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February 28, 2012 <br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, there <br />were present: <br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr., <br />Stephen E. Heretick, Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., City Manager <br />Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. <br />Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr. opened the meeting with prayer, which was <br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br />Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. <br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to approve the minutes <br />of a Called Meeting of February 13, 2012, of a Called Meeting of February 14, 2012, <br />and of a Regular Meeting of February 14, 2012, and was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Whitehurst, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />- Public Hearing - <br />12-80 Public hearing on the proposed adoption of an ordinance to authorize the <br />City to contract a debt and issue general obligation public utility bonds (the <br />"Bonds") of the City, or notes in anticipation thereof, in a principal amount <br />not to exceed $50,000,000 to finance the costs of the planning, design, <br />acquisition, construction, and equipping of various water and sewer <br />projects of the City, which are expected to include, without limitation, the <br />Sanitary Sewer Overflow Elimination Program, the Meter Replacement <br />Program and the Downtown Master Utility Replacement Program, and the <br />costs of issuing the Bonds. <br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, Portsmouth, VA, spoke in support of this <br />item. <br />- Unfinished Business - <br />12 - 61 -Use permit: <br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following <br />resolution approved on first reading at the February 14, 2012 meeting, and was adopted <br />by the following vote: <br />12-61: <br />"RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT TO ANDERSON ENTERPRISES, LLC, <br />D/B/A AGGRESSOR CYCLES TO OPERATE A MOTORCYCLE SALES AND <br />SERVICING BUSINESS, TO INCLUDE THE SALE OF ACCESSORIES AND <br />APPAREL, AT 5731 AND 5735 PORTSMOUTH BOULEVARD. <br />WHEREAS, Anderson Enterprises, LLC, has made application pursuant to <br />Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the granting <br />of a use permit to operate a motorcycle sales and servicing business, to include the sale <br />of accessories and apparel, at 5731 and 5735 Portsmouth Boulevard, Portsmouth, <br />Virginia; and <br />WHEREAS, the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things <br />required to be done in connection with said application; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of the <br />application for a use permit with conditions. <br />