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September 16, 1986 At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday~ September 16, 1986, there were present: James W. Holley, III, Jack P. Barnes, J. Robert Gray, L. Louise Lucas, J. Herbert Simpson, Gloria O. ¥~ebb, George L. Hanbury, City ~anager, Steven Lieberman, City Attorney. Absent: ~. G. Corprew, Jr. Rev. Thomas Potter, the meeting with prayer, Flag. Pastor of Pinecrest Baptist Church, opened followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to thc Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Simpson, minutels of the called meeting of. September 9, 1986~ and minute~ of the regular neeting of September 9, 1986, ~o be approved as received, a~d ~as ~dopted by unanmmous vo~e. 86-336 Pnblic Hearing for Portsmouth Flag Associates. Allan Roby, 1 Harbor Court, representing Portsmouth Fl~g Associates, Inc., requested an additional 2 minutes ~o speak. Motion of Mrs. Lucas and seconded by Mrs. Webb, to grant ~dditional 2 minutes, as requested, and was adopted by unan~m~ Adm. Roby made the following~presentation: "I have been a resident of Portsmouth for two years and am pleased to have this opportunity to make a presentation on behalf ~f Portsmouth Flag Associates, Inc. We wish to express our appreciation to yau aBd others ~ho have accomplished so much with your remarkable PortsmoUth RenaisFan£e. ~e have been inspired to suggest that, as the renaissance work ~oes forward, some small part of the effort be turned over {o the ~outh of the City. Our school sge citizens are competent, ~nd de- ;erring, to take part in this grand affair. ~ Specifically, the Portsmouth Flag Associates ~equests t~at the ~y prov~e~an ~pportunity for the students of all public,~private ~m parocnma± s~ools, ~0 join in making a gift to the City~ of a ~±agpole from which to disp~la~? our National Flag from a prominemt location. The flagpole and flag to be memorial in recognition of dom;~ll Portsmouth sons and daughters who have served the causelof, free 1 We feel that location should be one where "O d Glory" c~ul4 be easily seen by our own citizens, by visitors and by the crews of ~assing ships and craft. ~ After discussing with many citizens, with service clubi and ar~ous organizations, we have been assured of widespread suppSrt for such a project. The City Manager has encouraged the idea displaying the flag within the waterfront area, and has sue~'ested a few possible sites for the flagpole. . We~now ~ome tO the City Council, seeking apprioval of a smte which w~ll be recognized by all viewers as beling hiehl~ priate for this patriotic display. We are strongl~ of t~e that the nature of this endeavor demands the highe:st degree excellence in execution. Any site, other than a prime loca~ should not be acceptable to the citizens of Portsmouth. sp~ifi~ .a~P. ro- pl.!on of! io~,