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April 25, 1968 ever, that the same shall not be sold unon a basis which will cost the City of Portsmouth interest at the rate of more than six net centum per annum, End that no sale shall be made without the~.~p~o~al of the City Council. The said bonds shell be subject to no taxation by the City of Portsmouth, and the said coupons shall be receive in payment of all dues, taxes~a~fd assessments due to the said City. S~%tion 5. There is hereby directed to be annually levied and collected a tax upon all taxable property within the City~ sufficient to pay principal and interest on said bonds as same respectively matUre~" 68-142 - "I submit the attached contratt between the Portsmouth Ambulance Service, Incorporated and the City of Portsmouth, and recommend the proper City official be authorized to sign. At the last session of the General Assembly, a bill was enacted that on and after January 1, 1969, no person, firm, corporation or association, either as owner, agent or otherwise, shall hereafter furnish, ~merate, conduct, maintain, advertise, or otherwise engage in or profess to be engaged in the business or s~rvice of transporting patients upon the streets or highways in Virginia unless he holds a valid permit for each ambulance. It further stioulates that an Ambulance shall mean any privately or publicly owned vehicle that is especially designed, cohstructed or modified and equipped, and is rained or operated for the transportation of persons who are sick, injured, wounded or othem~ise incapacitated or helpless. Every ambulance shall be ~quipped with the medical supplies and equipment specified by the minimu~ equipment fist for ambulances as adopted by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. E~ery ambulance shall be occupied by at least one person who possesses a valid emergency medical care attendance certificate. Any ambulance operated ~y a city und~ authority of this section, shall be sub- jectedtp these provisions, and to the regulations of the State Board of Health. This means that we cannot operate our police station wagons as ambulances. By negotiating this contract now, we can work out any problems that may be involved before January 1, of 1969. It will be more economical to contract this service and to purchase ambulance equipment and to meet the standards required to man this type of equipment. This contract is simular to the contract adopted by the City of P~tersburg." Motion of Mr. King that the proper city officials be authorized to sign the contract, was adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-145 - "I recommend I be authorized to advertise for bids,~o~ a franchise for the use of a boat landing addition to the municipal parking lot at the foot of High Street, The franohise with Harbor Tours, Incor- porated has expired. I further recommen'd that this franchise be on a year to year basis, with a five-year maximum. This is requested due to the possibility of the new bulkhead to be constructe4din conjunction with the Crawford Urban Renewal Project." Motion of Mr. Leary to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-144 - "I submit the attached agreement between the Virginia Electric and Power Companyand the City of Portsmouth, and recommend the proper City officials be authorized to sign. This prov~4e~ an easement for a power line on the Suffolk golf course, which is located on property owned by the Portsmouth Water Depart- ment. This is the standard form of agreement to provide electrical service to the golf course." Motion of Mr. Barnes to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. 68-145 - "I submit ~he attached ordimance and recommend it be nlaced on first reading. This permits the encroachment of the Professional Building owned by the Office Building Corporation upon the sidewalk on the south side of High Street and over the sidewalk on the east side of Washington Street. The building encroaches 0.45 of a foot on the sidewalk of High Street at the northeast corner of the building running in a westerly direction in a wedge shaped pattern to about the center of the building. The cornice at the second floor level extends 0.94 of a foot over the sidewalk area on the east side of Washington Street. This ordinance allows these existing encroachments to continue during the life of the building; however, the o~er does not acquire any rights to the areas encroached upon. This ~ermission expires if and when the building is removed or destroyed. This ordinance is necessary in order that the Office Building Corporation can complete .~%.~r financing for the renovations currently being done." On motion of Mr. Leafy, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "~M ORDINANCE TD PERmiT T~E F~MCROACt~ENT DF THE PR8FESSIONAL BUILDING O%~ED BY ~FFICE BUILDING CORPORATION UPON THE SIDEWALK ON THE SOLrlqq~ SIDE OF HIGH STREET AND OVBR THE SIDEWALK ON ~HE EAST SIDE OF WASHINGTON STREET." - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 68-123 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting,was taken up and read: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $6,200.00 FRON THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROV~4ENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF 155 JACKSON AVENUE IN PINNERS POINT." On motion of Mr. Johnson, the ordinance wama~d~pted, and by the following vote: Ayes: Smith, Barn'es, Johnson, King, Knight, Leafy Nays: None 68-124 - The following ordinance, approved on first reading at last meeting, was taken up and read: "~N ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $190,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IS~PROVEMENT FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF S~NITARY