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August 28, 2018 <br /> <br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, there were <br />present: <br /> <br />Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Elizabeth M. Psimas, William E. Moody, Jr., Ray A. <br />Smith, Sr., Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Nathan J. Clark, Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, City Manager Dr. <br />L. Pettis Patton, City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr. <br /> <br />Reverend Lynda Moore opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by <br />the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br /> Mayor Rowe called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. <br /> <br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to approve the minutes of a <br />Called Meeting of August 13, 2018, of a Called Meeting of August 14, 2018, and of a <br />Regular Meeting of August 14, 2018, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Smith, Whitaker, Rowe <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />- Public Hearing - <br /> <br /> <br />18-333Public hearing on the City’s Request for Proposals for the outside plant <br />construction of a new municipal fiber network consisting of fifty two (52) <br />miles of fiber and connecting fifty six (56) community anchor institutions and <br />three (3) internet points of presence. <br /> <br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item. <br /> <br />2. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, voiced her concern with the funding source for <br />this project. <br /> <br />Unfinished Business - <br /> <br />Consent Agenda: <br /> <br />18 - 311 - Use permit and rezoning: <br /> <br /> Motion by Mr. Clark, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following <br />resolution and ordinance approved on first reading at the August 14, 2018 meeting, and <br />was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />18-311(a): <br /> <br />“RESOLUTION GRANTING A USE PERMIT (UP-18-04) TO EDWARD WALKER TO <br />OPERATE AN ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT AT 467 COURT STREET, TAX <br />PARCEL 0006-0900. <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Edward Walker, the contract lessee of the subject property, has made <br />application pursuant to Section 40.1-2.3B of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia <br />(2006) for the granting of a use permit to operate an entertainment establishment at 467 <br />Court Street, Tax Parcel 0006-0900; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> 467 Court Street, LLC, the owner of the subject property, has <br />consented to the filing of the application; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> , the applicant and the Planning Director have done all things required <br />to be done in connection with said application; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS <br /> , the Planning Commission has recommended the granting of the <br />application for a use permit with conditions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />