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<br />November 8, 1977
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council held on November 8, 1977, there were present:
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<br />Richard J. Davis, Jack P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr., Archie Elliott, Jr.,
<br />James W. Holley, Edward L. Oast, Jr., Robert W. Wentz, Jr., R. T. Williams,
<br />City Manager, Gordon B. Tayloe, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br /> The Rev. Robert N. Hoffman, Pastor, Trinity Episcopal Church,
<br />prayer, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Davis welcomed all visitors in attendance.
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<br />opened the meeting with
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Early, the minutes of the called meeting of
<br />October 25, 1977; minutes of the regular meeting of October 25, 1977; minutes of the called
<br />meeting of October 27, 1977, to be approved as received, was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 77-393 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the regular meeting of
<br />October 25, 1977, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $20,000 FROM THE CAPITAl IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR
<br />THE IMPROVEMENTS TO INDOOR FACILITIES AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS FOR RECREATIONAl
<br />PURPOSES."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 77-394 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the regular meeting of
<br />October 25, 1977, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $55,000 FROM THE CITY GARAGE FUND FOR THE
<br />PURCHASE OF A COMMERCIAL COLLECTION VEHICLE."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. Elliott, the ordinance was adopted, and by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Hotley, Oast, Wentz, Davis
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 77-395 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the regular meeting of
<br />October 25, 1977, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $47,204 FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE FUND FOR
<br />THE OPERATION OF THE PORTSMOUTH LOCAL ALCOHOLISM SERVICE."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Early, the ordinance was adopted,
<br />the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast,~e~tz, .Da.~is
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />and by
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<br /> 77-363 - The following ordinance, deferred from the meeting of September 27, 1977, was
<br />taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-21,
<br />9-40 AND 9-41 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY
<br />SECTION 9-24 THEREOF."
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<br />9-25, 9-26, 9-29, 9-30, 9-38, 9-39,
<br />OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973; REPEALING
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<br />The City Attorney presented the following report:
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<br /> "On September 27, 1977 there appeared on the Council Agenda Item 77-363, an ordinance
<br />to amend sections of the City Code pertaining to precinct boundary changes.
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<br /> You recall Ordinance No. 1976-144 was adopted on September 28, 1976 to meet the mandate
<br />set forth in Chapter 376 of the 1976 General Acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia~
<br />wherein it was stated that: '... precinct(s) shall be composed as nearly as practical of
<br />contiguous and compact area having clearly defined and clearly observable boundaries.'
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<br /> Said Chapter 376 designated the State Division of Legislative Services to act as liaigon
<br />between municipal corporations and the U. S. Census Bureau.
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<br /> After the adoption of Ordinance 1976-144 and subsequent to approval of said ordinance
<br />by the U. S. Justice Department pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, the U. S. Census Bureau
<br />rejected said election precinct boundaries as not meeting the criterion of the 'clea~y de-
<br />fined and clearly observable boundaries.'
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<br /> As a result, representatives of the State Division of Legislative Services and the U. S.
<br />Census Bureau came to Portsmouth and agreed upon election precinct boundaries which changes
<br />appeared in proposed Ordinance Agenda No. 77-363.
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