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197 February 24, 1987 b) Motion of Mrs. Webb and se=ended by Mrs. Lucas, to con;ur ~ith the City Manager's designation of Donald E. Brown as the City's ~tor of Emergency Services, and was adopted by unanimous vote 87-70 Letter from the City Manager recommending adcption of ordinance to amend the City Code by changing voting places to ate the handicapped. "Yhe Electoral Board of the City of Portsmouth has requested that the Council amend the City Code to relocate nine nrecincts in the City primarily because of the ne;essity of having ~roper bility for handicapped voters. Pursuant to the requirements of the ~ode of Virginia the City Attorney has caused to be advertised ~f the proposed changes and the appropriate ordinance accomplishing same has been placed on the Agenda for your consideration. Upon ~doption, the City Attorney will take the ~cessary s~e~s to request ~roval of the change by the Department of Justice in accordance the Voting Rights Act. I recommend adoption of the attached ordinance pursuant to the uest of the Electoral Board." On metier of Mr. ordinance was adopted the following vote: Gray and seaonded by Mrs. Lucas, the followin on first and final reading, and was adopted "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9-83, 9-84, 9-87, 9-89, 9-91, 9-93, 9-96 AND 9-101 THEREOF, PERTAINING TO VOTING PLACES FOR PRECINCTS 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 30, 33, AND 38°" Ayes: Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Simpson, Webb, Holley Nays: None 89-71 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of ~rdinance to amend the City Code to change the traffic pattern on King Street to two-way. "Mr. Ben Adderholdt with Meredith Construction has requested ~hat a portion of King Street adjacent to the Commerce.._Building be to two-way operation. According to Mr. Adderholdt the e in the circulation pattern will allow Commerce Bank improved to its "drive through tellers and parking area". The City's Director of Public Works, as well as the City's !fic Engineer have reviewed this request and are of the opinion two-way traffic would allow all users along this corridor to be able to enter or exit their destination easier than they could if it remained one-way. M. M. Crockin Furniture and Leggett would still be allowed to park in the rear of their buildings to load and Staff recommends that this sect~n of King Street be returne~ to two-way operation and I concur with this recommendation." On motion of Mrs. Lucas and secondeJ by Mr. Simpson, the fo lng ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and was ad oy the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO A~'IEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 23-182.1 AND 23-192.1 PERTAINING TO KING STREET WEST OF CRAWFORD STREET AND AN UNNAMED SERVICE ROAD BETWEEN COUNTY STREET AND KING STREET." Ayes: Corprew, Gray, Lucas, Simpson, Webb, Holley Nays: None