File #: RES. 2020-R021    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 3/10/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/26/2020 Final action: 5/26/2020
Title: To name the east-west alley located in the block bounded by West Main Street, South Shields Avenue, West Cary Street, and South Addison Street as "Uptown Alley."
Patrons: Mayor Stoney (By Request)
Attachments: 1. Res. No. 2020-R021

Title

To name the east-west alley located in the block bounded by West Main Street, South Shields Avenue, West Cary Street, and South Addison Street as “Uptown Alley.”

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WHEREAS, in accordance with sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, CaryShields Mews, LLC, as the applicant, has requested that the east-west alley located in the block bounded by West Main Street, South Shields Avenue, West Cary Street, and South Addison Street be named “Uptown Alley;”

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:

 1.                     That the east-west alley located in the block bounded by West Main Street, South Shields Avenue, West Cary Street, and South Addison Street and shown as the public right-of-way enclosed in bold lines and labeled as “Public Alley to be Named ‘Uptown Alley’ ” on a drawing prepared by the Department of Public Works, designated as DPW Drawing No. N-28895, dated January 10, 2020, and entitled “Proposed Naming of a Public Alley in the Block Bounded by W Cary Street, S Addison Street, W Main Street, and S Shields Avenue to ‘Uptown Alley,’ ” a copy of which drawing is attached to and incorporated into this resolution, be and hereby is named and designated as “Uptown Alley.”

 2.                     That, in order to effectuate the provisions of paragraph 1 of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall (i) cause the appropriate City agency to prepare and erect signs appropriately marking “Uptown Alley,” (ii) request that all City agencies note such naming in the records maintained by each such agency, and (iii) take all other appropriate actions to effectuate the naming of the street as “Uptown Alley.”

 3.                     That paragraphs 1 and 2 of this resolution shall be effective only upon the completion of the following to the satisfaction of the Chief Administrative Officer within 12 months from the date on which this resolution is adopted:

(a)                     CaryShields Mews, LLC, as applicant, shall furnish the Chief Administrative Officer with sufficient funds to cover the costs of the street naming, including, but not necessarily limited to, the preparation and erection of appropriate signs.  

(b)                     The applicant shall furnish all abutting landowners with written notice of the naming.

                     (c)                     The applicant shall comply with all applicable requirements set forth in sections 8-7 through 8-10 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended.

                     (d)                     Should any condition of this paragraph 3 not be met within twelve months of the date on which the Council adopts this resolution, this resolution shall be null and void and of no further legal effect.