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15 April. 24, 1973 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it opposes any interruption in Route 17 where it meets the interchange of the proposed Interstate 654 at the Belleville Connector in Churchland, and that it advises that such Route 17 be continued at its present level and along its present course in any future design of said interchange. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of the above resolution be immediately forwarded to the State Highway Commission and to each of the members of Portsmouth's General Assembly delegation for their consideration and possible assistance." Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes Nays: None * Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Johnson, ~a~di~pe~s~ With reading of letter from Planning Commission, was adopted by unanimous vote. 75-146 "The City of Portsmouth has leased office space for Justice Lawrence W. I'Anson of the Virginia Supreme Cour~ in the new First Federal Savings and Loan Building on Crawford Street. Since Councilman Robert W. Wentz, Jr. is an officer of the corporation With which our contract of lease is made, cer~tain procedures as forth in the Virginia Conflict of Interests Act must be followed. set Accordingly, I hereby report to you that Councilman Robert W. Wentz, Jr. did not participate in any way in the negotiation or execution of the lease of these premises as an officer or agent of the City of Portsmouth. This statement must be issued and made a part of the public record in accordance with the provisions of-Section 2.1-349, Code of Virginia (1950)." Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. King, to be received as information and placed in minutes, was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Holley, Nays: None Abstaining: Wentz Johnson, King, Smith, Barnes 75-147 "At your last meeting, you referred a letter from Mrs. B. T. Eberly concern- ing the recycling of glass in the City of Portsmouth to me for investigation and report. Mrs. Eberly, representing the Portsmouth Area Council of Garden Clubs, expressed a desire that the City investigate possibilities of ECOS getting S,000 sq. ft. of building space through the downtown redevelopment program or any other program sponsored by the City. We have contacted Mr. Danny Steiner who operates the recycling center located in an abandoned service station at High Street and Elm Avenue. Mr. Steiner stated that this building is on the market for sale and, if sold, he has no place to move his operatic since he needs at least 5,000 sq. ft. of warehouse space and can only Pay very minimum rent for a building. He would like to maintain the operation in Portsmouth and plans to open a center in Norfolk. He stated that he could not pay over $200.00 per month for both the Portsmouth location and the Norfolk location. He asked whether or not the City has warehouse space which he could use and was advised that the City is very short of space and presently needs to acquire a considerable amount.of warehouse space for storage of voting machines and other equipment. Mr. Steiner also asked if the City could lend him a truck to use on Sundays for transporting glass to his center. He was advised that we could not lend City equipment to individuals for use in their business. He was also advised that the City plans to sell some trucks at auction around the 10th of June. These are pick-ups and dump trucks which arebeing replaced by new equipment and will sell at a reasonable price. Arrangements have been made with the Director of the City Garage for Mr. Steiner to see the trucks that are to be sold. Mr. Steiner was referred to the Chamber of Commerce for help in locating building space. We have contacted Col. Daughtry who has agreed to look into the matter. I have recently received a letter from Mrs. Harry Sharp, representing the Portsmouth Woman's Club, relating to this matter. I do not know of any program sponsored by the City which will allow us to subsidize rent and equipment for operation of this business." Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, to be received as information and appropriate letter outlining the City policy be forwarded to Mrs. Eberly and interested parties, was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion of Mr. Holtey and seconded, by Mr. Smith, that the City Manager explore the asp~ets of the City becoming involved in the recycling of any waste products and to f6llow that on a broader basis through the Federal Coordinator, was. adopted by unanimous vote. 73-148 "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This appoint: viewers for the closing of Axson Street between Kennedy Drive and Partridge Street. This has been requested by the adjacent property owners and has been approved by the Planning Commission. On motion of Mr. King and seconded by Mr. Johnson, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: