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571 <br /> <br />April 9, 1991 <br /> <br />Councilwoman Lucas left the Council Chamber. <br /> <br /> 91-[131 - Letter from the City-Manager recommer~ding adoption <br />of theLfollowlng ordinance and resolution <br /> that <br /> the <br />Virginia Department of TransportatLon ~es~t~bli~h-an.~dr~-~n System <br />Highway ~roject to make certain im~rdver~nt-s _t~-'th~ '~rt Norfolk <br />neighborhood to facilitate traffic movement resulting from the <br />Wester? T- -reeway' ~ . ' ' ' ' , <br /> <br /> A) ~n ordinance to. appropriate $31,500 from the Capital <br /> Improvements Fdhd for.the ~installat'ion~of_traff.lc <br /> -lights and for other_improvements at ~the intersection <br /> o,f Mount Vernon Avenue and Bay~view Boulevard, a'~d at <br /> ~ne intersection bT W~'l~y' Avenue ~and 'Ch~u-tau~Iua <br /> Avenue ~ · .. <br /> <br /> B ~resolution requesting the Virginia Departmeat of <br /> 'fanspor~ation establ'ish, an urban siYstem high~a~, project <br /> 'or the improvement of tne inters~ection of~ Mokinl; Vernon <br /> ~venue and Bayview Boulevard, and the intersect .on of <br /> ~esley Sfreet ~arid Chautauqua Avenue. <br /> <br /> " December, 1990, the Transportation Board of th,.~ Virginia <br />Depar. t~ t of Transportation (VDOT) approved the connec;ion <br />be.tw.e-e~ .he. Weste~ .Fre~way and the Midtown Tunnel. In <br />con]unc :ion with tnis action, immediate i,mprovements to the Port <br />Norfol~ 9eighborhood were also approved which include t~o traffic <br />signal~ and improvements to Virginia Avenue. The traff c signals <br />will bc installed at Mount Vernon Avenue and Bayvlew Bo.~levard, <br />and We~ ley Avenue and Chautauqua Avenue <br /> <br /> Tl.e Virginia Department of Transportation has. ag~e,~d to <br />permit the City to complete the work and be reim~U'rsed ]~y the <br />State. The improvements to Virginia Avenue will requi're a <br />City/Si ate a~reement. However, to simplify the no~rma~ 3~eview <br />proces.~ for the traffic signal installation, VDOT has requested <br />that we adopt the attached resolution. The resolution will allow <br />the City to complete the installation and receive reimbursement <br />for pr(jec~-costs.. Also,. funds 'were prevlously--~prop~riated for <br />the' treffl~ signals.~ ' An add'~tlo~&t appropriati~on ofS31,500 from <br />the ua~ ltal Improvements Fuhd-(CIF) ,will be required ~or the <br />street i~provements to acconLmodate the new signals. <br /> <br /> T~ e Director of Public Works recommends approval of the <br />re§otu! iSn and appropriation of $3'1,500. I concur with his <br />recomm~nQation. This appropriation, since it is reimb'u~sable from <br />VDOT, ~ill not affect the balance in the Capital ImprOvements <br />Fund." ' . <br /> <br /> M(tion of Mr. Epperson and seconded by Mr. King the following <br />ordinance was approved on first reading and by <br />unanimous wot~e C6-~0) . <br /> <br /> " N ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $31:,500.00 FROM THE C~ PITAL <br /> It'~PI~OVEMENTS FUND FOR THE rNSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC ],IGHTS <br /> ~'~ID FOR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AT THE INTERSECTION OF ~[OUNT <br /> V~RNON AVENUE AND BAYVIEW BOULEVARD, AND AT THE I~[TERSECTION <br /> <br /> MOtion of Mr. King and seconded by l~r. Clemons~'~h <br /> following <br />resolu%ion was adopted and by the following vote: <br /> <br /> <br />