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February 11, 2014 • The Portsmouth School Board passed a resolution on 19 December 2013 asking City Council to re-appropriate the sum to its Textbook Fund for Fiscal Year 2013 - 2014. Financial Impact: • The appropriation of $844,019 will increase expenditures in the Fiscal Year 2013 -2014 Education Fund (Other Funds -Textbook Fund). The source of the appropriation is cumulative unspent State funds remaining in the Textbook Fund at June 30, 2013.. Recommended Action: • Adoption of the ordinance. Vision Principles: Quality of Life and Lifelong Learning Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: • Finance will complete the necessary budget adjustments. 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item but voiced his concern with State funds being appropriated to the Schools by City Council. Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $844,019 IN UNSPENT FY 2012-13 STATE TEXTBOOK FUNDS IN THE OTHER FUNDS: TEXTBOOK FUND CLASSIFICATION OF THE FY 2013-14 EDUCATION FUND." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None 14 - 54 -Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an easement with Cox Communications Hampton Roads, L.L.C., across a portion of the former Desks, Inc., site along Columbia Street. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. Background: • The City owns property at 800 Crawford Street across from City Hall commonly known as the Desks Inc. site that is subject to a cooperation agreement between the City and EDA for multi-family development by the Breeden Company. • The 2.475-acre property includes a parcel formerly owned by VDOT which was purchased subsequent to the realignment of Crawford Parkway. This was done to square up the site and make it more developable. • A Cox fiber optic cable bisects the former VDOT parcel (the "Jug Handle"). Cox is prepared to move the cable into the Right of Way along Crawford and Bart Streets at its cost, but is requesting an easement along Columbia Street to accommodate tying the cable into an existing drop box. That easement is shown on the attached drawing. Discussion: • The current alignment of the Cox cable lies outside any easement or right of way and, because it cuts diagonally across the property, lies underneath the proposed multi- family building. It must be moved to allow any significant development of the site. • The easement agreement and exhibit have been reviewed and approved for your consideration by City staff and the developer. Financial Impact: • There is no financial impact to the City. Recommended Action: • Adopt the attached resolution. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. Next Steps Following Council Action: • Record the easement.