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July 11, 2017
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Elizabeth
<br />M. Psimas, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Nathan J. Clark, Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, City Manager
<br />Dr. L. Pettis Patton, City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr.
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<br />Father Derek Harbin opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the
<br />Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Mayor Rowe called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to approve the minutes of a
<br />Called Meeting of June 26, 2017, of a Called Meeting of June 27, 2017, and of a Regular
<br />Meeting of June 27, 2017, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Presentation:
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<br /> Presentation of special lapel pins to newly appointed board and commission
<br />members.
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<br />- Public Hearing -
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<br />17-289 Public hearing on the proposed placement of a sculpture to be known
<br /> as the Circle of Sail in the Crawford Street Roundabout.
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<br />1. Barbara Vincent, 461 Dinwiddie Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />2. Rebecca Larys, 421 Middle Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />3. Ian Vaughan, 403 Court Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />4. Pam Kloeppel, 501 Elizabeth Place, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />5. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, asked that City Council defer item to make
<br />sure this is the message that the City wants to convey with this sculpture.
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<br />6. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />7. Cathy Revell, 422 Crawford Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />8. Coleman Young, 350 Washington Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />9. Peter Youngblood, 535 Hampton Place, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />10. Terry Danaher, 413 Dinwiddie Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />11. Reggie Allen, 1421 Wilcox Avenue, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />12. Maggie Magruder, 111 High Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />13. Michael Thornton, 1307 Marshall Avenue, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />14. Clyde Toler, 1029 Blair Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />15. Scott Horne, 24 Aylwin Crescent, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />16. Barry Randall, 500 Oak Street, spoke in support of this item.
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