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551 <br /> <br /> March 12, 1991 <br /> lin fMr. ' <br /> M~t'o o COrprew, and seconded by,Mr. Clemens to close <br />the nomiratio~s~ and there being no further nominations that the <br />cltlzemsl be appoInted to the Boards and uommlss~ons.i <br /> <br /> ~ ostitute motion of Mr. HawKs and seconded by M . ~pperson, <br />to remqv~ Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Author <br />nomina%ion from the slate of appointments and to cons l~r the <br />nomination separately, and was approved by 4~3 (King, .~emons, <br />Corpre~ )! vote. <br /> <br /> Mctlion of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mr. EpPerson ~o defer <br />consid(r~atlon of the appOIntment to PRHA to the next [ular <br />Council ~eeting on March 26, 1991, was defeated by th !ollowing <br />vote. <br /> <br />Ayes. EpDerson, Hawks, Webb <br />Nays: ~o~prew, Clemens, King, Lucas <br /> <br /> ~!%on of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mr. Eppersor <br />the non~i~ees to the Transportation Safety Commission <br />Design C~mmittee, Cable Television Commission, and ~dopted by <br />unanim, ui~ vote. <br /> <br />M. tigon of Mr. Corprew and seconded by Mr. King t )oint <br />Lilliar ~. Cooper to the P~rtsmouth Redevelopment and ,using <br />AuthorJtt and Was adopted oy 5-2 (Hawks, Webb) vote. <br /> <br /> 9171~6 - Mr. Clemens offered the following resolu ~n <br />concer~l~g "Save Our Children Sunday" for considerati <br />by Courclil. <br /> <br /> ~¢~ on of Mr. Clemens and seconded by Mrs. Lucas :he <br />followJn~ resolu~on was adopted and by the ~te: <br /> <br /> "$ ~ESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 17, 1991 AS YOUTH <br /> S[NDAY." <br /> <br /> W5 EAS~ large numbers of young people are dropp out of <br />school nd <br /> <br />WHEREAS, these young people are turning to drugs ~(,r money <br />and find! that it often leads to jail, prison, permane <br />unemployment and death; and <br /> W~E~EAS, African-kmerican males are dying at suc ~larming <br />rates ~h~t they are being called an "endangered speci ; and <br /> <br />teen-aloOf <br /> W~E~ <br />1990 wcr~ <br /> <br />about ~ h~ <br />powerl~ s~ <br />limitec i~ <br />rage; <br /> <br />EAS, homicide has become the main cause of d .h for <br />s and young adult black males; and <br /> <br />EAS, in Portsmouth, 6 of the 18 homicide vic ~s during <br />b~ack teens; and <br /> <br />EAS, WAV (Women Against Violence) is deeply ~oncerned <br />many children being raised by single women ~h6 feel <br />and ineffective in these days of high unempt°!{ment, <br />amily structure, crack cocaine, fast money, ~nd unbridle <br /> <br /> <br />