Minutes 02/12/1957 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

36{ Section 4.96 reads as follows: 'No CounIy, City or Town shall,except as otherwise provided in Paragraph 4.Sg or 4.97, pass or adopt any ordinance or resolution regu]sting or prohibiting the manu- ing of alcohotdc beverage in Virginia and all local Acts including Charter provisions and Ordinances of Cities sistency.and Towns, inconsistent with any o£ the provisions of this Chapter are hereby repealed to the extent of suc~ incon$ Par. 4.38 referred to above, provide~ for the lic~sing of stores that retail hoer and wine and other licensing of establishments which 'is permissible by ordinance. Section 4.9? refer~ed to ab6ve permits Councils of ci~ies to regulate time of sale of wine and beer. This report is for your information."' adopted. Mrs. I'Anson spoke concerning the establishment of additional A.B.C.Stores in the Cit~. Motion of P!r. Weiseman that the City Council protest to the Virginia A.B.C . Board the placing of addition~'l A.B.C. stores in Portsmouth, wi~ special reference to the one to be proposed on Middle St., was adopted. 57-44 - "You referred to me the question of whether or not a complete master plan for the City of Portsmouth is in effect. I am submitting the attached letter from Paul Dulaney, Director of Planning, which I believe is the answer to the question so far as I have been able to ascertain; however, in my opinion there is s Master Plan in effect in the City of Portsmouth." On motion filed. 57-45 - "At a previous meeting of Council, you referred to me the question of fully utilizin~ the City Stadium for recreazional purposes ~or. the youth of the City. In reporting on this, I would like to take this opportunity ~o report to the City Council that for sometime I ~v~ been considering the question of our over-all recreational program in the City of Portsmouth which includes the City Recreation Department, the City Schools and the Beazley Fonndation. As a result of this study, I invited Judge Lawrence W.I'Anson who represented the Foundation, Mr. Guy Morris who rep- resented the Schools, Mr. Paul Dulaney, the City Plarn%ing Engineer, and Mayor Bartlett, representing the City Council, to meet with Dr. Denny, Y~r. Earl Agnor and myself to discuss the over all recreation program. It was found that the Beazley Foundation operates the Park View RecmeationCenter~ the Foundation Boys Club and arecre-~ orion program at Twin Lakes Housing Project and the Oliver Bynum Recreation Coster" and their cost of operatic~ the several projects amounts to between sixty a~d seventy five thousand dollars annually. In addition to the regular recreation programs in the schools of the City, the C~y Recreation Department uses the Gymnasium at the Harry Hunt Elementary School and some of the playgrounds and ath- letic fields in other schools when they are not in conflict with the regular school program. I desire to state that the school officials and the officials of the Beazley Foundation l%~ye been m~ t co-operative. The City Recreation Department operates four Community Centers includiHg the Douglas Park Center recently presented to the City by the Beazley Foundation and seventeen playgrounds and athletic fields Also the City Armory and the City Stadium for Little League Baseball. The City spends between sixty-five and seventy-five thousand dollars annually for recreatinal purposes. In order not to have overlapping programs for recreation and to better provide fuller co operation between all recreation agencies, I have determined that it would be to the best interest of the City ~o name an Advisory Committee to work with the City Nm ager to provide and develop the recreational needs of the City. I have named the Hon. Lawrence W, I'Anson to represent the Beazley Foundation,A.J. MapR, Sr.~ the Schools, Paul Dulaney the City Planning Commission and D~ L H Denny, the Depar~ ~ Recreation and R. Irvine Smith the City Council, They will serve with me in an advisory Capacity to consider: our recreation program in the future. The question of a more full,'use of the stadium will require f~ther study. At'foe present time,- the Council policy is to charge for the use of the stadium for all purposes. The High School leases the stadium, for football and some other activities and the Recreation Bureau leases it for Little Baseball and occasionally other activities. Under the Code, the ~City Auditor is given authority to lease it to other groupswhen such use will not conflict with the High School or Recreation Department. A furtl~r study will be made of the use of the Stadium and I will 'make a report to the Council at a later date concerning the mazter." Motion of Mr. Baker to refer to the City Attorney for.report on the legality of a member of the City Council serving on an advisory commission appointed by the Cit~ Manager , was adopted. 57-46 - "You referred to me the question of reporting on sale and removal of buildings and permits issued therefor of the Clark Jr. High School. I have investigated this matter and I have been informed that there were thirty nine buildings on the tract of land at the time the School Board starzed acquisition of the property. 0nly five of thm buildings have been removed from the premises. ~wo have been sold with the un - derstanding nhat they can be moved within the City. One_building has be~n sold to a purchaser who is moving it beyond thecity limits. All ofher s~ruc~ures hare been demolished or will be demolished when the project is com- pleted. Ofthe buildings moved, three permits were secured by the purchaser to move from the premises. The other buildings were moved on lots adjoining the premises and permits were not secured for their removal." On motion filed. 57-47 - "It is in order to consider the conference recently held on Off-Street Parking and ~ am reporting that the City Attorney has received approval from our Bonding Attorneys in New York of the issu- ance of the Off-Street Parking Bonds and that your Committee,c~posed of the Mayor and City Manager,has ~old the bonds ~o the A~eiicanNational Bank and the Bank of Virginia in the sum of $150,000.00 each at their offer;to purchase at the rateof interest of 3~% , bonds dated July l, 1957, and are to run from I to l0 years from date of the Bond, payable $30~000.00 annually." On motion filed.