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<br />September 8, l~R2
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<br />92-30~ ~ Public~Hea~r:ing on rezon£ng appl~ica:~ion: .: ~,~ ;:
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<br />Z-92-12 MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - Rezoning application of Walker
<br /> tIndu~stri,es for property.;at 200.0. High Street £uuther
<br /> ~..:.~,~.des.¢~ik~edi as~ Wax, Map ~Parc.els ,1!7,~ 118 and
<br /> fr~m:DOWntown D-2-C Cammerc.~aL:toDOwn~oWn::.D~2~I-.~.,.,o,.
<br /> Industrial. The property is designated for Medium
<br /> Density Residential in the City's Comprehensive Plan.
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<br /> .~itli~miJohes:~,..cP~anningDirec~tror,,r:epOrted Zhat.:the
<br />applican~ had req2ested that the Planning Commission defer:
<br />consideration of the application until its October meeting ~and,
<br />therefore the matter needed to be deferred by the City
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Clemons~ and seconded by Mr. Griffin, to
<br />defer Z-92-12 to the Public Hearing Meeting of Oc~tober,~2:~ ~ : ~
<br />1992, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />92-284 - Motion of Mr. Griffin, and seconded by Mr. Clemens,
<br /> the followi~g~ordinance, .deferred f~rom t.he Regul,ar
<br /> Meeting of August 25, 1992, iwas adopted and by [the
<br /> following vote:
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<br /> '!AN.ORDINANCE. TO APPROPRIATE $:390,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL
<br />IMPROVEMENTS FUND AND $47,000.00 FROM THE PUBLIC UTILITY
<br />CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND, MAKING A TOTAL APPROPRIATION OF
<br />$437~0~0.00 ~EO~T~E~ BRIGHTON/SO~TH.PORTSMQU~H IMPROVEMENTS
<br />PROJECT, PHASE II." ~,!~ ~ i ~ .... :. , ~.~..~ , ~.
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<br />Ayes: Clemens,
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Griffin, Hawks, King, Pitts,:Webb
<br />CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
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<br />92-30~4 iLetter ~om ~the City Manager recommending adoPtio~n of an,
<br />ordinance to appropriate $341,314 from the Capital Improvements
<br />Fund for the purchase of a planetarium instrument and auxiliary
<br />equipme~t, an~ award of the contract to~the low bidder, Spitz,
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<br /> "As you know, the Beazley Foundation has generously
<br />awarded a $475,000 grant to fund the relocation of the
<br />Portsmouth Public Schools Planetarium~ ho,the ne:w ChildrenT. s~! ~
<br />Museum. In addition to the vigorous private fund-raising
<br />efforts for the new Museum, I plan to i~nclud~e in my
<br />recommendations for the next capital budget, public funds for
<br />this joint public/private project.
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<br /> Since the planetarium equipment will require a long lelad
<br />time of 9 to 12 months to build, I am requesting your approval
<br />of an o~dinance[~o; appropriate $34t,~314 from the Capita~
<br />Improvemehts Fund.fo~.the purchase of .the equipment to take
<br />advantage of the favorable bid price ~received. I further
<br />recommend your approval of a motion to award the bid to Spitz,
<br />Inc. In accordance wlqh Council'~s,direction to have two
<br />readings on appropriations, this item is recommended for
<br />deferra:l .~o ~he meeting of September 2~, 19:92." -
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<br /> MOtio~ of Mr., Hawks, and seconded by Mr. King, ~to:defe~
<br />the following ordinance to the Regular Meeting of September 22,
<br />1992, and was adopted by unanimous vote:
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<br /> '~AN QRDINANCE,TO:APPROPRIAT~E':::$341L31~. FROM THECA~ITAL
<br />IMPROVEMENTS FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF A PLANETARIUM INSTRUMENT~
<br />AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT."
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<br />92-305 [_:L~tter.from the City Manag~er recomme~nding adopt.ion of
<br />an ordinance to appropriate $168,000 from the Capital.~
<br />Improvements Fund for improvements to Afton Square in the
<br />Cradock area, and award of the contract to the low bidder,
<br />Driver Contractors, Inc.
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