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WHEREAS, Section 2.09(c) of the Charter of the City of Portsmouth provides that property
<br /> may be conveyed to a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia without advertiseme
<br /> and public notice; and
<br /> W~EREAS, the City of Norfolk is a municipal corporation of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that
<br /> perpetual easement, privilege and right-of-way be sold to the City of Norfolk, Virginia, for
<br /> operation, installation and maintenance of a water line or lines over, under and across the
<br /> hereinafter-described proFerty, to-wit:
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<br /> ~ll that certain piece and parceI of land situate, lying and being
<br /> in the City of Portsmeuth, Virginia, bcmnded and described as follows:
<br /> Beginning at a point designated on the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad
<br /> Company right-of-way and track Maps V. 3-VA/8, V. 3-VA/9 and V. 4-VA/l,
<br /> recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of the City of
<br /> Portsmouth, Virginia, in Deed Book 350, p. 360 and 361, as Station 82
<br /> + 95 and continuing from said point in a westerly direction between
<br /> parallel lines 30' apart, the northern line of which is the northern
<br /> boundary of the said former Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company right-
<br /> of-way to a point marked on said right-of-way and track Maps as Station
<br /> 17640, said easement beginning approximately 200' west of Mt. Vernon
<br /> Avenue and extending in a westerly direction to a point on the western
<br /> bank of Baines Creek.
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<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to execute
<br /> such documents of conveyance as may be necessary to complete this transaction.'
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, WEbb, Whitlow, 2ohansenn
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 80-307 "Consideration of a resolution endorsing the FederaI Public Transportation
<br /> Act of 1980 and the Cleveland Amendment, Section 223 of HR6417.
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<br /> The City has received a letter from TRT asking that we endorse the Federal Public Trans-
<br /> portation Act and particularly the Cleveland Amendment which was endorsed by the Tidewater
<br /> Transportation District Commission at their last meeting. The Commission requested that
<br /> each of the cities' councils endorse the Transportation Act and especially the Cleveland
<br /> Amendment. Attached for your information is a copy of the letter from the Tidewater Trans-
<br /> portation District Commission requesting your endorsemen~o~ thi~-reso~ution. The City
<br /> Manager recommends-~adoption."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes and secmnded by Mrs. Webb, the resolution to include paragraph
<br /> to communicate to the Congress our concern that if there isn't some amendment to this proposa
<br /> ~hat we may not stay in the business, and the following resolution Nas ad~pted, and by the
<br /> following vote:
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<br /> "A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE FEDERAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACT OF 1980 (H.R.No.6417),
<br /> AND THE CLEVELAND AMENDMENT, SECTION 223 OF H. R. No. 6417.
<br /> WHEREAS, the Tidewater Transportation District Commission on August 13, 1980, unanimousl'
<br /> endorsed support for the provisions of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 1980, and
<br /> the Cleveland Amendment, and requested that each City Council, which is a member of said Dis-
<br /> trict Commission, pass a resolution endorsing this Act and the amendment thereto; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the Cleveland Amendment, Section 223 of H. R. No. 6417, allows for the local
<br /> option for transportation of the handicapped by each transit operator as opposed to providing
<br />· a system of total accessability as presently mandated; and
<br /> Whereas, the present mandate to provide total accessability will require enormous increa~
<br /> in cost which may result in the inability of~this City and other local governments to continu~
<br /> to fund the operation of the local transportation system; and
<br /> WHEREAS, adoption of the Federal Public Transportation Act of 1980 with the Cleveland
<br /> Amendment would provide greater flexibility for planning, purchasing and use of equipment by
<br /> the local transit operator by allowing for specialized equipment for transportation of the
<br /> handicapped.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that
<br /> said Council hereby expresses its endorsement of the F~deral Public Transportation Act of 198~
<br /> (H. R. No. 6417) and the Cleveland Amendment, Section 223 of H. R. No. 6417 and urges its
<br /> passage by the Congress of the United States."
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb, Whitlow,Johansen
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> · 80-308 - "Consideration of a motion authorizing the City Manager to advertise for sale
<br /> city-owned property located at 2508-14 Barclay Avenue, known as the Highland Biltmore CommunJ
<br /> House. -~
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<br /> The Planning Commission at its regular meeting on August 5th voted unanimously to recom-
<br />mend that this property be declared surplus and offered for sale. The sale of the property
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