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Mav 27.2008 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor Marlene W. Randall, William E. Moody, Jr., Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psi mas, Ray A. Smith, Sr., Douglas L. Smith, City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, Senior Deputy City Attorney George M. Willson. Councilman William E. Moody, Jr., 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 Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting of May 12, 2008, of a Called Meeting of May 13, 2008, of a Regular Meeting of May 13, 2008, and of a Called Meeting of May 19, 2008, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, D. Smith, R. Smith, Holley Nays: None 08 - 250 - Presentation: . Presentation of resolution to City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler by Senator L. Louise Lucas, honoring the service of his mother, Evelyn Chandler. - Public Hearing - 08 - 251 - Public hearing on a use permit application: (a) HP-08-01 DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD - Andy McCullough of 725 High LLC requests a housing use permit to develop forty-two (42) dwelling units at 739 High Street. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. 1. Clifford Kalmbach, 3702 Magnolia Drive, spoke in opposition to this item. Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that HP-08-01 be approved on first reading, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, R. Smith, Holley Nays: None Abstain: D. Smith (Mr. Smith noted that his client is negotiating to lease space from the applicant) - Unfinished Business - 08 - 190 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) by amending Section 30-237 thereof to correct a clerical error pertaining to service retirement allotments within the Portsmouth Fire and Police Retirement System. Deferred from the April 8, 2008 City Council Meeting. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions.