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May 14, 2002 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 14, 2002, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., Cameron C. Pitts, P. Ward Robinett, Jr., J. Thomas Benn III, William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., Interim City Manager C. W. McCoy, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. Vice Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr. opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Holley called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting on April 19, 2002, a Called Meeting on April 23, 2002, and a Regular Meeting on April 23, 2002, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 02 - 143 - Presentations: · Proclamation presented to Peg Nourie for"Safe Boating Week". · Proclamation presented to Bruce Sterling for"Hurricane Preparedness Week". · Presentation of a Paint Your Heart Out T-shirt by Mayor Holley to Vice Mayor Griffin. - Public Hearing - 02 - 144 - Joint public hearing with the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority to consider the proposed Midtown Conservation and Redevelopment Plan. There were no speakers. 02 - 145 - Public hearing on a use permit application: (a) UP-02-05 WESTERN BRANCH NEIGHBORHOOD - Kirk Berkeley, agent for LPD Associates, Inc. requests a use permit to expand an existing hotel at 3222 Western Branch Boulevard. (3280 Western Branch Boulevard in Chesapeake). The Comprehensive Plan recommends single-family residential development of this area. 1. Kirk Berkeley, 500A London Street, spoke in support of this use permit. Motion by Mr. Benn, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-02-05 be approved on first reading, with the additional condition that the applicant pay all lodging taxes when done, and was adopted by unanimous vote. - Unfinished Business - 02 - 109 - Adoption of resolutions and an ordinance recommending the approval of the 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Plan. a. Adoption of a resolution approving the 2002 through 2007 Capital Improvement Plan. b. Adoption of a resolution authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $15,869,648 for the 2002-2003 Capital Improvement Plan. c. Adoption of an ordinance appropriating $14,853,700 in the Capital Improvement Fund and $6,158,000 in the Public Utilities Capital Improvement Fund. Recommendations: a) Adoption of a resolution approving the 2002 through 2007 Capital Improvement Plan (ClP).