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November 8, 1966 At a regular-meeting of the City Council, held on November $, 1966, there were present: R. IrVine Smith, Jack P. Barnes, Ge~mge D. Eastes, Burrell R. Johnson, Isaac W. King, L. L. ~ight, W. T. Leery, M. A. Kerb, Jr., City Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Harvey N. Johnson, pastor, Ebenezer Baptist Church. Minutes of regular meeting held on October 25, 1966 were read and approved. 66-251 - The following public hearing on zoning petitions was held: Zoning Petition Z 66-13 -Irvin fl. Cohen, Co-owner. No one spoke in regard to the application. Motion of Mr. Johnson to concur in the recommendation of the ~lanning Commission and to approve the following ordinance on first reading, was adopted, without dissenting vote: "ZONING A~i~NDMENT ORDINANCE Z 66-13" The following reports from the City Manager were read: 66-252 - "I submit the attacheddordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $10,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the purchase of property at 121 Southern Avenue and 215 Hill Avenue in Pinners Point. This is being acquired in conjunction with the development of the Marine Terminal." On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE ~0 APPROPRIATE $10,000.00 FROM THE G~NERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE P~.~HASE OF PROPERTY AT 121 SOUTHERN AVENUE AND 213 HILL A~NUE IN PINNERS POINT" 66-253 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This authorizes the City Manager to pay a reward up to $25 to p~rsons giving imf~rmation leading to the conviction of anyone damaging or defacing city property. This ordinance is being requested with the hope that we can eliminate some of the vandalism which is occurring on City o~med property. This prohibits any city employee from being eligible to receive this reward." On motion of Mr. Barnes, 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 THERETO A NEW SECTION NUMBERED 2-..43.1 AUTHORIZING THE CITY Ff/%NAGER TO PAY A REWARD UP TO $25.00 TO PERSONS GIVING INFOP~ATION LEADING TO THE CONVICTION OF ANY ONE D~Ja'~GING OR DEFACING CITY PROPERTY" 66-254 - "I submit the attached resolution and recommend its adopt&dm. This requests the Virginia Department of Highways to include an analysis of the downtown Elizabeth:P~ver Tunnel in their study of the Berkley Bridge traffic. As Interstate 264 in Norfolk, Interstate 464 in Chesapeake and Interstate ~64 in Portsmouth are converging on the Berkley Bridge, a study has been requested Of the traffic flow on this bridge. It is felt by the te&nnicians in the City of Portsmouth that the tunnel should ,also be included in this study as to the necessity of an additional tube in this location. It b~s been suggested ~y theVirginia Department of Highways that this request be placed ~ the form of a resolution fromthe Portsmouth City Council." ~a m~$ion ~f'Mr. i~s ~h¢cfelle~ng re~ol.utic~as adopted; witheut~dissenting ~¥ot6; '%~REAS, Interstate 264 in Portsmouth~ Interstate 264 in Norfolk and Interstate 464 in Norfolk are being constructed or will be constructed in the near future, and ~CHEREAS,~the State Highway Department is presently engaged in a study of the redesign of the interchange of Interstate Routes 264 and 464 with the Berkley Bridge in Norfolk with the view toward the construction of an additional span over the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River at Berkley, and