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<br />March 8. 2011
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr.,
<br />Marlene W. Randall, Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., City Manager
<br />Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman.
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<br />Pastor Thornton Frye opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the
<br />Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by the Portsmouth Area Chapter of Military Officers
<br />Association of America.
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<br />Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to approve the minutes of
<br />a Called Meeting of February 22, 2011, and of a Regular Meeting of February 22, 2011
<br />and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Public Hearing -
<br />11 - 101 - Public hearing on use permit and street closure applications:
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<br />(a) UP-1 0-1 0
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<br />VICTORY BOULEVARD CORRIDOR - Moses David, Jr., of the
<br />Renaissance Performing Arts Center, requests a use permit to
<br />operate an entertainment establishment at 2513-A Victory
<br />Boulevard for the performance of live music and dance for
<br />recording and broadcasting and live audiences. Vision Principle: A
<br />Robust and Prospering Economy.
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<br />There were no speakers.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-1 0-1 0 be approved on first
<br />reading, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />(b) S-10-05
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<br />CHURCHLAND - Ordinance granting the request of George M.
<br />Willson, Senior Deputy City Attorney, for the closure of a portion of
<br />Wyatt Drive beginning at the western line of Coast Guard
<br />Boulevard and running eastwardly 360 feet, more or less and that
<br />portion of Coast Guard Boulevard from the southern line of the
<br />relocated Coast Guard Boulevard and running southwardly to the
<br />northern Right-of-Way line and limited access line of the Western
<br />Freeway Virginia Route 164. Vision Principle: Thriving
<br />Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community.
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<br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, 2713 Sterling Point Drive, wanted to know what kind of
<br />financial consideration the City would receive with this transfer of public property to
<br />private.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />"ORDINANCE CLOSING AND VACATING PORTIONS OF WYATT DRIVE AND
<br />COAST GUARD BOULEVARD."
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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