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572 April 9, 1991 "A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA REQUESTING THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION~O' ESTABLIS~'~'URBAN'SY.STEM HIGHWAY PROJECTFOR ~HE-~IMPROVEMENT' OF-THE'I~TERSEC~ONO~~OUNT- VERNON'~VEN~ AND BAYVtEW~OU-BEVA-RD ~ND THE ~I-NT~SECT~ION OF WESLEY STREET ~ND'CH~UTAUQ~VENU~z WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouthg ~brgin:~a has determined that the health, safety and welfare of the citizens-of-t-h~e Cit~y of P6~tsmouth:require i~prowement~to the intersection Of~Mount Vernon Avenue and Bayview Boulevard and the' intersection of-Wesley Street and Chautauqua Aven~e; NOW, THEREFDRE, BEFIT RESOEVED, ~that the ~ouncil'Of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia requests that the Virginia Department of Transportation establish an urban system highway project for th~ ~pro-vu~ment of 'the 'intersection Of Mount Vernon Avenue and Bay~ew-Bou~ev'a~d and't~e interse,ction of Wesley Street and Chautauqua Aven~ue; and ~ BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that th6' City of Portsmouth hereby agrees to prepare all plans and specifications, bid the project, and provide construction inspection in~accor~a~e with the Virginia Department of Transporta~ion's minor' Cons~ructbon procedures as outlined in Commissioner Pethtel'~g l~ne 16~ ~198~- letter. ' ~ ~ ' ' - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that should the City of Portsmouth subsequently elect to cancel this project, the City of Portsmouth hereby agrees to r~i~burse'th~ Vbrgini~ Department of Transportation (VDOT) for the total amount of the costs expended th~ou~ ~h~ ~date'VDOT ~is-notified-cf such- cancellation." ................... Ayes: Clemons, Cor~rew,- Eppe'rson, -King£ Hawks, ~Webb .... Nays: None 91-132 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an erdinance amend~-ng Chapter 10 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, ~98'8~ by amending Article III, Section 10-108 pertaining to a change of voting place for Precinct 25. "The Po~rtsm~ou'~h "Ele~t'6'ral'B~ard has apprised the City of Portsmouth that the voting place in Precinct 25 must be changed. This relocation was necessitated by the non-availability of the DAC Center on West Road for future elections. The Tidal Wave Masonic Lodge was considered~as-an - alternative location by the Portsmouth Electora'l Board. - ~ Unfortunately, the Electoral Board was unsuccessful in its negotiations with the Lodge to obtain this facility as a voting place. However, Portsmouth Christian' Church, at Detroit and Cambridge Streets, has agreed to allow the Board to use its facilities ~S' ~a~o~i~ng p'l'ace. ~t ~h~et's~th~ ~req~'ireme~ntS f'or handicapped accomm6d~ti'on~ ah'd has a~aple~ park'ing."' ~' ' Accordingly, I recomme~d"adopti6n~'of the crdinanc~~- changing the voting place in PreCinct 25 from the DAC Center to the Portsmouth Christian Church." Motion of Mr. Clemons and seconded by Mr. King, the following ordinance was adopted and by the following vote: