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P;~arch 8. 1966 At a regular meeting of City Council, held on March 8, 1966, there were present: R, Irvine Smith, Jack P, Barnes, John L. Dillon, George D. Eastes, Burrell R. Johnson, W. T, Leafy,~ A. P.:Jehnson, J.r~, City Manager, and M. A. Kerb, Jr. City Attorney. The meeting was opened with prayer by Mr. Leary. The Chair greeted students from C~adock High School. 66-47 . I%e following public hearing on zoning petitions was held: Z 65-11 ? Petition of Rufae J. Holmes. No one spoke in regard to the application. On motion of Mr. Johnson, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "ZONING A~ffiNDMENT ORDIN;aNCE Z 65-11" Z 65-27 - Petition of Attorney Jefferson B. Brown. On motion of Mr. Dillon, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "ZONING ;$~NDMENT ORDINANCE Z 65-27" Z-66-1 - Petition of William J. Vaugh? Inc. Motion of Mr, Leary to concur in the recommendation of the Planning Commission to disapprovethe application, was'adopted~ without dissenting vote. reading. Point. The following reports from the City Manager were read: 66760 - "I submit the attached ordinance and recommend that it be placed on first This appropriates $10,000 for thepurChase of property at 117 and 155 Southern Avenue in Pinners The City had agreed to the purchase of this property prior to our decision to. hold in obeyance any further negetiatiensfor property in Pinners-Point until such time as a review could he completed of property to be purchased." On motion of Mr. Eastes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, without dissenting vote: "AN ORDINanCE TO APPROPRIATE $I0,000.00 FROM THE GENERAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 117 AND 153 SOUTHERN AVENUE" 66~61 ~ "I recommend that 1 be authorized to sign new contracts with Portsmouth General and Maryview Hospitals for~thehospitalizationof indigent patients. This covers a change in the rates to $$0.00 per day for the first ten days, $25.00 per day for the next ten days, afld'$22.50 for each day thereafter. Our present contract rates are $25.50 per day for the first ten days, $20.00 per day for the next ten days, and $15.00 for each day tkereafter. The new rates have been agreed upon by the Board of Directors of the Portsmouth General Hospital. These rates are to be effective March 1, 1966." Motion of Mr. Barnes tO concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote, 66-62 - "I recommend that I be authorized to employ the firm of:Bellante and Clauss of Scranton, Pennsylvania to develop a master plan for the recreation area recently purchased in Nansemond County. This will~cover the location of the various typep of recreation facilities we propose to develop on this property, including a golf course. Th6~cost for developing this master plan will be $2,000, with one half of this being recovered if the design phase'is ~warded this firm. It will take approximately two months to develop the master plan." Motion ef Mr..Dillon to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager was adopted, without dissenting vote, 66-63 - "Bids were received on March 7 for the sale of the former Briggs School site. One bid was received from the Portsmouth Hotel Corporation in the amount of $40,000. This bid was received contingent upon approval of a proposed plan to be submitted to the City for the use of the property. I am also'in receipt of a petition of approximately 110 names requesting the City to establish a parking lot on this site. I recommend this bid be accepted contingent upon the approval of the devel opment plans of thePortsmouth Hotel Corporation?'