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October 13, 1987
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday,
<br />Dctober 13, 1987, there were present:
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<br />Mayor James W. Holley, III, Jack P. Barnes, E. G~ Corprew,
<br />Jr., J. Robert Gray, L. Louise Lucas, J. Herbert Simpson,
<br />Gloria O. Webb, George L. Hanbury, Il, City Manager,
<br />Steven Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br /> Rev. L~on J. Boone, Pastor of Celestial Baptist Church, opened
<br />the meeting with prayer, £ollowed by the Pledge of Allegiance to thc
<br />Flag.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Simpson, minutes of the
<br />special called meeting of September 17, 1987; minutes of the called
<br />meeting of September 22, 1987; and minutes of the regular meeting
<br />of September 22, 1987, to be approved as received, and was adopted
<br />by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 87-439 Raymond Turner, Chairman, Small Minority Business
<br />Enterprise Committee/Vice ChairmancPf the Central Civic Forum,
<br />presented plaque to Mayor Holley and City Manager Hanbury, reco~niz-
<br />inn the "Support of Minority ~nterDrise Development", as the out-
<br />standin~ advocate in Hampton Roads and by the Portsmouth Small and
<br />Minority Enterprise Committee.
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<br /> 87-439 (a) - Mayor Holley, introduced John G. Hatcher, Jr.,
<br />~ember of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and~Housing Authority, and
<br />Mr. G. William Thomas of the Department of Housing and Urban Develo
<br />ment, presented Ms. Karen McFarla~, a symbolic key f~r the second
<br />Urban Homesteading house won in a lottery d=awing located at 2811
<br />ChestnUt Street.
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<br /> Ms. Karen McFarland, a single parent, expressed appreciation
<br />to the Housing Authority and the City of Portsmouth, and HUD, for
<br />allowing her to become a homeowner through the implementation of
<br />the Urban Homesteading Program.
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<br />Mayor Holley welcomed all visitors i~ attendance.
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<br /> 87-439 (b) - Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Lucas,
<br />that Sheil~ Pittman be appointed as City Clerk designee, effective
<br />NoYember~l, .198~Y, and was~adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 87-440 Public Hearing on the Portsmouth School Board appoint
<br />nents was held.
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<br /> The list of names submitted for consideration of appointments
<br />to the School Board were presented.
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<br /> Otis E. Baldwin, 404 Tareyton Lane, on behalf of Patricia
<br />Williams, presented th.e nomination of Gloria Hall for consideration
<br />of appointment to the School Board. (See Exhibit ~87-440)
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<br />No action taken.
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<br />87-441
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<br />Public Hearing on rezon~ng, use permit, and group
<br />housing pro~ect applications and a proposed amendment
<br />to the City Code:
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<br />(a) Zoning Petition Z 87-14
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<br />TRUXTUN NEIGHBORHOOD- Rezoning
<br />application of Truxtun Triangle
<br />Associates, by Robert H. Powell,
<br />III, general partner, to rezone
<br />property generally bounded by
<br />Portsmouth, Deep Creek and
<br />Frederick Boulevards; from
<br />Limited Business HLB to Commerci
<br />C-2-K Conditional.
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