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May 25. 2011 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, as follows: 1. City Council hereby finds and determines that it is in the public interest to relocate the Portsmouth City Jail away from the downtown waterfront so that the entire Civic Center area can be made available for private, taxable development. 2. The City Manager shall assemble and direct a project team to develop a strategy for relocation of the jail. The City Attorney shall assist the City Manager as needed and as requested. 3. In doing so, the City Manager shall give due consideration to: a. All potential alternate locations for the jail, and the suitability of such locations for this intended use, including operational requirements and compatibility with the relevant area. b. The anticipated gross capital cost and the anticipated net capital cost to provide new jail facilities, net of any anticipated funding from state and/or federal sources, and any other associated transactional costs and changes in operating costs. c. The consequences of this additional capital expenditure and any possible additional operating costs on the City's debt capacity, bond rating, tax rates, and ability to complete other capital projects. d. The development potential for the Civic Center site (including the surface parking lot), based upon realistic and documented assumptions of market conditions, to include: (i) the cost to demolish the Civic Center (ii) the types of uses that would be developed (iii) the anticipated schedule of development (iv) infrastructure costs, if any, the City would incur in connection with development (v) the anticipated net revenue from sale of the property, if any (vi) the anticipated additional tax revenue to be generated by development (vii) the effect of development on the downtown area and the City as a whole e. Any other matter the City Manager deems relevant to this subject. 4. The City Manager shall report to City Council from time to time on the status of this project." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None - New Business - 11 - 192 - Boards and Commissions Mr. Moody offered the following nominations: Americans with Disabilities Barbara Turner to be appointed to fill a three year term ending December 31, 2013, replacing Craig Gray. Behavioral Healthcare Services Advisory Board Lucy Rotich to be reappointed to fill a three year term ending June 30, 2014. Sadie Sheafe to be reappointed to fill a three year term ending June 30, 2014.