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April 26, 1966 At a regular meeting of the City Council, held on April 26, 1966, there R. Irvine Smith, George D. Eastes,~Burrell R. Johnson, L. L. Knight, W. T. Leafy, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager, and M. A. Korb, Jr., City Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Knight. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The following reports from ~he City Manager were read: 66-100 - "~. John H. Hackney, Chairman of the Youth Corps Committee for the Chamber of Commerce is present and prepared to present the proposed program for the 1966 Youth Corps. If the City Council is in agreement with this ~rogram, there is submitted with the Agenda an ordinance appropriating $49,200 which can beplaced on first reading tonight, and I would so recommend. It is in order to hear from Mr. Mackney if the Council so d~sires." Motion of Mr. Knight to susoend the rules to hear from Mr. Hackney, who presented the program for the 1966 Youth Corps. , 66-101 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This appropriates $10,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for the construction of a Neighborhood Playground in the Rollingwood-Simonsdale Area. This is the project as submitted and recommended by the Recreation Advisory Board at the last meeting of the City Council." On motion of Mr. Knight, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $10,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PLAYGROUND IN THE ROLLINGWOOD-SIb~ONSDALE AREA" 66-102 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This amends Section 2-44 of the City Code with reference to the duties of the City Attorney. This complies with the Charter changes adopted by the 1966 General Assembly, which authorizes the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office to prosecute city criminal cases." On motion of Mr. Leafy, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2-44 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, PERTAINING TO THE DUTIES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY" 66-105 - on first reading. This amends Section in order that it will conform with the ordinance." "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed 58-5 of the City Code relating to the carrying of concealed weapons. These amendments are minor charges in the language of the ordinance State Code to allow these cases to be prosecuted under the City On motion of Mr. Eastes, the following ordinance was'~approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO A~ND SECTION 58-5 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1961, RELATING TO THE CARRYING OF CONCRALED WEAPONS, SO AS TO CONFORM TO CHANGES IN THE STATE LAW" 66-104 - 2'I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first reading. This changes the name of Vancouver Street to Snead Fairway. This will not affect any residents as none are facing this street, and there is no possibility of any'future residential construction on this street. This has been recommended by the Planning Commission." On motion of ~r. Johnson, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO CHANGE THE NAME OF VANCOUVER STREET TO SNEAD FAIRWAY" 66-105 - "I.submit the attached resolution and recommend its adoption. This reaffirms action taken by the City Council in 1961 in adopting the annexation ordinance providing for certain capital improvements within t~ area proposed to be annoxed. This resolution gives the detailed list of the proposed capital improvements for this area." On motion of Mr. Leafy, the following ordinance was approved on first reading: "A_N ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $49,200.00 FROM THE GENERAL FIND FOR T~tE OPERATION OF THE YOUTH CORPS FOR THE SUeR OF 1966"