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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 10 -104 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY <br />OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, AS AMENDED, TO RENAME PRECINCT #21 <br />FROM JOHN F. KENNEDY COMMUNITY CENTER TO <br />"HENDRICKS/KENDALL RECREATION CENTER ". <br />WHEREAS, by Resolution 2023 -5 adopted on January 24, 2023 City Council <br />changed the name of the John F. Kennedy Community Center, located at 12 Grand Street, <br />to the "Hendricks /Kendall Recreation Center" to honor the hard work and dedication of <br />Ms. Ruth Hendricks and Ms. Florence Kendall; and <br />WHEREAS, the Hendricks /Kendall Recreation Center serves as the voting place <br />for Precinct #21; and <br />WHEREAS, it is therefore necessary to amend the City Code to reflect the name <br />change for the voting place; and <br />WHEREAS, this Ordinance merely codifies the name change and does not <br />change the physical location for voting in Precinct #21; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia: <br />1. That Section 10 -104 of Chapter 10 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia (2006) be amended and reordained as follows: <br />Sec. 10 -104. Precinct No. 21. <br />The voting place for Precinct No. 21 shall be at the Hendricks /Kendall Recreation <br />Center at 12 Grand Street. <br />2. That the name of Precinct No. 21 is hereby formally designated as <br />"Hendricks /Kendall Recreation Center ". <br />3. That this ordinance shall take effect on March 1, 2023. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held <br />on February 14, 2023. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />