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A~I 22~ 1~69
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<br />On motion of Mr. King, the ordinance was Jdopted, and by the follow~Ig vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Bastes, Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Turner
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />69-108 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDIN~'~CE TO ~END SECTIONS 26-77 AND 26-79 OF ~{E CODE OF THE CITY OF pORTS~0b~H,
<br />VIRGINIA~ 1961, PERTAINING TO RETIREMEN~ ALL0!VANCES OF T~ PORTSMOb~H FIRE ~{D POLICE
<br />RETIP~MENT SYSTE~."
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<br />On motion of Mr. Holley, the ordinance was adopted~ and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Eastes~ Holley, Johnson, King, Smith, Turner
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />69-109 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting~ was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDiNF~CE ~J~4ENDING THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTS~OUTH, VIRgiNIA, 1961, BY ADDING
<br />~{EP~TO A NEW SECTION NbI~BERED 2-S7.8, ESTABLISIIING A FEE FOR PROVIDING ESCORT SERVICE~
<br />EXCEPT TO ~CUERNMENTAL AGENCIES."
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<br />On motion of ~4r. Turner, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Eastes~ Holley, Johnson, King, Smith~ Turner
<br /> Nays: None
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<br />69-1t3 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read:
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<br />"~N ORDINANCE .~4ENDING THE CODE OF THE CiTY OF POrTSMOUtH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY ADDING TO
<br />CHAPTER 14 THEREOF~ A NEW ARTICLE N~J~.~BERED III, CONSISTING OF THREE SECTIONS, ESTABLISHING
<br />THE COP,~bq~ITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BOARD, PROVIDING FOR 1~S ~{~BERSHIP~ ~D PRESCRIBING
<br />ITS DUTIES."
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<br />On motion of ~r. King, the ordinance was adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> Ayes: Barnes, Bastes, Holley, Jo~son, King~ Smith, Turner
<br /> Nays: None
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<br /> 69-126 - The following letter {rom the Portsmouth Coast Guard Lightship ~4useum, Inc., David Lindauer,
<br />Chairman, was ~a~:
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<br /> 'q~hen~hk members of our Board attended the regular Board ~' ~ ~ ·
<br /> ~ mee~ln~ on Anril 14, 1969~ we l~arne~ to our
<br />dismay that the City had placed parnlno meeersiti e~gh of the parking places immediately adjacent to the
<br />Lightship !~useum, an area previously resel~ged and m~ked for visitors to the Llsntsh~p i'%useum.
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<br /> For most of the Board members, this was the first knowledge of these parking meters. ~e Board dis-
<br />cussed this matter at great length ag its meeting and feels that the City owed the courtesy to our Board
<br />to contact,it before placing the parking meters. This is particularly true since the members of the Board
<br />devote their time on behalf of the City at no compensation.
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<br /> It is the unanimous opinion of the Board that these parking meters are detrimental to the Lightship
<br />5{use~m; ~hat they serve as a hindrance to visitors a~d' kn i~t~e~n~,amd'handicap to the staff and Board
<br />members of the Lightship Museum in performing theSr regular functions an behalf of the City.
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<br /> This Board wishes to notify the %_ty that ~t does not approve of the oarking meters and herewith requests
<br />their removal."
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<br /> MotlDn of [qr. Johnson to receive as ln,_ormaulon and to refer to a conference of Council was adopted,
<br />without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 69-127 - The following letters regarding the Court House property were received, and on motion of 5'!r.
<br />Bastes, referred to a conference:
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<br /> "Park View Garden Club wants to g~on record as being in favor of oreserving and restoring the Court
<br />House in Portsmouth, "City".
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<br /> ~Ve need buildings such as this to attract more tourist to our City." (Signe~ - ~%rs. R. W. Sweat, Corre~
<br />spending Secy.]
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<br /> "I have read a lot about the ladies organizations support of keeping the old courthouse as some sort of
<br />monument or historical something or other. I thought it was quite odd that nothing E~s been nrinted with re-
<br />gard to the other side cf the story and it seems that no o~e has felt it necessary to approach Council in
<br />suppor~ of the demolition of the old courthouse.
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<br /> It does not take a business exoert to realize that mnless a large department store is built in the heart
<br />of tlne City that ali the fforts you could make for revitalizing the downtown area will be to no avail. A
<br />large dopmrZm~R~stor~ would employ hundreds of epople and thousands of pooole would visit it each day a~
<br />tend to spend more money in the downtown area. Such a store would pro¥ide much revenue for the City and the
<br />merchants in the area.
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<br /> ~' ~ be ~t ~ne eld courthouse is definitely not a great
<br />It does not take an arcn_~ec~ to able to plainly see ~ ~ .... ~
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