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August 8, 1967 "Captain William S. Vaughn of the United States Coast Guard had previously submitted his letter of resignation because of his pending reiirement from the Coast Guard. Since that date, Captain Vaughn has decided to make Portsmouth his ~ermanent residence. ' washes to request that The Beard of Directors of the Portsmouth Coast Guard Museum , Inc. ~ Caotain Vaughn be permitted to withdraw his resignation if the same has not been acted upon, and ii'action has already been taken, we wish to request the City Council to ~tect him as a Director. We would appreciate favorable action in this regard." Motion of Mr. Barnes io go into the election of a member of the Coast Guard Museum Board. Mr. King nominated Capt. William S. Vaughn. On motion of Mr. Knight, nominations were closed. Vote being taken, Captain Vaughn was re-instated as z member of the Portsmouth Coast Guard Museum Board, for a three-year term, expiring Janua~/ S1, 1970. 67-2S9 - The following letter from R; L. Davis was read: "I sincerely appreciate the honor you bestowed upon me several months ago in asking me to serve on the Parking Commission. However I Hope my resignation will be accepted for the following reasons: I find that business is taking me out of to~zn a great deal as a consequence I am not in the city when the Parking ComMission meets and therefore feel that I am not d~ing the job for the Commission thmt could be done if I were in the city at the time of each meeting. Also I do feel that someone who is more closely connected with the down town situations such as redevelopment and parking would be more ably suited for serving on this Cormittee. I am an ardent believer in Portsmouth and it's future as one of the outstanding cities of the ~pper Southeast and would welcome the ~pportunity of being of assistance in any way which might involve manufacturing or industrialization as this has been my business interest for the past thirty-five years. It is with regret that I offer my resignation but I do feel that some other individual would be more suitable for this appointment." Motion of Mr. Barnes that the resignation be accepted with regre~s and that a letter expressing appreciation for his services be sent Mr. Davis, was adopted, without dissenting vote. Motion of Mr. Johnson to go into the election of a successor to Mr. Davis was adopted, without dissenting vote. Mr. Johnson nSminated D. W. Culpepper to fill the vacancy on the Parking Authority. On motion of Mr. Knight, nominations were closed. Vote being taken, Mr. Culpepper was elected a member of the Parking Authority for a term of five years, expiring May t, 1972. 67-240 - Motion of Mr. Hastes to refer the matter of closing streets leading to the water to the Planning Commission for advice and guidance. Motion of Mr. Barnes to amend the motion to include Closing of all streets, was adopted, without dissenting~ vote. Vote being taken, the amended motion was adopted, without dissenting vote. On motion adjourned. APPROVED -