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June 10, 2014 WHEREAS, the easement is necessary for the purpose of installing, relocating, upgrading, and/or maintaining sanitary sewer facilities; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a Deed of Easement to Hampton Roads Sanitation District, and take all other steps necessary to grant the requested easement." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: 14-220 (B): "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN EASEMENT TO HAMPTON ROADS SANITATION DISTRICT ON PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN THE 1200 BLOCK OF SOUTH STREET FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING, RELOCATING, UPGRADING, AND/OR MAINTAINING SANITARY SEWER FACILITIES WHEREAS, Hampton Roads Sanitation District has requested an easement on certain property owned by the City of Portsmouth in the 1200 block of South Street commencing at the northwest intersection of Elm Avenue and South Street and running westerly along the northern right-of-way of South Street approximately 232 feet; and WHEREAS, the easement is necessary for the purpose of installing, relocating, upgrading, and/or maintaining sanitary sewer facilities; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a Deed of Easement to Hampton Roads Sanitation District, and take all other steps necessary to grant the requested easement." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None 14 - 221 -Adoption of a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Utilities to exceed by 25% or more the contract for Quadrant 1 of the Downtown Master Utility Plan Working Men and Women and Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Motion by Mr. Meeks, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to defer consideration of Item 14-221 to the June 24, 2014 City Council Meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: Edmonds 14 - 222 -Adoption of a resolution authorizing a Memorandum of Agreement with the African-American Historical Society, Inc., for the operation of the Portsmouth Colored Community Library Museum on Elm Avenue. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: • The African-American Historical Society, Inc. is a group of community volunteers who are committed to preserving and interpreting the history of the African American community in Portsmouth. • The Society was instrumental in preserving the Portsmouth Colored Community Library building which was relocated to its present location at 904 Elm Avenue in 2007. Since relocation, the Society raised funds from private contributions to renovate the interior as a history museum.