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March 27, 2001
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<br /> At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 27, 2001,
<br />there were present:
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<br />Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., Cameron C. Pitts,
<br />P. Ward Robinett, Jr., J. Thomas Benn III, William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst,
<br />Sr., City Manager Daniel M. Stuck, City Attorney Timothy Oksman.
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<br /> Councilman Cameron C. Pitts opened the meeting with prayer, which was
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Holley called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to approve the minutes of a
<br />Called Meeting on March 13, 2001, a Regular Meeting on March 13, 2001, and a Called
<br />Meeting on March 20, 2001, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />01 - 100 - Presentations:
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<br />Special presentation to the Portsmouth School Foundation and the Effingham Street
<br />YMCA: Marlene Randall, Dan Evans, Manny Munoz, Maureen Mizelle, Councilman
<br />Whitehurst and Gwendolyn Davis.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to authorize a biennial
<br />ball, and Council to appoint a committee staff to communicate planning.
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<br /> Substitute motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, to defer
<br />consideration of the motion to June 26, 2001, for further cost information and a plan
<br />from staff, list of charities to be recognized, and the future organizational structure, and
<br />was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />Presentation of special lapel pins to newly appointed Boards and Commissions
<br />members.
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<br />- Public Hearing -
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<br />01 - 101 - Public hearing on use permit and rezoning applications:
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<br />(a) UP-01-05
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<br />OLDE TOWNE NEIGHBORHOOD Request of Monumental
<br />United Methodist Church to operate a School for the Fine Arts at
<br />450 Dinwiddie Street.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Benn, and seconded by Mr. Pitts, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-01-05 be approved on first
<br />reading, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />(b) Z-01-02
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<br />TRUXTON NEIGHBORHOOD - Request of William Brown for a
<br />rezoning from C-2-K (Conditional) to C-2-K (Conditional) to allow
<br />auto retail sales at 2200 Frederick Boulevard.
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<br />1. Bill Brown, 716 Cumberland Avenue, spoke in support of the rezoning.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that Z-01-02 be approved on first reading,
<br />and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />- Unfinished Business -
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<br />01 - 85 - Use permits and rezoning applications:
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following
<br />resolution, approved at the March 13, 2001 meeting, and was adopted by the following
<br />vote:
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<br />01-85(a):
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<br />1. Reggie Allen, 1421 Wilcox Avenue, spoke in support of the use permit.
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