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<br />Aoril 8. ]969
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Ceuncil, held on April 8, 1969, there werepresent..
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, George D. Eastes, J~nes W. Holley, Burrei1 R. Johnson, Isaac W..X~no, Raymond Turner,
<br />A. P. Jom.son, Jr., City Manager, M. A. Xorb, Jr.~ City Attorney, and R. D. 0ttav~o, City. Auditor.
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<br />The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Ha~ry W. = =
<br /> , ~rav~r, pastor, Elm Avenue Methodis~ :Church.
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<br /> 69-104 - Miss Sa~_on Ryals, "Miss Portsmouth_ 1969" was lntroduceu to tile Council by Jim r~ll~o~,~' ' ~ G~airman
<br />of ~h~ Jaycees Miss Portsmouth Pageant for 1969. The Mayor presented her with a proclamation declaring Miss
<br />Ryals the Official TM ~
<br /> ~oste_s of the City of Portsmouth for one year.
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<br />69-d05 - The following public hearing on zoning applications was ketd:
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<br />Petition Z 69-6 - H. E. ~fr~oht by T. Ray Hassell, Agent,
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<br />No one spoke relative to the application.
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<br />On motion of Mr. Holley, the following or&'.~akance wasapp~ovea~ ' on first reading, without dissenting vote:
<br />"ZONING ;24ENDMEN'F ORDIN_~2~CE Z 69-6"
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<br />69-106 - The following public hea~ing on 'Business License Tax' was held:
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<br />"NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - BUSINESS LICENSE
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<br /> Pursuant to Section S8-846.1 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, notice is hereby giYen that the Council of
<br />the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, proposes to increase the business license tax rate in various categories
<br />effective May 1~ 1969. A copy of the proposed Ordinance is on file in the City Clerk's office for public
<br />inspection, to which interested citizens are hereby referred for further details. Citizens will be given an
<br />opportunity to appear and be heard regarding same at a meeting of the Colmcil to be held in the Council ~lambers
<br />on April 8, 1969, at 7:30 P.M."
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<br />Leo C. Dawson, of Doumar Groceries in Westhaven, spoke.
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<br />~ ~{ of ~ '~
<br />~Io~_on Mr. Turner to approve the rollowz~g ordinance on first reading:
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<br />"~N ORDIN.~NCE IMPOSING ~WD LEVYING LICENSE TAXES FOR TIlE YEAR BEGINNING M~J l, 1969, ~ND ENDING
<br />APRIL 50, 1970, AND ALSO FOR EACH ~qD EIrERY YEAR .7HEREAFTER BEGI~ING WITH MAY 1 OF EACH SUCM
<br />YEAR AND ENDING WITH APRIL SO FOLLOWING, UNTIL O~{ERWtSE CHANGED, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
<br />FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE CITY GOVE_~.'NMF~N~ THE PAYMENT OF T~ CITY DEBT, ~ND FOR OTHER
<br />MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, PROVIDING FOR ~R4~ COLLECTION OF SAID LICENSE TAXES, ~D PROVIDING PE~ALTIESi"
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hotley to amend Section 87 "Professional 0ccupations'~6.,add af~e~r "A Dentist" =,. "A Doctor
<br /> of Dentistry" was adopted, without dissenting vote.
<br /> ~l.S~ reading
<br /> Vote being taken, 'the amended ordinance was adopted/without dissenting vote.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. King to amend Section ~? ~ (?) (8) and (10) was referred to the City Attorney, without
<br />dissenting vote.
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 69-107 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be o¢aced on first ~ead~n= This ordinance
<br />~mends the City ~ode to make Glasgow Street between Crawford Stree~and iYater Street one-way east, and
<br />Street between Glasgow and London Streets one-way south.
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<br /> This has been recommended by the City Traffic Engineer due to the heavy volmme of traffic now on Glasgow
<br />Street because of the Citizens Trust Bank Building. This street is extremely narrow and by making it one-way
<br />it will improve the t_afmlc flow around this building and will not ad~ersel} affect anyone."
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<br />On motion of ~. t~olley, the ~o!lowmng ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE ~.~ENDING THE CODE OF 2]{E CITY OF PORTSMOIrFH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY JY~END!NG SECTION
<br />18-99 THE~OF, MAKING GLASGOW STREET BET?~IEr~{ CRAWFORD STREET B~D WATER STREET A ONE-WAY STREET
<br />EAST, ~{D BY ADDING T~ERETO A NEi.¥ SECTION N~,~BERED t8-!15, MAKING WATER STREET BETWEEN GLASGOW
<br />STREET B2~D LONDON STREET A ONE-WAY STREET SOb~H."
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<br /> 69-108 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend it be. placed on first reading. This amends
<br />Section 26-77 and 26-?9 of the ordinance pertaining to retirement a~low=nces of the Portsmouth Fire and Police
<br />Retirement System.
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<br /> This is a technical mmendment as sentences were omitted when this ordinance was previously adopted. It
<br />does not affect any of the benefits accruing to members of
<br /> ~nls retirement system."
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<br />On motion of M~. King, th~" ~' ; ~-
<br /> ~ ~ rollow~ng ordinance was a~p~oved on first reading, without d~ssenu~ng vote:
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<br />"~'J 0RDIN~CE TO ~'4END SECTIONS 26-77 and 26-79 OF THE CODE OF wh~ CITY OF PORTSMOL~H, VIRGINIA, 1961,
<br />PERTAINING TO RETIR~4ENT ALLOU~.JCES OF TiIE PORTSMOi~M FIRE ~WD POLICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM."
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<br /> 69-109 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recom=mend it be placed on first reading. This establishes
<br />a fee of $5 for any escort service provided by the~'~lre and Police Departments. This does exempt other
<br />governmental units." ~
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<br />On motion of Mr. Tur~cer, the following ordinance was approved on first reading without dissenting vote:
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