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that assistant inspectors (Sanitarian A~des) he emoloved in this test to assist
<br />Baccalaureate inspectors in order to determine whether or not less highly trained
<br />pemsonnel can do a large part of the work and that specially qualified insoectors
<br />can be used as team leaders and supervisors, thus freeing the Sanitarians ~or more
<br />specialized consulting enforcement of the complaints rather than the systematic
<br />inspections.
<br />
<br /> To help providecoordination between inspectors of various departments, the Eity Data Center has comoleted
<br />an ama!psis pf tBe~iiousing program and started is~aing printouts showing dwellings in comoliance and non-~ompli-
<br />ance, and will be sending a weekly printout to the various departments showing dwellings ~eeding reinspectio~
<br />and the t?pe of reinspeetion needed."
<br />
<br /> ~otion of Mr. Smith to concur ~n the recommennalien oz the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting
<br />vote.
<br />
<br /> 69-125 - "t recommend, that the City accept a deed of conveyance for property from the Virginia Holding
<br />Company. This is approximately 74/100 of an acre located in the Western ~rancn area orr Cedar Lane adjacent
<br />to the Virginia Electric and Power Company's sub-station.
<br />
<br /> The Virginia Holding Company is donating this property for ~
<br /> ~ t~ installation of a new water tower. We pro-
<br />pose to construct a one and one-half million gallon tank on this location to improve water services in the
<br />Weste_~n Branch area and this will,also service the large industrial tract adjacent to this water tower."
<br />
<br /> Motion of Mr, Holley to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, ~ithout dissenting
<br />vote.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br /> 69-80 - Motion of ~r. Smith to go ing~ the election of a member to the Coast Guard Lightship Museum Board,
<br />to fill the vacancy caused by the rosignation of John Carey, was adopted.
<br />
<br />Mr. Holley nominated Robert Linwood Harris.
<br />
<br />On motion of ~
<br /> .~r. Tu~aer~ nominations were closed.
<br />
<br /> Vote being taken, ~Ir~ Ha_r~s was elected to h
<br /> t~e Coast Guard L~gntsa~p ~useu~m Board, for a term expiring
<br />January 51~ 1970.
<br />
<br />69-105 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />"ZONING ~4~ND~;E~F ORDINANCE Z 69-6"
<br />
<br />On motion of Hr. Turner, the ordinance waa adop~ec, and by~ the ~ollo~_~.g ~ ,~i= vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: ~arnes, Eastes, ~_~lley, Jom.son, K~ng, Smith, Turner
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />69-106 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />"AN ORDINB2~CE IMPOSING ~uND LEVYING LICEi~gE T~J~ES FOR ~qE YEAR BEGINNING MJtY I, 1969, 2ND ENDING
<br />APRIL SO, 1970, B2~D ALSO FOR PZ~CH ~XD EVERY YEAR ~HEREAFTER BEG!N~flNG WITH ~AY 1 OF EACH SUC~i
<br />YEAR ;~4D ENDING WITH APRIL S0 FOLLOWING, U~FFIL OTHERWISE C~.DJ-~GED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
<br />Fb%~DS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVEP2%'~ENT, THE PA!7~ENT OF THE CiTY DEBT, A~ND FOR OTHER
<br />MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, PROVIDING FOR TNE COLLECTION OF SAID LICENSE TAXES, J2{D PROVIDING PENALTIES."
<br />
<br />The following ze~tr" * was presented by Don %o.~er~ ~ of Con Comer Ford, Inc.:
<br />
<br /> "The proposed 30% increase in the Merchant's license strikes me as being very unsound. It seems to be
<br />stop~gap measure for which we will all suffer future hurt. ~]~ile the city's financial needs are immediate
<br />and extreme they should not be satisfied at the risk of damaging our long-tem~ business and industrial growth.
<br />The proposed increase could do such damage.
<br />
<br /> I fear this increase could be a giant f~rst step in locking ~h~ city into a system of periodic real
<br />estate tax increase -- wherein Portsmouth becomes less attramtive to new business, expansion of existing
<br />business is discouraged, and the people pay the price for our failure to assign the proper priorities to our
<br />chal !enges.
<br />
<br /> Accordingly, I request permission to express my views before council during its regular meeting,on
<br />April 22, before the final vote on this matter."
<br />
<br /> ~,o~on of ~4r. King to mmend Section 37 (a) 7, 8 and 10 by increasing the license in each instance to
<br />$100.00 was adopted, without dissenting vote.
<br />
<br />On motion of Mr. Turner, the amended ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
<br />
<br />Ayes: Bastes, Eastes, No!ley, Johnson, King, ''h
<br /> Sml~.., Turner
<br />Nays: None
<br />
<br />69-107 - ~e following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read:
<br />
<br />"~ ORDINANCE ;~4ENDING TNE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSHOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY ~MENDING SECTION
<br />18-99 THEP~OF, MAKING GLASGOW? STREET 5ETWE~F~4 CPA?fFORD STREET ;J~D WATER STREET A ONE-WAY STREET
<br />EAST, ;nND BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION Nb%~BERED t8-11S, ~4AKING WATER STREET BETWEEN GLASGO%%:
<br />STREET AND LONDON STREET A ONE-~%~AY STREET SOI,TH."
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