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September 10, 2013 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, there were present: Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, City Manager John L. Rowe, Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson. Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting of August 26, 2013, of a Called Meeting of August 27, 2013, and of a Regular Meeting of August 27, 2013, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None 13 - 375 -Presentation: • Presentation of special lapel pins to newly appointed board and commission members. • Mayor Wright introduced Carter Kostler, inventor of Define Bottle. - Public Hearing - 13-376 Public hearing to consider the proposed new fee schedule for the City's Erosion and Sediment Control Program as referenced in Chapter 11 and Appendix A of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006). There were no speakers. 13 - 377 -Public hearing on use permit applications: (a) UP-13-10 CHURCHLAND -Alice Amory of Amory's Seafood II requests a use permit to operate an entertainment establishment with live entertainment at 6031 High Street. The Future Generalized Land Use Map in the Comprehensive Plan calls for this area to be developed as Commercial, and it is located within the Churchland Community Activity Center. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. There were no speakers. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-13-10 be approved, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None (b) UP-13-11 LONG POINT SUBDIVISION -Dana Harris requests a use permit for a family child day care home at 4005 Ebbtide Lane for 12 children aged 6 weeks old to 12 years of age. The Comprehensive Plan's Generalized Future Land Use Map recommends low to medium density single-family residential development. Vision Principle: Lifelong Learning Community and Neighborhood and a Sense of Community. 1. Dana Harris, 4005 Ebbtide Road, spoke in support of this item.