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September 15, 1971
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on September 15, 1971, there were~present:~
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, James W. Holley, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King, R. Irvine Smith,
<br />Raymond B. Smith, Raymond Turner, A. P~ Johnson, Jr., City Manager and C. M. Scialdone,
<br />Assistant City Attorney.
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<br />The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Jack P. Barnes.
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<br />Prayer was offered by Councilman Isaac W. King.
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<br />Mayor Barnes extended a word of welcome to all of the visitors in attendance.
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Irvine Smith and seconded by Mr. Turner, to dispense with the reading
<br />of the minutes of the meetings~on~Augu~4, and August 26, 1971, and to accept the written
<br />minutes as presented to Council was adopted, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 71-385 Resolutions of Appreciation
<br />Lively for his participation on the Board
<br />his participation on the Portsmouth School
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<br />were presented by Mayor Barnes to Mr. Warren P.
<br />of Architectural Review and to Mr. Paul Wilson
<br /> Boamd.
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<br />for
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<br /> 71-397 Certificates of Merit were presented to the Virginia Chemicals, Inc., accepted
<br />by Mr. Peter Eustis and to the Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc., for their cooperation of PACE.
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read
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<br /> 71-398 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This appropriates $14,765 for a police training and education program.
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<br /> These are Federal funds which the City has received under the LEO Program to conduct a
<br />training program for police officers. This is a three-fold project which will establish a
<br />§O-hour in-service training program for all police officers, including visual aids. Textbooks
<br />for officers working towards college credits will be provided and also funds to send three
<br />officers to specialized courses in drug control, forensic studies and riot control. The City
<br />is matching these funds with in~ind services."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Irvine Smith and seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the following ordinance
<br />was approved on first reading, and by the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $14,765.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
<br />FUND FOR A POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM."
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<br />Ayes: ~Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br />~ays: None
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<br /> 71-599 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This appropriates $112,800. The City of Portsmouth has been granted these funds for a Man-
<br />power Development Program under the Emergency Employment Act of 1971. $11,$00 of this will
<br />be local in-kind services as required under this act.
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<br /> The basic purpose of this Emergency Employment Act is to provide additional public
<br />service jobs as a means of combating rising unemployment. These funds will create a total
<br />of 18 additional positions throughout the City Government, with the highest priority of
<br />employment being placed on returning Vier Nam veterans. The program will be in effect from
<br />September 1, 1971 through August $1, 1972."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Turner and seconded by Mr. Irvine Smith, the following ordinance was
<br />approved on first reading, and by the following vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $112,800 FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE MANPOWER
<br />DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH UNDER THE EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT
<br />ACT OF 1971."
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<br />Ayes:~ Holley, Johnson, King, Irvine Smith, Raymond Smith, Turner, Barnes
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> 71-400 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading.
<br />This establishes procedures and penalties for violations pertaining to parking regula.tions
<br />on parking lots operated by the Portsmouth Parking Authority.
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<br /> It has been established that it is necessary for the adoption of this ordinance to
<br />give the Police Department authority to enforce the regulations on ~the off-street parking
<br />lots that are under the jurisdiction of the Parking Authority. This will apply to all lots
<br />presently operated by the Authority and any that they acquire in the future."
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<br /> The following letter from Mr. M. A, Korb, Jr., City Attorney, was read:
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<br /> "At the direction of the Council, I have draftedaan ordinance amending the City Code ~y
<br />adding thereto a new section numbered Section 18-175.1 providing penalties for overtime park-
<br />ing in parking lots operated by the Portsmouth Parking Authority. The Attorney General of
<br />Virginia is of the opinion that the City has the power to adopt such an ordinance and although
<br />he has cited good reasons why this should be so, he has not cited any specific authority for
<br />the adoption of such an ordinance. I have examined the matter very carefully and I can find
<br />no authority for the City Council to adept this ordinance."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Johnson and seconded by Mr. Raymond Smith, the following ordinance was
<br />approved on first reading, and by the following vote:
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