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July 28, 2015
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />15 - 279 - Items Submitted by Council Members
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Cherry, and seconded by Dr. Edmonds, to add an item to the
<br />agenda, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion by Dr. Whitaker, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following
<br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />“RESOLUTION AMENDING SECTION XVII(a) OF THE PORTSMOUTH CITY
<br />COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE TO LIMIT THE TIME A BUSINESS
<br />ITEM SPEAKER AND/OR A NON-AGENDA ITEM SPEAKER HAS TO SPEAK TO A
<br />MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES.
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<br /> BE IT RESOLVED
<br /> by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that Section
<br />XVII(a) of the Portsmouth Council Rules of Order and Procedure shall reflect from this
<br />day forward business agenda item and non-agenda item speakers shall have a
<br />maximum speaking time of three minutes for each occasion on which he or she
<br />speaks.”
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<br />1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, wanted to know the rationale behind changing
<br /> the speaking time for citizens.
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<br />2. Clyde Toler, 1029 Blair Street, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />3. Athena Jones, 600 Yorktown Avenue, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Motion by Dr. Whitaker, and seconded by Dr. Edmonds, to accept the Disparity
<br />Study submitted by MGT of America at the Public Work Session on June 22, 2015, and
<br />was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, voiced her concern with City Council bringing
<br /> forth agenda items that have not been advertised.
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<br />2. Athena Jones, 600 Yorktown Avenue, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />3. Wayne Davis, 319 Worthington Square, asked City Council to explain the Disparity
<br /> study.
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<br />4. Reggie Allen, 1421 Wilcox Avenue, wanted to know the results of the Disparity
<br /> Study.
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<br />5. Clyde Toler, 1029 Blair Street, wanted to know how much the Disparity Study cost.
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<br />6. Bryan Scannell, 111 Wyoming Avenue, asked that the Disparity Study be made
<br /> available to citizens.
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright
<br />Nays: Moody
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