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374 September 18, 1990 Diana Creecy, Director of Disaster Services for the American Red CrlOsS, spoke in sup'p~ort ,of the resolution. Motion of Mr. Clemens and seconded by Mr. King that the following resoluti~nauthoriz~ing %he City Manager.to-seek relief for the victims of the August 24,'1990 flooding, and, was adopted on first and final reading by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION AUTHQRIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SEEK RELIEF FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE ~UGUST 24,~ 1!990 FLOODING. WHEREAS, on~,August 24, 1990, Where occurred a disaster in the City of Portsmouth in that Certain residences and businesses in the City were extensively damaged by flooding as a result of a seve'~e ra~storm; ~nd~, :~ i~. , i . WHEREAS, because of that disaster, there exiSt numerous citizens and businesses in the City who may be qualified for relief u~d?er ~variiausi~fede~l~'a,nd ~stat~disiaster, relief programs; WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth is committed'to assisti~ng, in every manner possible, the obtaining of suCh relief by its r~sidents and corporate citizens. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of PortSmouth,.Virginia, that there is hereby declared a state of local emergency as a result of the disastrous rainstorm of August 24, 1990; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to take all appropriate actions, including the filing of applications and requests for disaster area designation and relief, in order to obtain the most expeditious and complete relief possible for the victims of the August 24th flooding." Ayes: Clemens, Corprew, Epperson, King, Hawks, Lucas, Webb Nays: None 90-382 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution endorsing the recommendation of the Virginia Department of Transportation for a route proposed to connect the Martin Luther King Freeway and 1-264. "On May 31, i990, the Virginia Department of Transportation held a public hearing to present alternate routes for the proposed connection between the Martin Luther King Expressway and Interstate 264. Recently, I received the recorded transcripts of the public hearing along with a route selection ~ecommended by the Department or'Transportation. The State requests that the City Council endorse the recommended route which was designated ~n the ~ublic hearing as Altern'ative E (see attached resolution). The attached plan illustrates the route of this alternate, which includes a flyover from London Boulevard to-1-264, with additional access ramps at High Street. Both Turnpike Road and High Street will remain open and pass under the connection. Although the State has not identified funding for this critical connection, I recommend endorsemen-t of the option selected by the State to insure that agreement on a route location does not become an impediment to its completion."