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September 13. 2005 5. Paul Robert, 354 Washington Street, wanted to inform Council that after the replacement of water and sewer lines on Washington Street that there would be no improvements to the construction of the road or to the drainage problem once the project is complete. He suggested that more be spent to take care of the problems now on Washington Street. He also informed Council of what he perceived as a lack of follow up on the part of City staff to insure that work by private companies is being done properly. 6. Barry Shepard, 2000 Atlanta Avenue, asked that Council look into changing the City code to increase fees with regards to taxi cabs. 7. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, 363 Middle Street, voiced his opposition to the new Council Rules. - City Manager's Report - 05 - 410 - Adoption of an ordinance to prohibit the rental of hotel and motel rooms for illegal or unlawful purposes, or for short terms. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Background: . When hotel and motel rooms are rented by the hour, criminal activity frequently occurs. There is currently no prohibition on such short-term rentals under the Portsmouth City Code. This ordinance would close the "loophole." Discussion: . The ordinance would prohibit the following activities: '" Renting a room for less than one day; '" Renting a room to a person, knowing that the person will engage in illegal activities there; '" Using a rented room for illegal activities. . Financial Impact: There will be no material financial impact. Staff Recommends: Adoption of an ordinance to prohibit the rental of hotel and motel rooms for illegal or unlawful purpose, or for short terms. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community transformation. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Publish update to City Code including this change . Enforcement as needed by Portsmouth Police Department Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT THE RENTAL OF HOTEL AND MOTEL ROOMS FOR ILLEGAL OR UNLAWFUL PURPOSES OR FOR SHORT TERMS." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 05 - 411 - Adoption of an ordinance to provide $370,300 for the City's Desktop Technology and the Network and Server Replacement Programs, which will provide for the replacement of 168 personal computers, software licenses, networked laser equipment, several computer network devices and central server, and the expansion of wireless wide-area network services. Vision Principles: Bold New Directions and Lifelong Learning Community.