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March 26, 2013
<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, there
<br />were present:
<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene
<br />W. Randall, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, City
<br />Manager John L. Rowe, Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson.
<br />Reverend Johnnie Drake, opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed
<br />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 Ms. Randall, to approve the minutes of a
<br />Called Meeting of March 11, 2013, of a Called Meeting of March 12, 2013, and of a
<br />Regular Meeting of March 12, 2013, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />- Unfinished Business -
<br />13 - 111 -Use permits:
<br />13-111 (a):
<br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, asked that Council members state their
<br />reasons for voting against an item on the agenda.
<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance approved on first reading at the March 12, 2013 meeting, and was adopted
<br />by the following vote:
<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z-13-01."
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright
<br />Nays: Edmonds
<br />(Councilman Meeks excused himself from voting on Item 13-111(a) because of
<br />financial interest and left the Council Chamber prior to any consideration of the item.)
<br />Consent Agenda:
<br />13 - 111 -Use permit:
<br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following
<br />resolutions approved on first reading at the March 12, 2013 meeting, and was adopted
<br />by the following vote:
<br />13-111 (b)
<br />"RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-13-02) TO KROGER LIMITED
<br />PARTNERSHIP I, TO CONSTRUCT A LARGE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT (SINGLE
<br />TENANT BUILDING) AT 2900 TURNPIKE ROAD.
<br />WHEREAS, Kroger Limited Partnership I, contract purchaser of the subject
<br />property, has made application pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) for the granting of a use permit to construct a Large Retail
<br />Development (Single Tenant Building) at 2900 Turnpike Road, Portsmouth, Virginia;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, the Economic Development Authority of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, the owner of the property, has consented to the filing of the application; and
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