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Au?ust 26. ~9~q0 Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast Webb Whitlow, Johansen Nays: None ' ' 80-273 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the reg~larYmeeLing~df August 12, 1980, was taken up and read: ~- "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $2?0,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR PHASE I1 OF THE 1846 COURTHOUSE RENOVATION (COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER)." On motion of Mr. Whitlow and seconded by Mr. Gray, the ordinance was adopted,zand by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb Whitlow, Johansen Nays: None ' 80-274 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the regular meeting of August 12, 1980, was taken up and read: "AN ORDINANCE FO APPROPRIATE $10,000 FROM FHE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR DESIGN OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS FO DOULGAS PARK AND CHOATE STREET." On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, the ordinance was adopted following vote: , and by the Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb, Whitlow,$ohansen Nays: None the following reports from the City Manager were presented: 80-305 "Consideration of an ordinance establishing one mosquito control district for the City of Portsmouth in accordance with amnnd6d~State legislation. The City of Portsmouth established three mosquito control districts one each in 1957, 19S9, and 1967 for the purpose of insuring maximum funding under the State Code for mosquito control d~stricts. The State of Virginia has now amended the Code which permits any governmenx body which has more than one mosquito control district to consolidate into one single district requiring one single board. The legislation provides that monies contributed to a consolidated district shall have a whole harmless clause indicating that you would non receive any less funding than that which was received by the individual districts. The consolidation also removes the requirement of having a separate board for each mosquito control district. The City Manager recommends adoption." On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the following ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING ONE MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH IN ACSORDANCE WITH SEUTION 32.1-188 CODE OF VIRGINIA, 1950 AS AMENDED." ' ' 80-306 "Consideration of a resolution authorizing the sale of Norfolk for the Norfolk water line located in the right-of-wa)- Line Railroad. of an easement to the City of the former Seaboard Coast The property has been appraised by a certified appraiser and the two cities are in agree- ment that the methodology used by the appraiser is fair and equitable for a value of $40,880. The sale of the easement and the purchase price has been officially communicated to the City of No,folk and they have agreed to th~.~alue assdetermined by the appraisal. In accordance with the Char~er of the City of Portsmouth, the sale of property between two political subdivisions does not require public advertising prior to sale. The City Manager recommends ~doption." On motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF AN EASEMENT TO THE CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, FOR THE NORFOLK WATER LINES LOCATED IN THE FORMER RIGHT-DF-WAY OF SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD COMPANY PROPERTY. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has purchased from the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company the abandoned right-of-way extending across the City of Portsmouth from the western branch of the Elizabeth River to Mt. Vernon Avenue; and WHEREAS, there is located within this property a City of Norfolk water main whic~ was installed pursuant to an agreement between the City of Norfolk and the Railroad; and WHEREAS, the City of Norfolk, in order to retain the use of said property for its water lines has agreed to purchase the hereinafter-described easement from the City of Portsmouth fo~ the agreed appraised value of Forty Thousand, Eight Hundred Eigh%y' Dollars ($40,840.); and WHEREAS, the conveyance of the hereinafter-described easement will not adversely affect the use of the property or disposition thereof by the City of Portsmouth; and