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January 12, 2021
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<br />At a Virtual Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor De’Andre A. Barnes, William E. Moody, Jr., Lisa
<br />L. Lucas-Burke, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Paul J. Battle, Christopher L. Woodard, Jr., Interim
<br />City Manager LaVoris A. Pace, Interim City Attorney Burle U. Stromberg.
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<br /> Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Mayor Glover made the following statement:
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<br />“In accordance with Governor Ralph Northam’s Declaration of a State of Emergency due
<br />to novel coronavirus (Executive Order 51) on March 12, 2020 and the Local Declaration
<br />of Emergency ratified by the Portsmouth City Council; and due to the coronavirus
<br />pandemic which is continuing in the Commonwealth of Virginia, this meeting of the
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<br />Portsmouth City Council is being held by video conference on the 12 day of January,
<br />2021 without a quorum present in the City Council Chamber in order to reduce the likely
<br />spread of the coronavirus. Each city council member is participating from their home and
<br />I am in the City Council Chamber. This meeting is being held in accordance with
<br />Portsmouth City Ordinance 2020-102.”
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<br /> Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to approve the minutes
<br />of a Virtual Called Meeting of December 8, 2020, and of a Virtual Meeting of December
<br />8, 2020, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Glover
<br />Nays: None
<br />Abstain: Barnes, Whitaker, Woodard (Were not members of City Council when this
<br />meeting took place)
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<br /> Motion by Dr. Whitaker, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to adopt the minutes of a
<br />Special Called Virtual Meeting of January 4, 2021, and of a Virtual Reorganizational
<br />Meeting of January 4, 2021, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Barnes, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to change the speaker time
<br />for citizens to 5 minutes, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Public Hearing -
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<br />21 - 17 - Use permit application:
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<br />UP-20-10 DOWNTOWN - Lisa Murphy, of Wilcox & Savage, P.C., requests a
<br />Use Permit for a five-story 60-unit multi-family apartment building
<br />elevated upon a one-story parking structure at 700 Crawford Street.
<br />The property consists of 0.99 acres and the proposed density is 60
<br />dwelling units per acre. The property is zoned Downtown (D1) in the
<br />T6 sub-district. The Future Land Use Map of the Build One
<br />Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates this property for Mixed-
<br />Use Downtown. The property is owned by the City of Portsmouth.
<br />Planning Commission recommends approval with conditions.
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<br />1. Lisa Murphy, 440 Monticello Avenue, Suite 2200, Norfolk, VA, presented the
<br />application.
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<br /> Dr. Whitaker asked that information be provided on the use of minority contractors
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<br />and the wages being paid to these contractors.
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