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May 22, 2012 Background: • The court settlement involving the new courts facility included a requirement that there be for an access road connecting the court facility with the City Hall area. This roadway would provide access other than that provided by Port Centre Parkway. • Location and preliminary plans were provided to VDOT in December of 2011. • The proposed roadway will connect to Bart St., which is part of the I-264 interchange and defined as a limited access highway. • Approval to make this connection required approval of the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) and the Federal Highway Administration. Discussion: • Construction of the access road and connecting to Bart St. was approved by the CTB at its meeting on April 18, 2012 and subsequently by the Federal Highway Administration. • The City of Portsmouth is required to pay for the subject connection. • The building of the roundabout left an odd shaped parcel of land next to the VDOT ventilation building as shown on the attached plat. It was proposed and accepted by VDOT to transfer this 0.161 acre parcel to VDOT in exchange for permitting a break in the limited access boundary. Financial Impact: • The transfer of the parcel in question will have no financial impact as it does not represent a buildable lot for the City of Portsmouth. Recommended Action: • Adoption of the required ordinance. Vision Principle: Change and New Direction. Next Steps Following Council Action: • Prepare the conveyance documents and complete the property transfer. 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, asked that the cost of having an access road be the burden of those using it, specifically the Judiciary. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TRANSFER OF A 0.161 ACRE PARCEL OF LAND ADJACENT TO THE DOWNTOWN TUNNEL VENTILATION BUILDING TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (VDOT) IN EXCHANGE FOR VDOT'S GRANTING A BREAK IN THE LIMITED ACCESS BOUNDARY OF BART STREET ADJACENT TO THE CRAWFORD STREET ROUNDABOUT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW COURT ACCESS ROAD. WHEREAS, in exchange fora 0.161 acre parcel of land adjacent to the Downtown Tunnel, as shown on the attached Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, the Virginia Department of Transportation will permit a break in the limited access boundary of Bart Street adjacent to the Crawford Street roundabout to allow for the construction of an access road to the new courts complex. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby authorizes the transfer of 0.161 acres of land, as described on Exhibit A hereof, to the Virginia Department of Transportation and authorizes the City Manager to execute such documents as are required to accomplish said purpose." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None