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<br />Septem~? 11~ 1973
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, to be received as information, was
<br />adopted by the £ollowing vote:
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<br />73-397
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<br /> Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br /> Nays: None
<br /> letter
<br />The following/received from Director of Planning was read:
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<br /> "At its regular monthly meeting on September 4, 1973, the City
<br />received and resolved to recommend approval of the following street
<br />S-73-13, specifically described as follows:
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<br />Planning Commission
<br />closure petition,
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<br />Application of the First National Bank of Norfolk and Willis D. Jenkins,
<br />by Attorney Alex T. Mayo, Jr. to close a portion of Madison Street as
<br />follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of Madison and Fourt Streets;
<br />thence east along the south riCh,-of-way line of Madison Street approxi-
<br />mately 360 feet to property of the U. S. Government; thence north approximately
<br />6O~f6et; thence west along the north right-of-way of Madison Street approxi-
<br />mately 360 feet to its intersection with Fourth Street; thence south 60 feet
<br />to the point of beginning."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Smith, to be referred to the City Attorney
<br />for proper handling, 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 />73-398 The following letter received from Director of Planning was read:
<br />
<br /> "At
<br />received
<br />S-73-14,
<br />
<br />its regular monthly meeting on September 4, 1975, the City
<br />and res.olved to recommend approval of the following street
<br />specifically described as follows:
<br />
<br />Planning Commission
<br />closure petition,
<br />
<br />Application of The Manor Shops, by Attorney Donald C. Kilgore to close a
<br />portion of Leonard Road as follows: Beginning approximately 150 feet
<br />south of the south right-of-way line of Portsmouth Boulevard, which point
<br />is approximately 300 feet east of the southeast corner of Mayftower~Road;
<br />thence in a southerly direction approximately 300 feet; thence east approxi-
<br />mately 50 feet; thence in a northerly direction approximately 300 feet;
<br />thence west approximately 50 feet to the point of origin.
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<br /> This proposed closure is directly south of the stub of Leonard Road which was close.
<br />by Council in 1963."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Smith, to be referred to the City Attorney
<br />for proper handling, was adopted by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Early, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 73-399 The following report received from William D. Beard, Chairman, Planning
<br />Commission, was read:
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<br /> "During this past year, our Commission was painfully reminded of long gaps which
<br />separate public policies planning from implementation. Ten years ago, the Commission
<br />presented "A SOUTHSIDE GENERAL NEIGHBORHOOD RENEWAl PLAN", but it took a decade to
<br />secure initial urban renewal project approva. Our "Highway Plan of 19~2~ called for ~he
<br />"CRAWFORD CONNECTOR" and a "GREENWOOD DRIVE-INTERSTATE 264 INTERCHANGE", but these pro-
<br />jects were a decade in review processes. Likwise, the "ELIZABETH RING" (1964) enlisted
<br />little support until urban congestion, air pollution, operator problems and energy crises
<br />combined to justify a concept of subsidized regional trnsit above that needed simply to
<br />care for captive bus riders. Thus, patience and perseverance must be embodied in day-to-
<br />day work of a planning agency in its dialogue with the general public and public agencies
<br />When the Virginia Highway Commission approved Corridor H-1 for the 1-664 third crossing
<br />of Hampton Roads, this local approach was vindicated as our controversial "BELTWAY" Plan
<br />of 1963 received approval. To fashion public policy is an arduous task, but relevant
<br />urban planning pays o~; e.g., mn I~164 in terchange funding assignment was accepted by
<br />this Commission after cos~ thereof had been assessed against Portsmouth. Our effort pro-
<br />duced the exception to a National policy and wilI spare Portsmouth fiscal involvement in
<br />this highway project.
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<br /> This Commission delved into the "PROBLEM PROFILE OF AN URBAN CORE CITY" and went
<br />to Richmond to advise the VALC city-County Relations Committee and on behalf of a Core
<br />Cities Study Commission. Core city viability concerns this Commission which sanctioned a
<br />paper "TIDEWATER: THE TALE OF TOO MANY CITIES?" before a Planning conference at Virginia
<br />Beach. Such research could become important municipal planning input.
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<br /> On the cover appears our Program budget for 1973-74 (required by the City Manager]pr
<br />all operations). One-fourth of this effort is pledged to support the "COMPREHENSIVE
<br />PLANNING ~NAGEMENT" program which is unique among cities of Hampton'Roads where Ports-
<br />mouth's urban planning allocation per capita remains at the bottom: Chesapeake $1.47,
<br />Newport News ~1.22, Norfolk $1.21, Portsmouth 86¢, and Virginia Beach, $1.92 (current
<br />allocation, 1970 population). Staff turnover durning 1972-73 again exeeeded 80%, Eva
<br />Sayegh was Fromoted to CPM, Satyendra Huja became Planning Director of Charlottesville,
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