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April 13, 2021 - Unfinished Business - 21 - 87 - Rezoning and use permit: (a) Z-20-10DOWNTOWN - Robert C. Barclay IV, of Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C., requests to rezone approximately 5.38 acres at 0 Effingham Street from Downtown D1 T5 sub-district to General Mixed-Use (GMU) in order to develop a self-service storage facility. The applicant is concurrently requesting a Use Permit for the self-service storage facility use (UP-20-11). The Future Land Use Map of the Build One Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Mixed-Use Employment. The property is owned by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA). Deferred from the March 9, 2021 City Council meeting. 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that Z-20-10 be approved on first reading, and was denied by the following vote: Ayes: Lucas-Burke, Moody, Glover Nays: Barnes, Battle, Whitaker, Woodard  There was a majority consensus of City Council to not bring this item back for a second reading. (b) UP-20-11DOWNTOWN - Robert C. Barclay IV, of Cooper, Spong & Davis, P.C., requests a Use Permit for a three-story 103,350 square-foot climate-controlled self-service storage facility with 793 units at 0 Effingham Street. The property is currently zoned Downtown (D1) in the T5 sub-district. The applicant is concurrently requesting a Rezoning of the property to the General Mixed-Use (GMU) zoning district (Z-20-10). The Future Land Use Map of the Build One Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates the property as Mixed- Use Employment. The property is owned by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA). Deferred from the March 9, 2021 City Council meeting.  Because Item UP-20-11 was contingent on the approval of Item Z-20-10, Item UP-20- 11 became null and void. - City Manager’s Report - 21 - 114 - Adoption of ordinance accepting Project Lifesaver grant funding in the amount of $6,000 from the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America and appropriating said amount in the FY 2021 Grants Fund for use by the Portsmouth Sheriff’s Office. Background:  The AFA’s Project Lifesaver Grant is available only to AFA, International members in good standing. The intent of the grant is to help fund wandering prevention programs and other publicly safety initiatives designed to protect individuals living with dementia- related illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease. The grant is offered in the spring and the fall of each year.