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70-28 - Zoning Petition Z 70-3 - Jean M. Davis by Portsmouth Jaycees The following W. N. Kline, Richard Harrison, F. H. Abernathy, Charles Porter and E. D. Thomas On motion of Mr. Smith, the follo zng ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINAlqCE Z 70-5" 70-28 - Zoning Petition ~Z 70-4 - Hillard C. Norman by Carl E. Bowers Mr. Bowers spoke. Motion of Mr. Johnson to approve. Substitute motion of Mr. SMith to return the application to the Planning Commission for clarification and site plan. Substitute motion of Mr. Johnson that the site be rezoned to R-60 (accepted by Mr. Bowers) was lost and by the following vote: Ayes: Eastes, Jdnnson, King Nays: Barnes, Smith, Turner Vot~ being taken, Mr. smith's substitute motion to ¢6fer back to the Planning Commission was adopted with one !dissenting vote - that of Mr. Eastes. 70-28 - Zoning Petitio~ Z 70-5 - Suburbml Club, Inc. and others The following spoke: Thomas Fennell, attorney, Herbert Robertson, Robert Lamb~and Charles W. Lawrence. On motion of Mr. King, the following ~rdinance was approved on first reading, (Mr. Barnes abstaining): "ZONING A~ND~NT ORDINANCE Z 70-S" The following reports from the City Manager were read: 70-29 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. This amends the present ordinance pertaining to underground wiring. This ordinance eliminates the present designated underground wiring districts. It does include an underground district including the fourteen blocks on each side of High Street from the Elizabeth River to Effingham Street. It does provide that in all new construction, the wires are required to be placed underground. The suggested ordinance has been reviewed by the Virginia Electric and Power Company and the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, and their suggestions have been incorporated in the ordinance. While this ordinance reduces the specified underground wiring district, it is planned to submit additional ordinances specifying underground districts. It is planned that these districts will encompass a smaller area than the present designated districts and will be worked out with the utility companies on a schedule that is practical to accomplis On motion of Mr. Turner, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTIONS 22-1, 22-2, AND 22-12 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, AND WIRES AND UNDERGROUND SERVICE CONNECTIONS." 22'4,22-5, 22-6, VIRGINIA, 1961, 22~7, 22-9, 22-10, 22-11, PERTAINING TO UTILITY POLES 70- SO - 'I This ordinance basis. submit the establishes attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. overtime pay for hourly employees when called out on an emergency This clarifies our present ordinance regarding overtime pay for hourly employees when they are required to work in an emergency on holidays. The present ordinance only permits the payment of straight time in emergencies on holidays. It does permit time and a half pay in emergencies for d~ys other than holidaysY, On motion of Mr. smith, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: 'AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 1S OF ORDINANCE NO. 1969-45, PERTAINING TO OVERTIME PAY." 70-51 "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $50,000 from surplus in the City Garage Fund. These funds are being used to purchase new trash and garbage load packers and limb chipping machines. We are revising our method pertaining to the collection of trash and garbage and tree limbs. Due to the tremendous loads of limbs we have been required to pick up in the past, it is necessary for us to adopt a full schedule for the collection of these limbs. In the past, the trash and garbage trucks have been picking up the limbs after they have com- pleted their assigned routes~ The limb chipping machines will be pulled by the trucks collecting the limbs, reducing them to chips, thereby eliminating the number of runs that