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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on October 9, 1973, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, E. Saunders Early, Jr:, James W. Holley, Burrell R. Johnson,
<br />Isaac W. King, Raymond B. Smith, Robert W. Wentz, Jr., A. P. Johnson, Jr.,
<br />City Manager, W. J, O'Brien, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />Prayer was offered by Councilman King,.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. King, the minutes to be approved as received
<br />was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 73-426 Public Hearing on Amendment No. 1 to the Park View Conservation Project
<br />was held.
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<br />The following citizens spoke:
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<br />George R. Walker, 1749 Spratley Street
<br />R. Irvine Smith, representing the Park View
<br />Horace Johnson, Project Area Committee
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<br />Improvement League
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<br />The following letter received from Director of Planning was presented:
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<br /> "At,its regular monthly meeting on October 2, 1973, the City Planning Commission
<br />received from Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority proposed Amendment No. 1
<br />for the Park View Conservation Project. S~cifically, the following proposals were
<br />suggested and endorsed by the Planning Commission.
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<br />'...a three,block area generally located to the east of Scott's Creek has been
<br />redesignated for acquisition and residential development. T~o of these blocks,
<br />which were previously scheduled for conservation, have been designated for
<br />redevelopmetn (to be acquired for private residential use). The land use in
<br />the third block, the majority of which has been acquired by the Authority, has
<br />been revised to allow for residential development. A large parcel of land in
<br />the northwest corner of the project, which is now scheduled for acquisition
<br />in the Park View Conservation Plan, has been designated as redevelopment area
<br />in order to facilitate its acquisition for private residential mse. A number
<br />of other adjustments to the plan, including the reduction in the area of the
<br />Harrell Street Playlot, the elimination of the proposed Scott's Creek Park, and
<br />the redesignation of several small parcels from acquisition to conservation,
<br />are also proposed..,t"
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<br />73-427 Public Hearing on Amendment to thc License Tax Ordinance,was held.
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<br />The following ordinance was presented:
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<br /> 'AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE LICENSE TAX ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,
<br /> VIRGINIA, 1969, BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 56.1 PERTAINING TO A
<br />f /i:~NS~,ZA~ENGAGING IN THE BUSINESS OF PROVIDING CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
<br /> TO AUTOMOBILE MARKETING AND DISTRUBUTION ENTERPRISES."
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<br /> The ~otlowing letter ~e~e~ved6f~o~:Howell, Anninos & Daugherty, Counsel~ito The
<br />Maryland Undercoating Company, Inc., by Robert E. Brown, was presented:
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<br /> "Re: Proposed Amendment to License Tax Ordinance of the City of Portsmouth by
<br />Adding Section 56.1
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<br /> This letter is on your agenda for first consideration tonight, October 9, 1973. I
<br />did not obtain a copy of the proposed ordinance until yesterday, though the Office of the
<br />City Attorney had intended to provide us a copy in advance and advise us of the date of'
<br />the public hearing.
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<br /> I am writing on behalf of my client, The Maryland Undercoating Company, Inc., which
<br />would be one of only tow companies to which proposed Section 56.1 would apply. The volum~
<br />of business done by my client corporation is substantially greater than that of the other
<br />corporation.
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<br /> The purpose of this letter is to inform you that my absence from yodr meeting tonight
<br />October 9, is not due to lack of interest by me or my client in presenting impowtant
<br />facts to the Council with regard to the proposed Ordinance. However, I am now and expect
<br />to be through the end of this week hospitalized following some rnutine but major back
<br />surgery. No~e of my partners have been working on the matter and, hence, are not in a
<br />position to be present tonight in my stead.
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<br /> However, I understand from Mr. Daniel R. Hagemeister, Assistant City Attorney, that
<br />the matter will again be considered, and voted on, at the meeting of the Council scheduled
<br />for 7:30 p.m. on October 23, 1973. I request permission to appear at that time and speak
<br />on behalf of The Maryland Undercoating Company, Inc. with regard to passage of this
<br />Ordinance."
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<br /> Mr. R. Michael Smith, Attorney, ~Dke ~h be~atf of Mr. Brown, requesting that he
<br />be given permission to speak at the meeting of October 23, t973.
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