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"A number of Council Members have remarked that due to the number of Planning items~bei~g generated, it is difficult to all( adequate~t~me to fully~consider e~ch issue at_regularly scheduled meeting. With growth and~prosperity, this is not an "unusual" problem; a~d% in fac~.,~t~is.one which many.communities would gladly have. Several years ago, City Council held a special meeting every other month~%o~consider Planning~items. ~.When the Planning Commission star~ed holding its public hearings every month (versus every other~month), City Council~revised~its procedure to consider Planning re~ated items each month (twice a month, if needed). Mo~ion of Mrs. Lucas_and seconded by Mr. G~ay, the following ordinance was adopted, and that the Council Rules and Procedures be amended at the next meeting to reflect the language of the ordinance, and by the following vote: £ "AN ORDINANCE TerrA,END THE 'CODE OF THE'~IT¥~OF:PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY THE AMENDING SECTION 2-42 (b) THEREOF, PERTAINING TO THE DATE, TIME OF REGULAR MEETINGS.~ Ayes: Barnes, Gray, Lucas, Simpson, Webb Nays: Corprew, Williams 88~56_- Letter from the City-Manager recommend~adoption of a resolution appointing viewers for closing a portion of Shipwright Street. "Herbert A. Haneman, Jr~ has made application to vacate a portion of Shipwright Streef.-'~The notice of publication and request for appointment of viewers has been advertised. I recommend adoption of the resolution appointing viewers this application." Motion of Mr. Simpson and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, the following resolution was adopted, and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIEWERS FOR CLOSING A PORTION OF SHIPWRIGHT STREET~ ~' - WHEREAS, HerberE A. Haneman, Jr., Helen H. Gould and Mary H. Dixon have made application to vacate, close and discontinue the hereinafter-described'portion of Shipwright Street, and it appearinQ that notice of application and request for appointment of viewers has been duly advertised as required~by..law. NOW,:THEREFORE, BE-TT RESOLVED by the-~ouncil of-the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that'Richard Ottavio,~Simon P~Arrington, Robert McCurdy, James McGehee and Raymond Tweed be appointed viewersand that Alber~ Carr~and~Howard Davis be: appointed alternate viewers in the event one of the preceding viewers fails to participate, said viewers to view the hereinafter-described portion of said street and to report to this Council in writing whether in their opinion any, and if any what, inconvenience woul~ result in vacating and clos~n~ the following: