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<br />March 23. 2010
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, there
<br />were present:
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<br />Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst,
<br />Sr., Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psi mas, Douglas L. Smith,
<br />City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman.
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<br />Pastor Lynne Hundley, opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by
<br />the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Holley called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Psi mas, to approve the minutes of a
<br />Called Meeting of March 8, 2010, of a Called Meeting of March 9, 2010, and of a
<br />Regular Meeting of March 9, 2010, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley
<br />Nays: None
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<br />10 - 134 - Presentation
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<br />. Presentation to the City of Portsmouth by the Truxton Civic League.
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<br />- Public Hearing -
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<br />1 0-1 35
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<br />Public hearing on the proposed adoption by the City Council of an
<br />ordinance to authorize the proposed several guaranty by the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia (the "City"), of the timely payment of the principal of
<br />and interest on the estimated maximum amount of $5,135,000 (of a total
<br />of an estimated maximum amount of $50,000,000) of guaranteed
<br />subordinated revenue bonds and senior subordinated revenue bonds
<br />previously issued by the Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia
<br />("SPSA") to finance and refinance various capital expenditures of SPSA
<br />(the "SPSA Bonds").
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<br />There were no speakers.
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<br />1 0 - 81 - Public hearing on a street closure application:
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<br />(a) S-10-01
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<br />SOUTHSIDE - Ordinance granting the request of David L. Nimmich
<br />for the closure of a portion of Portsmouth Boulevard between Third
<br />Street and Port Centre Parkway. The Comprehensive Plan's
<br />Generalized Future Land Use Map recommends Mixed Use
<br />Employment. Deferred from the February 23, 2010 City Council
<br />Meeting. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to defer consideration of
<br />Item S-10-01 to the April 27, 2010 City Council meeting, and was adopted by the
<br />following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Unfinished Business -
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<br />10 - 113 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) by amending Section 22-3, by adopting a new Section 22-
<br />564.1, and by repealing Section 22-471 through 22-579 pertaining to traffic infraction
<br />penalties, and the blocking of intersections and crosswalks in the city. Deferred from
<br />the March 9, 2010 City Council Meeting. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions.
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