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July 14, 1964 <br /> <br /> Mqtion, of Mr. Barnes ,that the prope? city officials be authorized fo sign the agreement was <br />adopted, without dissenting vote. <br /> <br /> . 64-I~4 ~ The City Manager read-the following letter from Jud~ge~R~ ~. MeMur~an:,. <br /> <br /> "The beautiful.ly renovated courtroom of the Lusting C~urt is a reminder of the thanks I owe you <br /> done' i~1 ~he~Sourthouse. Everyone has commented favorably <br />and the City Coanc~l for anthorizing the~ work recently. ~ <br />on the improved appearance of the entrance to the building an~~ on the 'ap~opriate an~d~gn~gled' '~' refurbishing' ' of <br />the cour~ room which now f. urnishes a worthy setting for a cour~ of 1.aw. <br /> I. should ~a%so like ~ou to know 8bout the outstaRdi~ng ,job~ aQcQmplished by ~r~ Rar~y Phelps and his <br />staff who did ~no~ onl~,th~ necessary work but also interested themselves in the project so that it became an out- <br />sro-nd-inK success. . _ ~% <br /> 1)le~:_~ead this message to the members of the City, ,CeunQil who were "wise ~o resolve" and Eb <br />Mr. Phelps who,was "patient ~o performs.'' Again accep~ my thanks for your willingness ~o recommend." <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Bar, nee to receive and acknowledge the letter was sdopted. <br /> <br />NEW BI3S I~NESS <br /> <br /> 64=t65 -~The follawing Iettem~mO~,,the Planning Director was read: <br /> . "On.DeQemher 18, 1962, at a regular mmnthty meeting, the City Planning Commission resdlved to <br /> recommend that CityBar~ Avenue extend through ffo~ Por~.Mmo~th Boulevard to Airline Boulevard. <br /> On September %6, 1963; a,plat Vas put..to record .(Map Book 4, .Page 19) e~e~d~n~;C£ty P~rk AvGnue,. <br />both in nDme snd physically, south from its terminusmidway between Portsmouth Boulevard s~,dChero,kee 'Rosd <br />Cherokee Ro~d. ..... <br /> Section 4 of Collinswood has ~ow been approved and signed'and pu~ ~o recor~ by the'devel3ope~;~ this <br /> extends. City ~ark Avenue from Cherokee Road Eo,Collisswood Drive. <br />- It is therefore the~recommendation of the City, P~an~ing Commission that an~o~dinance be passed <br />r~naming Collinswoo~ Drive "CITY PARK AVENUE" from its pre~ent northerly terminus as shown On Coilinswood pla~, <br />~Saction g, (Ma~:Book 3, Page 132) to Airline Bou/e¥~rd, U..S. Route 58." <br /> <br /> ~otion of Mr. Barnes to concur i~,the recommerzdation of the Piannin~ Co'mission and to place the <br /> following ordinance on first readlhg~was adopted:j ......... z~ <br /> <br /> '' ~ AN O~R!NANCE~TO CHANGE.THE NAME ~OF COLLINSWOOD DRIVE ~TO CITY PARK AVENUE." <br /> <br /> 64-166 - "At its regular ,monthly meetkng oD July ~, 1964, the,City P%anq~hg Commission resolved <br /> to recommend approval~ef street closure application S-~4-7 submi~t~d by'the Portsmouth: !~dustri~I Foundation . <br /> and Mr. A. ~. Stowe for ,th~ closure of Virginia Avenue between Detroit and ~esley Streets subject ~o retention <br /> of the necessary public utility easements," <br /> <br /> Motion of ~r..Dillon to refer to'the City Attorney was ~dopted without ~is~n$ing <br /> <br />, 64-1~7~ ~The following letter from the~Planning Direq~r was-read: <br /> <br /> !'At its r~gRlmr monthly meeting on July 7, 19:64, the City Planning Commission resolved to <br />recommend approval of street closure petiti--on S-$4-5, a porzion of Argyle Street, ~20' $n l~ngth~l.ocated.50' <br />west and north of its intersection with Portsmouth Boulevard. <br /> When~$1osed, this :stree~ would.~e added to,and ~m~de a par~,~f the grq~nds of t~9"~igh~on <br />Elementary School." <br /> <br />Motion of. Mr. Barnes to refer r.o ~he Ci, ty Attorney wa~s ~do,pted w%~hout dissenting vote. <br /> <br /> 64-168 - The following leSter :from the Planning ~irect~or was read: <br /> <br /> "At-.its:~egular monthDy meeting;on July ~,,,1964, the:City. Planning Commission resolved tO <br />re. commend sppmeval of street c.losure petition S-64-6 for .a portion of an alley 20~,in width, f~Fmerly known as <br />Fourth Street, located on the- norIh side of Gm~enwoOd Drive ~ ;di~tance .of <br /> The applieetion, which is attached, wa,s submitted by Dale E. anl Grace O~-Wheelb~rger and <br />Thnmas G. and Inez Davenport. <br /> <br /> Motion of ~Lr. Barnes ~o refe~ 5o the City At~orne~ was adopted without ~issenti~g vo%e. <br /> <br /> 64-169 - The following letter' from the Plann~ Direc~ar~ was read% <br /> <br /> !~t %t,s,reg, uLa~ monthly mee.~ing,~o~:July 7, 1965~ th9 City ~lanning'Commiusion conducted a public <br />hearing and ac,ted an She following ~se permit :appli~a~tio~: <br /> <br /> . . UP-64-Z:-~Petitioa of,.W.-T, and Virginia ~anning for a ~se Permit pursuan~ to.Section 4-2 of the <br />ZG~i/lg~O~rdinanc~nduct a "convalescent and. nursing~ home" as described in Section ,~-3 (61) o~ se~dordinance <br />in the Res~i~[e~tial,R-60 zoning district o~ ia,nd'descr~beda~ ~ellows: .Beginnin~ at the northeast corner of Hatton <br />and Leckie Streets and running thence north along th9 east~sT~e~.~of Hatto~ Street to Naval Avenue; thenc~ east <br />along the sou~h side of N~val Avenue 14~';thence southerly, per-~ndicular with Nava~._Avenue;9il'; thence <br />nort.h~rI,y, P~r-Pe. ndic,~laE .with .:N~a~: ,~venue~, 21 ~'; · th~/lce ?easterly, parallel ,w~th Naval Aven~e.,. 42 ' and thence <br />Southerly 21 4'~ thence eesr~rly, parallel wSth Naval,Avenue, 14,,9.; ~nd'thenQe,so~e~ly~a%ong t~9, line of.tlze <br />present property of Manning, ~22L~4'; thence running westerly along~ Leckie Street 206 ~to .the pei~t ,of <br />beginning ........ · <br /> The Planning. ~emmiss.ion resolved, to recommend that.City Council~ issue a us~ permit as requested. <br /> <br /> <br />