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September 13, 1993 At the Public Hearing Meeting of the City Council held on Monday, September 13, 1993, there were present= Mayor Gloria O. Webb, Vice Mayor Lee E. King, Johnny M. Clemons, John H. Epperson, Bernard D. Griffin, James C. Hawks, Cameron C. Pitts, V. Wayne Orton, City Manager, Stuart E. Katz, City Attorney. Planning Commission Members present: Susan Taylor Hansen, Chairman, Charles P. Anderson, Flossie Bridgeford, James A. Overton, Jr., Jimmy Spruill, Sr., Raymond Turner. Vice Mayor King opened the meeting with prayer which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. 93-342 Joint Public Hearing with the Planning Co~anission on the following code amendment and rezoning applications= The following citizens spoke in favor of the application: Charles Proffet, 633 McLean Street, representing the Bide-A-Wee Civic League James Jones, 507 McLean Street The following citizens spoke in opposition to the application: Marlene Fallon, 3005 Bide-A-Wee Lane Lena A mar, 236 Gleep Street Jesse Boone, 605 Stratford Street, representing the Holy Trinity Church Robert Lassiter, spoke concerning the traffic on Beazley and Greenwood Drivesthat could escalate with the proposed race track. Dolly Wells, representing New Mt. Vernon Baptist Church,~ having a buffer for the noise between the race track and the church. Marlene Randall, 206 Wynn Street, spoke on the effects of the race track on school boundaries, enrollment for the area of Fairwood Homes and the traffic impact at the Highland Biltmore Elementary School. The Planning Commission then voted on the code amendment and rezoning items. Susan Taylor Hansen, Chairman, abstained from voting on all items due to a conflict of interest in that the firm by whom she is employed (Cooper, Spong and Davis) represents the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority which has an interest in the subject property. (a) CP-93-01 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT - A proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Portsmouth: Change the Land Use Plan, Chapter 4 to provide for amusement and recreational services - commercial sports as an alternative redevelopment proposal for the Academy Park (Fairwood Homes) area. Changes to the General Land Use Plan, and Tax Base and Jobs, Chapter 8 will also be considered to support the proposed development alternative. This amendment is being considered in association with Case ~Z-93-14.