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October 13, 2020
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<br />At a Virtual Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, William E. Moody, Jr.,
<br />Elizabeth M. Psimas, Nathan J. Clark, Paul J. Battle, Shannon E. Glover, Interim City
<br />Manager LaVoris A. Pace, Interim City Attorney Burle U. Stromberg.
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<br /> Mayor Rowe called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Mayor Rowe made the following statement:
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<br />“In accordance with Governor Ralph Northam’s Declaration of a State of
<br />Emergency due to novel coronavirus (Executive Order 51) on March 12, 2020 and the
<br />Local Declaration of Emergency ratified by the Portsmouth City Council; and due to the
<br />coronavirus pandemic which is continuing in the Commonwealth of Virginia, this meeting
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<br />of the Portsmouth City Council is being held by video conference on the 13 day of
<br />October, 2020 without a quorum present in the City Council Chamber in order to reduce
<br />the likely spread of the coronavirus. Each city council member is participating from their
<br />home and I am in the City Council Chamber. This meeting is being held in accordance
<br />with Portsmouth City Ordinance 2020-21.”
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to approve the minutes
<br />of a Virtual Meeting of September 22, 2020, was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Public Hearing -
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<br />20 - 237 - Rezoning application
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<br />Z-20-05 CHURCHLAND -Harry Milner requests the rezoning of 3509 Towne
<br />Point Road from High Density Urban Residential, UR-H, to
<br />Neighborhood Mixed Use, NMU, to combine the property with 3507
<br />Towne Point Road of which is zoned Neighborhood Mixed Use,
<br />NMU, for a medical building or flex office space. Planning
<br />Commission recommends approval.
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<br />1. Harry Milner, P. O. Box 16442, presented the application.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Clark, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that Z-20-05 be approved on first reading,
<br />and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Unfinished Business -
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<br /> Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance approved on first reading at the September 8, 2020 meeting, and was adopted
<br />by the following vote:
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<br />20-198(a):
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<br />“ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z-20-03.”
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<br />Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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