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4O3 February 14, 1967 ' 67-27 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $35,910 for the purchase of property in Pinners Peint. It is to be used in conjunction with the development of the Marine Terminal. The above amount is for the purchase of the following property: 234 Seaboard Avenue 136 Seaboard Avenue 219 Hill Avenue 221 Hill Avenue 203 Hill Avenue" On motion of Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINf~NCE TO APPROPRIATE $35,910.00 FROM THE G~N~ILRL CAPITAL iMPROVEMENT FUND FOR TIIE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY, AT 136 and 234 SEABOARD AVENUE A~ND 203, 219, and 221 HILL AVENUE IN P~NNERS POINT." 67-28 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend thht it be ~Iaced on first reading. This amends the City Code by adding a new Section 4-38.1 establishing ~xit requirements- for residential buildings. It requires at least two exits for all residential buildings two s~or~es and over. It is necessary that this be adopted in order that we can meet requirements of the Federal Government under our t~orkable Program Recertification. On motion of Mr. King, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN,~ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, BY ADDING THEP~ETO A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 4-38.1, ESTABLISHING EXIT REQUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS." 67-29 - "I submit ~ewith the proposal of Cresap, McCormick & Paget, Management Consultants, to do an organizational and management study for the operation of the new marine terminal. This study would develoo a blueprint for the most effective and efficient method of operating the terminal. I reconmend that I be authorized to employ the above firm for an amount no to exceed $7,000." Motion of Mr. Leafy to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote. 67-30 - "Due to future requirements, the School Board has requested additional land around the Riddick Weaver School. To accomplish this, it will be necessary that the I~eaver Urban Renewal Project be amended. I recommend that the Portsmo~kh Redevelopment and Housing Authority be requested to ~roceed to prepare an amenr~ent to the ~eaver Project as follows: 1. Designate for church burmeses. 2~ ~liminate 3. Eliminate of South Street. an area at the southeast corner 6~ South and Chestnut Streets 210 ft. X 185 ft. the property at the southeastern end of Chestnut Street for church purposes. the ten residential lots on the east side of Chestnut Street and the south side 4. Designate all the land in the above amendments for school purposes, other than that designated for church use. 5. Reduce the length of Chestnut Street south of South Street to the entrmnce to the Riddick Weaver School." The Chair presented the following: "The enclosed article appeared in the Ledger-Star on %uesday, February 7, 1967. Since the Citizens Advisory Committee did not see fit to appraise you of the conditions at Harry Hunt Junior High School, I would like to. First, in my opinion, the school does not need painting as much as demolis21ing and starting over. Anyone who has seen the new All Mapp Junior High School in Craddock and thenllooked at Harry Hunt Junior High cannot keep from bein:g sick at the comparison. Second, not only are the Harry Hunt building in very poor'repair, they are also very crowded. My son has to eat lunch at 10:30 in the morning because the cafeteria is so Small~ while some children do not finish lunch until 1:30 in the afternoon. For hung~ growing children, the lunch hours are not conducive to best learning proeesses. However, the lunch hours are relatively unimportant, they merely point out the overcrowded condition. The s~hooI buildings are dismal~ depressing places to go for short PTA meetings and other school programs. Their effect daily must he even more intense. My congratulations to Mr. Galliford~ principal, for the gallant effort h~ is making, in view of the odds aiainst him--including the Citizens Advisory Committee, to overcome the physical and social problems he faces at the school. For referenca purposes: At present ~Je have only one child attending Harry Hunt Junior High; however, the three younger children are almost certainly doomed to the s~me fate unless action is begun now. We are military; have lived in Portsmouth almost three years; plan to retire here soon; are homeo'~mers; and take an active part in our church ,and the civic life of the city. ~ recommendations: Paint~ now, rebuild as soon as possible." Motion of Mr. Johnson to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, and by the following vote: KnmCht, Leafy Ayes: Barnes, Eastes, Johnson, King, ~ '~ Nays: Smith