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<br /> WHEREAS, the City owns certain
<br />longer needed by the City for public
<br />and
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<br />hereinafter-described real property which property is no
<br />purposes and is hereby declared to be surplus property;
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<br /> WHEREAS, Portsmouth Redevelopment ~ Housing Authority by due notice and advertisement
<br />has requested proposals for the acquisition, use and development of said property and has
<br />recommended the approval of the plan of Master Develonment Corporation; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the City, Portsmouth Redevelopment ~ Honsing Authority and Master Development
<br />Corporation have entered into a development agreement dated August 13, 1985 for acquisition,
<br />use and development in accordance with the said approved plans; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the said development agreement provides for the conveyance of said property to
<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment ~ Housing Authority subject to certain easements and conditions
<br />pertaining to access, maintenance and liability for damages on a portion of the property; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the said acquisition, use and development plans have been included in the above-
<br />referenced development agreement; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Section 2.09 of the Charter of the City of Portsmouth provides that property may
<br />be conveyed to the Commonwealth of Virginia, or a political subdivision thereof, without
<br />advertisement or receipt of bids: and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Portsmouth Redevelopment ~ Housing Authority is a political subdivision of the
<br />Commonwealth of Virginia; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, by plat entitled "Plat of Property Belonging to City of Portsmouth for Waterfront
<br />Development", dated January 20, 1977, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court
<br />of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, in Map Book 10, page 6, certain hereinafter-described
<br />easements and rights-of-way were dedicated Eot the purpose of constructing public utilities
<br />and improvements; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the proposed plan for
<br />the hereinafter-described easements
<br />struction and development; and
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<br />deveIopment by Master Development Corporation requires thai
<br />and rights-oE-way be. released ~n order to facilitate con-
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<br /> WHEREAS, the said easements and rights~of-way are no longer required by the City for
<br />public utility purposes and are hereby declared to be surplus property.
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth that the City
<br />Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to convey parcels 6lA, 61D, 61E, 61F and 61G as shown
<br />on that certain plat entitled "Plat Showing Survey of Development Parcel 6lA thru 61G, Crawfor~
<br />Renewal Project, FAR-S3", prepared by A.M.L. Surveymng, dated April 17, 1985, revised May 16,
<br />1985, and June 14, 1985, attached hereto, subject to the terms and conditions of a certain
<br />development agreement between the City, Portsmouth Redevelopment ~ Hou§ing Authority and
<br />Master Development Corporation dated August 13, 1985, and subject to conditions and restrictio~
<br />of record pertaining thereto.
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<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby instructed to retain easements on
<br />a portion of the subject property for pedestrian access and access for emergency and service
<br />vehicles and ~o convey a portion of the subject property subject to certain conditions per-
<br />taining to maintenance thereof and liability for damages; said easements and conditions to
<br />apply to parcels 61D, 61E, 61F and 61G.
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<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager, and he
<br />certain hereinafter-described easements and rights-of-way
<br />of said property:
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<br />hereby is, authorized to release
<br />in connection with the conveyance
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<br />Parcel I
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<br /> All that certain 1S' drainage easement as shown on that certain plat
<br />entitled "Plat of Property Belonging to City of Portsmouth for Waterfront
<br />Development," recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the
<br />City of Portsmouth in Map Book 10, page 6; said easement being described
<br />as lying along the eastern boundary of the property depicted on said plat
<br />beginning at a point north of the northern right-of-way line of High Street
<br />if thee same were extended from its intersection with Water Street eastwardly
<br />to the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, and from thence extending ~n
<br />a northerly direction between parellel lines iS' apart and parallel with the
<br />existing seawall structure to a point south of the southern boundary of
<br />London Street if the same were extended in an eastwardly direction fro~ its
<br />intersection with Water Street ~o the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River.
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<br />Parcel II
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<br /> All that certain 1S' drainage easement as shown on that certazn plat
<br />entitled "Plat of Property Belonging to City of Portsmout~ for Waterfront
<br />Development, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the
<br />City of Portsmouth in Map Book 10, page 6: said easement being described
<br />as beginning at a point on the eastern boundary of Water Street, said point
<br />being south 3© 32' 15" east 222.5', more or less,, from the southeastern
<br />intersection of Water Street and London Street as closed by ordinance adopted
<br />by the Council of the City of Portsmouth June 22, 1976: and extending in a
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