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June 10, 2014 <br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, there were <br />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 Joseph Cailles opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by <br />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 May 27, 2014, and of a Regular Meeting of May 27, 2014, and was <br />adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />- Mayor Wright recognized the induction of Willard Moody into the Trial Lawyers Hall <br />of Fame. <br />- Public Hearing - <br />14 - 216 -Public hearing on use permit, code amendment, street name change, and <br />street closure applications: <br />(a) UP-14-07 MIDTOWN MARKETPLACE- Nathan A. Lahy, with MSA, P.C., on <br />behalf of Wendy's Restaurant, requests a use permit to construct a <br />restaurant with adrive-through facility on approximately 1.0 acres <br />at 1409 Frederick Boulevard. The property is owned by the City of <br />Portsmouth Economic Development Authority, is zoned General <br />Mixed Use (GMU). The Comprehensive Plan's Generalized Future <br />Land Use Map designates this property for commercial use and is <br />located in the Midtown Regional Activity Center. Vision Principle: A <br />Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. <br />There were no speakers. <br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to concur with the <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-14-07 be approved, and was <br />adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />(b) UP-14-09 MIDTOWN MARKETPLACE- Michael A. Culpepper, on behalf of <br />CRES E. G. Development Group, requests a use permit to allow <br />two restaurants with two drive-through facilities at each end of a <br />strip commercial building containing 9,000 square feet located at <br />1409 Frederick Boulevard. The property is owned by the City of <br />Portsmouth Economic Development Authority, is zoned General <br />Mixed Use (GMU). The Comprehensive Plan's Generalized Future <br />Land Use Map designates this property for commercial use, and it is <br />located in the Midtown Regional Activity Center. Vision Principle: A <br />Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. <br />There were no speakers <br />Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to concur with the <br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-14-09 be approved, and was <br />adopted by the following vote: <br />