April 24, 1973
<br />
<br /> letter
<br />73-153 - The following/received from the School Board was read:
<br />
<br /> "At the regular meeting on April 12, 1973, the Scho61 Board of the City of Portsmouth
<br />unanimously adopted a £ive (5) year Capital Improvement Budget and authorized the Superin-
<br />tendent to forward the Budget to council for action.
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<br /> A copy of the 1973-78 Capital~Budget is attached.'~
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Wentz a~d seconded by Mr. King, to be
<br />Commission, was adopted by the following vote:
<br />
<br />referred to the M~nicipal Financ~
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<br />Ayes: Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />NaKs: None
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<br /> 73-154
<br />was read:
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<br />The following letter received from George R. Walker, 1749 Spratley Street,
<br />
<br /> "Pursuant to Council Gag Rules 2-15.1 and 2-24, it is requested that
<br />placed on the subject agenda to address the issue ~f priorities, Capital
<br />'Plans', and Captial Improvement 'Budgets'
<br />
<br />my name be
<br />Improvemen~
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<br />Mr. Walker spoke.
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<br /> 73-155 - M6tion of Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr.
<br />of Public Accounts on the audit of the Municipal Court
<br />Domestic Relations Court for the fiscal yaar ended June
<br />formation, was adopted by unanimous vote.
<br />
<br />Smith, the reports of the Auditor
<br />and audit of the Juvenile and
<br />30, 1972, to be received as in-
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<br /> 73-156 Motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr.
<br />Planning Commission, to be referred to a conference,
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<br />Ayes: ~R~ Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: Holley, Johnson, Smith
<br />
<br />King, appointment of member to the
<br />was defeated by ~he following vote:
<br />
<br />tO
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Smith, to go into
<br />the Planning Commission, was defeated by the following vote:
<br />
<br />A~es: King, Wentx, Barnes
<br />Nays: Holley, Johnson, Smith
<br />
<br />the election of a member
<br />
<br /> 73-157 The following petition received from property owners and residents of
<br />DeKalb Avenu~was'presented:
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<br /> "We, property owners and residents of the first block of DeKalb Avenue - from Deep
<br />Creek Boulevard to Maupin Avenue - respectfully request long overdue curbing and guttering
<br />for our block. S~gned Mr. ~ Mrs. Carl B. Hough, 8 DeKalb Avenue-~and others"
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr.
<br />refer matter to the City Manager; copy of the
<br />petitioner, was adopte~ by unanimous vote.
<br />
<br />King, to be received as information and
<br />Curb & Gutter Program be forwarded tO the
<br />
<br /> 73-158 - Motion
<br />the City Attorney to
<br />Court in the Case of
<br />property, was denied
<br />
<br />of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Johnson, tha~ the Council direct
<br />enter an~a~p~iate Dismissed Agreeded Order to the Virginia Supreme
<br />City of P~rt~mouth vs Chandler Harper in reference to Bide-A-Wee
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: J~hnson, Smith
<br />Nays: Holley, King, Wentz, Barnes
<br />
<br /> Substitute motion of Mr. Wentz and seconded by Mr. King, to direct the City Attorney
<br />to draw a new contract that will substantially put in effect the intent of the original
<br />agreement, was defeated by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: King, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: Holley, Johnson, Smith
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr. Wentz, and seconded by Mr, King, that the city Attorney be directed
<br />to draw a contract that will substantially put in effect the original intent of the
<br />Council, and meet with Mr. Harper and received proper direction from Council and report
<br />progress back at the next Council meeting, was adopted by the following vote: '
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<br /> Ayes: Johnson, ~ing, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br /> Nays: Holley
<br />
<br /> 73-159 - Motion of Mr. S~th and seconded by Mr. King, that the waterfror~proper~y be
<br />re-advertised and bids be returned in 10 days or as soon as possible, referred to the City
<br />Manager and City Attorney by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Holley; Johnson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br /> Nays: None e
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