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94 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA TO A~END THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA. WHEREAS, Section 15.1-835 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amendad, provides for the amendment of the City Charter upon the holding of a public hearing to determine if the citizens of the City desire that the amendment to the City Charter be granted and by forwarding thereafter a request to one (t) or more members of the General Assembly representing the City %o introduce the proposed change as a bill in the succeeding session of the General ~ssme~Iy; and WHEREAS, the City Council is of the opinion that certain amendments to the Charter Of the City of Portsmouth is necessary and desirable at this time and has, on this date, held such public hearing required by law to consider s-uch amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia~ that the Cit~_Attorney is hereby directed to prepare and transmit to the members of the General Assembly representing the 'City, together with certified copies of this Resolution~ a draft of a bill amending the Charter of the City of Portsmouth~ 1970, as follows: t. By amending Article II by adding thereto Section 2.02:1 to read as follows: Section 2.02:1. Special Service District. A special service district of the dow~to%~ business district of the City of Portsmouth shall be created by the governing body of the City of Portsmouth, upon petition of fifty (50%) percent of the property owners of the proposed district. Upon the filing of such petition, the governing body shall fix a date for a public hearing on the question of the proposed service district, which hearing shall embrace a consideration of whether the property within the proposed district will be benefited by the estabIishment thereof. 'Notice of such hearing shall be given by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Portsmouth, and the hearing shall not be held sooner than ten (10) days afte~ completion of such publication. After creating the~special service district, the City Council shall have the 'following powers and duties with respect to the service district: