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March 25, 2014
<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, 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 />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. Edmonds, to approve the minutes of
<br />a Called Meeting of March 10, 2014, of a Called Meeting of March 11, 2014, and of a
<br />Regular Meeting of March 11, 2014, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />14 - 117 -Presentations:
<br />• Presentation of an invitation to the Wells Theatre by Kelly McCants, Representative
<br />from the Virginia Stage Company.
<br />• Presentation of proclamation to the I.C. Norcom High School 2014 State
<br />Championship Boys Basketball Team.
<br />- Unfinished Business -
<br />14 - 95 -Rezoning:
<br />Motion by Mr. Meeks, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance approved on first reading at the March 11, 2014 meeting, and was adopted
<br />by the following vote:
<br />14-95:
<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z-14-01."
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />- City Manager's Report -
<br />14 - 118 -Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapters 5 and 6 of the Code of the
<br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) pertaining to the riding of bicycles on the
<br />Seawall and adjacent areas along the Elizabeth River and on sidewalks in the
<br />City. Vision Principles: Quality of Life and Change and New Directions.
<br />Background:
<br />• City Code Sec. 5-66 addresses where and how bicycles can be operated within
<br />the City.
<br />• Item A. of this Section prohibits bicycles to ridden in a "district zoned
<br />commercial".
<br />• Item D. of this Section does not permit bicycles to be ridden on the Seawall that
<br />extends approximately one mile along the Elizabeth River from Crawford Bay south to
<br />the Pavilion.
<br />• In addition, City Code Sec. 6-5, Item B. prohibits the use of bicycles in areas
<br />along and near the Seawall, as described in Sec. 5-66.
<br />• Item A. of Sec. 6-5 references Riverfront Park, an outdated term for High Street
<br />Landing.
<br />• Both of these sections of the Code were adopted in 1973 and most recently
<br />revised in 1995.
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