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<br />September 23. 2008
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<br />Financial Impact:
<br />. The current CIP contains $610,000 for acquisition of the Crab Shack. That
<br />amount may now be appropriated for other capital needs. The CIP also contains an
<br />additional $96,000 for FY 2008-09.
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<br />Staff Recommends: Adoption of resolution. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods
<br />and a Sense of Community.
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<br />Next Steps Following Council Action:
<br />.Terminate negotiations to acquire the property.
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<br />1. Dan Aston, 958 Naval Avenue, did not agree with taking property by eminent domain
<br />but asked City Council to keep its promise of converting area into a park.
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<br />2. Michael Rudmin, 2805 Victory Boulevard, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />3. Tony Goodwin, 38 Linden Avenue, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />4. Ronald Reed, 5911 Bertrand Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />5. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, 3713 Sterling Point Drive, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />6. Gary Van Tassel, 101 Linden Avenue, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />7. Garland Alexander, 3400 Nelson Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />8. John Johnson, 3901 Mariner Drive, Chesapeake, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />9. Barbara Browder, 1725 Chase Point Circle, Virginia Beach, spoke in support of this
<br />item.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to adopt the following
<br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />"RESOLUTION RESCINDING RESOLUTION R-07-20 CONCERNING ACQUISITION
<br />OF REAL PROPERTY WITH THE STREET ADDRESS OF 1128 HARRELL STREET,
<br />COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "CRAB SHACK."
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<br />WHEREAS, Portsmouth City Council did on May 22, 2007 adopt Resolution R-
<br />07 -20, concerning acquisition of real property with the street address of 1128 Harrell
<br />Street, commonly known as the "Crab Shack" (the "Property"); and
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<br />WHEREAS, at the time said Resolution was adopted, the Property had long
<br />been run-down, poorly maintained, unpainted, decayed, disorderly, littered with debris,
<br />sunken boats, rusted industrial equipment, and scrap materials, and it comprised a
<br />material source of blight that was harming the quality of life in the Park View
<br />neighborhood; and the City desired to aquire it in part to eliminate said blight and in part
<br />to create a public park that would benefit all the nearby neighborhoods and the public at
<br />large; and
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<br />WHEREAS, since enactment of said Resolution, extended negotiations with the
<br />owner of the Property, together with the preparation for legal action to acquire the
<br />property by eminent domain, have resulted in correction and abatement of most of the
<br />aforesaid blighting conditions; and
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<br />WHEREAS, since the adoption of said Resolution, economic changes have
<br />changed so as to place significantly increased financial stress on the City; and the funds
<br />that had been allocated to acquire this property are now needed for various other
<br />pressing and important public purposes;
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