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Mr. Riordan was over assessed £or two years on his 1982 Toyota pickuF.
<br />$121.36 (without interest) £or the combined amount is requested.
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<br />I recommend that Council adopt this motion, and a refund be granted."
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<br />A refund of
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<br />Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, to grant refund.
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<br /> Substitute motion of Mr. Whitlow and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, that authorization be grante
<br />to refund for 1983 and 1984 Personal Property taxes to Timothy P. Riordan, ~013 Timberland
<br />Drive, Portsmouth, VA 23703, in the amount of $121.36, without interest if appropriate, and
<br />was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 85-281 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to refund $73.11
<br />~witheut interest) for 1985 Business License to Frank Edwards.
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<br /> 'The Commissioner of the Revenue is requesting a refund of 1985 Business License to Fran~
<br />Edwards, E806 Dartmouth Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707.
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<br /> Mr. Frank Edwards and Mr. Emory Edwards purchased a 1985 Contractors License on May 3,
<br />1985 for ~97.50. Mr. Emory Edwards requested his name be removed from the business license.
<br />The state will not remove a name from a State B Ccntractors License without an additional fee,
<br />therefore, Mr. Edwards decided not to continue working under this license. A refund of ~73.11
<br />(without interest) for the unused port,on of the license is requested.
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<br />I recommend that Council adopt this motion, and a refund be granted."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by
<br />1985 Business License to Frank Edwards,
<br />amount of $73.11 ~without interest~ , as
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<br />Mrs. Lucas, that authorization be granted to refund
<br />5806 Dartmouth Street, Portsmouth, VA 23707, in the
<br />requested, and was adopted by unanimous vcte.
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<br /> 85-252 Lette~ from the City Manager transmitting City Treasurer's Annual Report on
<br />Delinquent FY85 Real Estate Taxes.
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<br /> "Attached please find the annual report from the City Treasurer, Margaret E. Jones, on
<br />the subject of delinquen~ real estate taxes for the ray year ending June 30, 1985. Also at-
<br />tached is an analysis of the reported tax delinquencies prepared by the Director of Finance.
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<br /> The City's Delinquent Tax Collector has initiated collection procedures on the reported
<br />delinquencies. Historically, such procedures have resulted in the collection of about 99.8%
<br />of the total tax levy with the remazning .2% to be satisfied through court action and, if
<br />necessary, sale of property to recover taxes. When collected, a penalty of 10%, and interest
<br />of 1% per month delinquent, are imposed on the tax bill.
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<br /> A copy of the entire list is available in the City Clerk's Office for inspection and a
<br />copy will be placed at the main branch of the Public Library for review by interested citizens
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<br /> As required by City Code this report is being submitted to you for your review and
<br />information."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, that the report be received as informatio
<br />and filed accordingly, and a copy be pu~ in ~he Public Library~and a copy be distributed to th
<br />newspaper, and was adopted by unanimous ~ote.
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<br /> 85-253 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution authorizing
<br />the City Manager to convey City-owned property (Development Parcels 6lA, 61D, 61E, 61F, and
<br />61G, ~rawford Renewal Project, VAR-83) to Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority, subjec
<br />to the ~erms and conditions of the development agreement.
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<br /> "On May 14, 1985, City Council authorized me to sign an agreement with Master Development
<br />Corporation for the consideration of an approximately $9,000,000 condominium Froject on our
<br />watef~nat~. Schematic site plans have been completed sufficiently to show lay out design.
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<br /> It is now necessary for City Council to adopt the attached resolution conveying parcels o
<br />property to ~he Portsmouth Redevelopment E Housing Authority for transfer to Master Develop-
<br />ment Corporation. ~hese parcels include visual and scenic easements as set forth in the
<br />agreement and certain pedestrian accesses for service and emergency vehicles, which will be
<br />retained by the City.
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<br /> Finally, the resolution authorizes the release of certain easements and rights-of-way
<br />~hich were previously established but are no longer needed with either the proposed developmen
<br />or public use.
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<br /> On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following resolution was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br /> 'A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO CONVEY CITY-OWNED PROPERTY (DEVELOPMENT
<br /> PARCELS 6lA, 61D, 61E, 61F AND 61G, CRAWFORD RgNEWAL PROJECT, VAR-53) TO PORTSMOUTH
<br /> REDEVELOPMEN~ 8 HOUSING AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEVELOP-
<br /> M~NT AGREEMENT; RETAINING TO THE CITY AN EASEMENT FOR P~DESTRIAN ACCESS AND FOR
<br /> EMERGENCY AND S~RVICE V~HICLES, AND SUBJEC~ TO CONDITIONS PERTAINING TO MAINTENANCE
<br /> AND LIABILITY FOR D~MAGES; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO RELEASE CERTAIN EASEMENTS
<br /> AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN CONNECTION WITH SAID CONVEYANCE.
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