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<br />November 27, 1973
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on November 27, 1973, there were
<br />present:
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<br /> Jack P..Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr., James W. Holley, Isaac W. King,
<br /> Raymond B. Smith, Robert W. Wentz, Jr., A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager"~
<br /> W. J. O'Bri~n, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />Absent: Burrell R. Johnson
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<br />Mayor Barnes welcomed all visitors in attendance.
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<br />Prayer was ,offered by Councilman King.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Early, minutes of the regular meeting of
<br />November t~3, 1973, to be approved as received, was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. King, minutes of the called meeting of
<br />November 15, 1973, to be approved as received, was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 75-478 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first
<br />reading. This appropriates $10,000 in the Utility Fund as Portsmouth's share of the
<br />initial operation of Southeastern Water Authority of Virginia.
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<br /> Each of the political subdivisions are funding the AuthOrity in the same amount
<br />to finance additional engineering and administrative costs."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. King, the following ordinance was approved
<br />on first reading, and by the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $10,000 FROM TtIE PUBLIC UTILITY FUND FOR THE
<br />CITY'S SHARE OF INITIAL COST OF THE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY."
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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-479 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first
<br />reading. This appropriates $25,564.91 in the Federal Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for
<br />payment on the ambulance contract.
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<br /> This appropriation is for interest earned on Entitlement III, which was received
<br />by the City in July of this year. This appropriation will provide the revenue for
<br />the additional funds appropriated in the General Fund in November for the ambulance
<br />contract. The operating budget for ambulance service is in the category of Public Safety
<br />which conforms to the guidelines for General Revenue Sharing expenditures."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Holley, the following ordinance was approv,
<br />on first reading, and by the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $25,564.91 tN THE FEDERAL GRANTS FUND FOR
<br />PAYMENTS UNDER THE CURRENT AMBULANCE CONTRACT."
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<br />Ayes: Early Holley, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 75-480 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading
<br />This appropriates $22,S00 for the painting of the holding cells at Police Headquarters
<br />and the City Jail. It includes 215 jail cells, IS hallways, 11 toilets, 16 stairwells,
<br />elevator landings, 17 rooms, administrative area and court holding cells and corridors.
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<br /> To pass State inspection, it is necessary that this painting be accomplished approxi-
<br />mately every three years.
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<br /> It is planned that this project will be the
<br />maintenance program. An inspection of all public
<br />dollars reveals a lack of preventive maintenance,
<br />basis.
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<br />initial one in a continuing preventive
<br />buildings valued at nearly 16 million
<br />particularly painting on a scheduled
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<br /> With this appropriation and suffi¢ien~ funds being provided in, future annual budgets,
<br />a maintenance crew of four employees will be established. Ail City buildings can be
<br />placed on a three-year rotating schedule. This will give automatic inspection for needed
<br />repairs and, in general, improve the overall conditiom.-
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Early, the following ordinance was a
<br />on first reading~ and by the following vote:
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<br />'~N ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIAT~ $22,500 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE PAINTING
<br />OF THE INTERIOR OF THE JAIL."
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