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February 14, 2012
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<br />Community Criminal Justice Board
<br />Kara Cooper to be appointed to fill a term ending June 30, 2012, replacing Earl Mobley.
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<br />Museum & Fine Arts Commission
<br />Anthony Riley to be appointed to fill a term ending October 31, 2014, replacing Dorothy
<br />Hill.
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<br />Supplemental Retirement Board
<br />Matthew Crutcher to be appointed to fill a term ending September 30, 2014, replacing
<br />Willie Goodwyn.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Cherry, to close nominations, and
<br />the above nominations were adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />12 - 66 - Items Submitted by Council Members
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<br />Adoption of a resolution concerning Forgiveness of a Debt owed by the
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<br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
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<br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, asked that City Council modify the
<br /> resolution being adopted.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following
<br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />“RESOLUTION CONCERNING FORGIVENESS OF A DEBT OWED BY THE CITY OF
<br />PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
<br />TRANSPORTATION.
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , in or around 1998, the Virginia Department of Transportation
<br />(“VDOT”) desired to construct a new highway facility to increase efficiency and capacity
<br />of highway facilities leading to the Portsmouth side of the Midtown Tunnel, commonly
<br />known as the “Pinners Point Connector,” and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , VDOT did not have adequate funds to construct the Pinners Point
<br />Connector without the imposition of tolls, and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , in order to make possible construction of the facility without tolls and
<br />without further delay, the City of Portsmouth, by adoption of Resolution No. R-98-54,
<br />pledged future Urban Allocation Funds to VDOT in the initial amount of $55,000,000,
<br />and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , this pledge by Portsmouth of its future revenues made construction
<br />of the Pinners Point Connector possible without tolls, and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , the Pinners Point connector has increased efficiency and capacity of
<br />the Midtown Tunnel and thus has been highly beneficial to citizens and businesses from
<br />all areas of the Hampton Roads region, in addition to contributing to continued cargo
<br />growth by the Virginia Port Authority with the resulting gain in revenues to the
<br />Commonwealth of Virginia, and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , to date Portsmouth has sacrificed approximately $32,000,000 of its
<br />VDOT Urban Allocation Funds towards said debt service, leaving a current balance of
<br />approximately $23,000,000, and
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<br />WHEREAS
<br /> , one of the conditions for Portsmouth pledging these funds was that
<br />there would be no tolls on the Midtown Tunnel, and
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