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i02 July 28, 1987 "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $86,400 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR MONITORING AND SPECIFICATION WRITING UNDER PHASE I AND II OF THE CIVIC CENTER COMPLEX ~SBESTOS REMOVAL PROGRAM." 87-326 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of an ordinance closing a portion of Churchland Boulevard; author- izing the City Manager to convey property. "Churchland Shopping Center Associates has made application tc vacate and close a portion of Chur~hland Boulevard adjacent to its property. The viewers report and the report from the Planning Commission recommend approval. In addition, it has been determined that the City owns the underlying fee simple interest in this property. Pursuant to the authority of Section 15.1-366, Code of Virginia, the City may sell its interest to the abutting property owner provided the parties agree as to the value of the property. The agreed value of the subject property is $25,000.00, It is further recommended that the conveyance of the property be conditioned such that Churchland Shopping Center Associates shall agree to reconvey the property, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for street improvements to Churchland Boulevard within ten years from the date of the street closure..The reconveyance would be for the same price, or proportionate share thereof. The subject property would not be used by Churchland Shopping Center Associates for any permanent construction or for calculating any Code recuirements until such time ~s the final determination con~ cerning improvements to Churchland Boulevard have been made. I recommend adoption of the ordinance closing this portion of Churchland Boulevard and authorizing conveyance of the property to Chm~chland Shopping Center Associates." Albert Taylor, &ttorney, P. O. Box 1475, Portsmouth, VA 23705 representing Churchland Shopping Center, spoke in favor of the ordinance. Arn¢ld Leon, Owner, P. O. Box 1475, Portsmouth, VA 23705, spoke in favor of the street closing. On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mrs. Webb, the follo~ ing ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE CLOSING A PORTION OF CHURCHLAND BOULEVARD" Ayes: Barnes, Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Simpson, Webb, Holl~ Nays: None 87-327 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption o. a resolution expressing the opposition of the Council of the City of Portsmouth to the expansion or prologation of the use of Craney Island as a disposal area. 'The Army Corps of Engineers is sponsoring a Public Scoping meeting on August 6, 1987 at Churchland Junior High School to obtain public comment on several alternative methods to dispose of harbor dredge material. The attached announcement lists each of the alternatives being considered. Proposals for Craney Island include possible expansion to the north or west, or both. Expansion of the Craney Island disposal area, especially to the west, would have a particularly negative effect on the River Shore neighborhood, and would be unacceptable to the City of Portsmouth. Prime waterfront h~using would almost certainly suffe~