hereof. <br /> <br /> The name of the property owner is Melvin Shelton Wcodard. <br /> <br /> The amount to be deposited to the credit of the Clerk of the <br />Circuit Court of the City of Portsmouth is $1,600.00." <br />Ayes: Clemons, Corprew, Epperson; ~ing, Hawk~s, Williams~l Webb <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> <br />