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January 14, 1964
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council,~held on January 14, 1964 there were present:
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<br /> R. Ir~ine Smith, C. $. ~tki~son, Jack P. Barnes, John L. Dillon, George D. Bastes, L. L.
<br />Leary, A. P. Johnson, Jr., City Manager. and M. A~ Korb, Jr~,'City A~t~rney.
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<br />Knight,
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<br />The meetfng was opened with prayer by Mr. Atkinson.
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<br />64-1 - Public hearing on zonzng ordinance amendments was held.
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<br />On motion of .Mr. Barnes, the foil, owing ordinance was approved on first reading:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SUBSECTION (i),OF SECTION 5-7 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE
<br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, 1961, RELATING TO MINIMUM EEQU~iRED REAR YARD tN RESIDENTIAL R-75
<br />AMD R-?5-S DISTRICTS"
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<br />On motion of Mr. Dillon, the following ordinance was approved on first reading:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SUBSECTION (g) OF SECTION 5-8 OF-THE E~NI~G ORDIN~E~OF ~THE
<br />CiTY OF PORTSMGUTt{, 1961, RELATING TO MINI~JM-REQUIRED REAR YARD IN 'RESIDENT-IAL R~60
<br />AND R-GQ-A- DI STI{ICTS"
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<br />The following, communications from the City Manager were read:
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<br /> 64-2 - '"I submit-the a'tta'ched agreements between the Atlantic 12~s~'~e ~R~ii~a~ ~i ~%he City of
<br />Portsmouth a~d-r~om~e/l~J~~e proper city officials b~ ~uthorized to sign.
<br /> This c~vers ~wo railroad crossings of ~he. new distribution mains between Suffolk ,an{13 Portsmouth.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Eastes to concur in the recommendation of the City Manager and that proper city
<br />efficials be authorized~ %o sign the agreement was adop~e~, without dissenting vote.
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<br /> 64~3 -"I ~hmit the at~ached ag-reement~b~ween ~heState:~igh~yDepart~ent and'the City
<br />Portsmouth and recommend the proper City off~oin}s be anthorized to sign.
<br /> This is the cit,-state-agreement covering the cons%ruction of R~ute g3~(Pdr~ts~eusb Boulevai~d),
<br />with the sanitary sewem and water li~e ~ork deleted.
<br /> The ~ontract for co~truction is in the amount of $1,600 357.00 of which Portsmouth's share is
<br />$411,703.30."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Dillon to concur ~n the recommendation of the City Manager and that the proper city
<br />officials be authorized to sign the agreemen~ was adopted, without dissenting
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<br /> 64-4 - "I recommend that I be authorized to advertise for bids for the construction of the Douglas
<br />l~ark Recreation Center and I f~ther be authorized to obtain peaunission ~rom the Portsmouth School Board to
<br />conszruct the building on the Douglas Park ~chool site.
<br /> It is planned.~ha~ this build4ng be constructed ad. cent to the athletic field recently installed
<br />on this property."
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<br /> Motien of Mr. Barnes that the City Manager be authorized to advertise for bids was adopted,
<br />without dissenting vote. "~
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<br /> 64-5 - "Bids~were opened on January i~F, ~964, t0r the sale of twe parcels of city owned land on
<br />Crawford Street, one the end of North Stre~ ease of~Crawford Street closed June 12, 1962, and the other~property
<br />bourKled by Crawford Street, Glasgow Street, the wate~ and the closed end of North Street.
<br />One bid was received from Alex P. Grice, I.II, Agent for John C. Wright in the amoun5 of $6,250.00
<br />for the closed end of North Street. There zs a drainage easemenz through this property which the city will retain.
<br /> One bid ~or the proper~y bounded by Crawford S~reeL, Glasgow Street, the water and the closed end
<br />of North 6tree~ was received from Mr. David I. Levine in the amount of $50,00~.,00. Re proposes to build an office
<br />building with a mi~mum of six stories.
<br /> I recommend that the above properties be sold for the amounts as per bid. Of the sixteen plus
<br />acres that the city purchased from the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, the above sales will complete the
<br />disposal of sen acres, leaving in excess of si~ .acres iitled in, the city's same.
<br /> The city paid S290,O00.O0~for all o!~he properzy and hag received $226.,2~0.00 for the land sold.
<br />On the proper~y sold, there is scheduled construction of buildings valued at more than $4,000~000.00. Based on
<br />curren~ ass~ssmehts, thin.Will retu~rmI mome~tha~$80;000~OOannually in taxes on the buildings alone."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes that the bid from Alex P. Grice, III for the proper~y at the eDd of North
<br />Street be accepte~ was adopted, w~thout dissenting vote.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Dillon zhat the ~id of David I. Levine for the property bounded by Crawford Street,
<br />Glasgow Street, the waterland the closed end of N0r~h Street be mc~epte~
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Enigh~ ~o amend the motian ~0 read~ "that thee sale be approved provided the successful
<br />bidder starss co~strmctzon wlthzn slx mo~hs was adopted, .%vlth(~ut d~ssentlng vote
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<br />Vote being taken, ~Lr. Dillon's motion ~as adopted, withoutdissenting vete.
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<br /> ~FINIBHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 63-294 - Tke following e~dinanee, appmoved on firs~ reading at last meeting, wastaken up and read:
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<br /> "~N ORDinANCE IJ~POStNG:~ND: C0t~LECTING TAXES ONCe,STATE, TANGIBLE PERSONAL
<br />· PROPERTY A~q~MA~HINERY ~ITRIN THE~IM-tTS OF T~]~CITY~OF':PORTSMOUTH~, VIRGINIA,
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