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472 <br /> May~2~,~ 1~989 <br /> <br />the downward trend in visitation~at the Naval Shipyard Museum. <br />A study indi~¢at~ed~t'~a~ the high~st attenda~nce pe~riod f,or~the <br />museum in ~eoen~ ye~ar~ occurred d~u~i~ i~ts~special exhibit .... ~ <br /> <br />entitled JThe Po-~tsm~uth M~seums~ ~asspor~t.~o-C~hLna ~ ~ ~ ~, <br />on March 11 - June 9, 1986. -~'~'~ · <br /> <br /> The current exhibit d~sign'at the Naval Shipyard Museum <br />has been in place for some time. While attendance is dropping <br />at the Naval Shipyard Museum-, visitation continues to grow at <br />other museum facilities where exhibits change. Consideration of <br />a new exhibit design would provide for the following: <br /> <br />better fn%erp~etation of existing a~ti-facts <br /> <br /> - a chronological <br />visitors' understandin~ <br />naval histor~ <br /> <br />order to the exhibits to enhance the <br />and appreciation of Portsmouth's- <br /> <br /> an opportunity to receive objects on long-term loan from <br />the U. S. Navy and ~he Maritime History division, of the <br />Smithso~ian Institution <br /> <br /> a~,~ccasic~n~-~f~r publ, icit~ and~promotion"o~ew~ <br />stimulating exhibi't~' at the'Muse~m~'~ <br /> <br /> AccDrdingly, the Museum and Fine~ Arts Commission proposes <br />that $108,00~ ~emai~i~ from the o~i~i'nat approp~ation~n~b~e~ <br />Capital Improve~en~F~nd be utilized for~ ~,new exhibit de~ig~ <br /> <br /> I con¢~r~i%h~th-is reComm~ndat~oh~, a-nd thergf~re~, ~, <br />encourage your approval: of a motion to-authorize use of these <br />funds for this purpose." <br /> <br /> Jean Knapp, 320 Court Street, representing the Museum & <br />Fine Arts commission spoke in support of the ordinance. <br /> <br /> On motion of Mr. Simpson and seconded by Mr. Hawks, the <br />followino ordinance was approved on first reading, and by the <br />following vote: <br /> <br /> "AN ~RDINANCE-TO APPROPRIATE $108,000. FROM THE CAPITAL <br />IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ©~F. A N~ <br />EXHIBIT DESIGN FOR THE NAVAL SHIPYARD MUSEUM." <br /> <br />Ayes: Barnes, Gray, <br />Nays: Corprew <br /> <br />Hawks, Lucas, <br /> <br />Simpson, Webb <br /> <br /> 89-219 ' ~t t~r- ~f--rom the Cit?z ~la~na~3er'"rec~)mmen~din~' a'doptio~ <br />of an ordi.h%nce' cl~s~f%'~ Redwood ~v~nUe~", .... <br /> <br /> "Marina Properties, Inc. and Sinclair Telecable, InC. have <br />made application to close Redwood Avenue. <br /> <br /> The V~ewe~s previouslF app~i~ted~bY ~.oun,cil hev, e~ -.- <br /> <br />reco~ended appro.~a,t of the appl-.icetion., The P,l-amning <br />Co~ission concurs ~n this reco~endat~n:.~ ~ ~ v,- <br /> <br /> I recommend adoption of the ordinance closing Redwood <br />Avenue as requested by the applicant." <br /> <br /> Motion of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mr. Simpson, to <br />approve the ordinance. <br /> <br /> <br />