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~oti~n~ofrM~_Oast and seconded by Mr. Holley, Manager, was adopted by unanimous vote. NEWt BUSINESS to concur in recommendation of the City F$-72 Ms. Deborah B. Smith, 4829 Wydliff Road, represen%ing Alpha Beta C~aFter' Beta Sigma ~hi Sorority, spoke regarding amusement tax to be exempt for charity projects and presented the following petition with 224 signatures~ "We, the undersigned, feel that the 10% entertainment tax charged by the City of Portsmouth on projects in which all proceeds go to charity, is unfair and would like to see the law amended so as to exclude such charitable projects from this tax. Signed by W. M. Whittington, 100 Oxford Drive and others." 75-73 Mr. George R. Walker, 1749 Spratley Street, procedure as to person speaking before Conncil. 75-74 - The following letter Yeeeived from Director spoke regarding ordinance of new of Planning was presented: "At its regular monthly memting on February 4, 1975, the City Planning Commissien received a request for a minor amendment of a Group Housing Project. ACADEMY PARK: In June of 1962, City Council approved a'group housing project plan to facilitate relocation of housing units displaced by %nterstate 264 and the Highland Biltmore Shcool. Now, the School Board is proposing to enlarge this school and has secured City Council approval. The Beazley Foundation is willing to donate needed land in return for relocation of its dwellings. Proposal to move two dwellings from Independence Street to a school site off Gygax Avenue behind the little shopping center and Baptist Church on Elliott Avenue. ~he Portsmouth School Board determined that the 31 acre Adademy Park Elementary School site is more than adequate to meet its needs and minimum standards prescribed by the State Board of Ed~eation. Therefore, it authorized a transfer of property to the Beazley Foundatioz On this land would be relocated the two dwellings from Independence Street. The City Plann- ing Commission authorized the Director to execute a subdivision plat for the transfer of this property from the School Board to the Beazley Foundation. A copy of the plat is on file. The Planning Commission resolved to recommend that the Group Housing Project for ACADEMY PARK be amended to authorize the relocation of the two dwellings shown on the sub- division~lat. ' On motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Wentz the following r~solution was adopted and by the following vote: ' "A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION THAT THE GROUP HOUSING PROJECT FOR ACADEMY PARK BE AMENDED AS SHOWN ON A PLAT ENTITLED '~ACADEMY PARK GROUP HOUSING PROJECT." WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended that the Group Housing Project for Academy Park be amended to authorize the relocation of two dwellings shown on a plat entitle¢ "Academy Park Group Housing Project Amendment and Subdivision Involving Property Exchange Between Foundation Boys Academy, Inc. And Portsmouth School Board" dated February 3 1975 prepared by C. Raeford Eure. , NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the recommendation of the Planning Commission is approved to amend the Group Housing Project for Academy Park as shown on a plat entitled "Academy Park Group Housing Project Amendment and Subdivision Involving Property Exchange Between Foundation Boys Academy, Inc. and Portsmo School Board" dated February 5, 1975, prepared by C. Raeford Eure." Ayes: Barnes, Early, Elliott, Holley, Oast Wentz, Davis Nays: None ' 75-75 "At its petitien: The following letter from Director of Planning was presented: regular monthly meeting, the City Planning Commission considered the following S-75-1: UNNAMED STREET, 16' right-of-way extending north from Airline Boulevard for approximately 562'; Norfolk Coca-Cola Bottling Works by Attorney Eugene White. The Commission resolved to recommend approval of the request for a distance of approxi- mately 412 feet beginning at a point in this paper street 1S0 feet from its intersection with the right-of-way of Airline Boulevard. The lg0 feet not included in the Commission's recom- mendation falls within the proposed right-of-way of a Victory Boulevard extension west and north to Portsmouth Boulevard (on the projected centerline of California Avenue). This pro- ppsal to extend Victory Boulevard is an approved element of the SoUtheastern Virginia Regiona] Transportation Plan and is found in the approved Capital Improvements Program of 1972. Our Engineering Department has worked closely with the Virginia Department of Highways and Trans- portation in perfecting p~eliminary plans. The applicant, through his attorney, agreed that the Planning.Commission,s alternaiive was reasonable and acceptable~ The Planning Commission furtherstmpulated' that when Victory Boulevard plans are final, any residue of this 16 foot paper street within the reserved 1S0 feet would be the subject of a further street closure application to be initiated by the Director of City Planning." th