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November 21, 1972
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<br />72-476 - T~e following ordinance, approved at last meeting, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN 0RDINANCE~TO APPROPRIATE $100,000.00~ROM THE GENERAL FUND TO CREATE
<br />A COMPUTERIZED APPRAISAL INFOR~4ATION SYSTEM FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH."
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<br /> Letters received from J. C. Wallace, City Assessor, and George F. Davis., Vice-Chairman,
<br />Municipal Finance Commission (dated Sept.14, 1972), were read. ~See Exhibit 72-476)
<br /> Letter received from Cradock Property Owners' Assn. was read. (See Exhibit 72-476)
<br /> The following request to speak was received from Louis H. Keffer, 2022 Colorado Avenue,
<br />was read:
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<br /> "It is respectfully requested that I be placed on the Nov. 21, 1972 City Council
<br />meeting agenda to speak on the ordinance appropriating$100,000 for contract services from
<br />United Appraisal Co. of East Hartford, Conn. to computerize the city's real estate appraisal
<br />system."
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<br />Mr. Keffer sooke.
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<br /> The following request~tocsp~ak~was
<br />Hunter Hux, 3000 Woodrow Street, Mrs. G.
<br />3507 Bart Street:
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<br />~ece~¥ea-.from*Mrs.
<br />A. Wermick, 3503
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<br /> Margaret Midgett, 160 Gu~h~ie St.,i
<br />South Street, and Mrs. C. W. Sadlerl,
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<br /> "I request to be placed on the agenda of the November 21, 1972 Council Meeting regarding
<br />the computerized appraisal information system."
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<br /> The following request to speak was received from George R. Walker, 1749 Sprat!~y St.,
<br />was read:
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<br /> "It is requested that my name be placed upon the agenda of
<br />of Council immediately prior to Council's consideration of Item
<br />$100,000.00 to hire out of town assessors, and to address that
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<br />the 21 November, 1972 meeting
<br />72-476 appropriating
<br />issue."
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<br />Mr. Walker requested3that rules be suspended to speak longer than ten minutes.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Early that the request be approved, was adopte~
<br />by unanimous vote.
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<br />Mr. Walker informed the Council that he was also speaking for the above parties.*
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<br /> The following letter ~questing to speak received from Mrs. Inez D. Baker, President,
<br />Federation of Civic Clubs, Portsmouth, Virginia, was read:
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<br /> "This is to respectfully request that I, as a representative of the Federation
<br />Clubs, be granted permission to be heard at the November 21st, 1972 Council meeting
<br />the contract with the United Appraisal Company."
<br />
<br />of Civic
<br />regarding
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<br />Mrs. Baker spoke. (See Exhibit 72-476)
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. King to delay final action until meeting of
<br />December 19, 1972, was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />- NEW BUSINESS -
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<br /> 72-491
<br />was read:
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<br />The following 'letter received from Dr. M. E. Alford, Sup~ihtendent of Schools,i
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<br /> "At the regular meeting on October 12, 1972, the School Board of the City of Portsmouth
<br />adopted the following resolution:
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<br />'BE IT RESOLVED:
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<br />That the School Board of the City of Portsmouth request approval from City
<br />Council to make application to the State Department of Education for a
<br />Supplemental Literary Loan in the amount of $250,000 to help defray f~6 costs
<br />of construction of facilities to house cosmetology and commercial food services,
<br />and to enlarge the facilities housing construction technology at I. C. Norcom
<br />High School.' "
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Early and
<br />meeting and invite the Supt.
<br />following vote:
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<br />seconded ~y Mr. Smith to delay appropriation
<br />of Schools to fill us in on this matter, was
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<br />unzil next Council
<br />adopted by the
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<br />Ayes: Early, gohhson, King, Smith, Wentz, Barnes
<br />Nays: Holley
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<br /> 72-492 The following letter received from Solomon J. Carey, Chairman, Standards of
<br />Quality Committee, Manor High School, was read:
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<br /> "At a meeting held recently at Manor High School to discuss the Standards of Quality
<br />and Objectives for Public Schools in Virginia, the subject of revenue sharing was discussed.
<br />It was the feeling of this committee that a portion of the money received by Portsmouth
<br />should be spent for education in this city. In order to raise the education level of each
<br />child additional funds are needed to meet these Standards of Quality adopted by the 1972
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