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June 8, 2021
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<br />At a Virtual Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, June 8, 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., City
<br />Manager Angel L. Jones, 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 25 day of May, 2021
<br />without a quorum present in the City Council Chamber in order to reduce the likely spread
<br />of the coronavirus. Each city council member is participating from their home and I am in
<br />the City Council Chamber. This meeting is being held in accordance with Portsmouth City
<br />Ordinance 2020-102.”
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the minutes of
<br />a Virtual Called Meeting of May 25, 2021, and of a Virtual Meeting of May 25, 2021, and
<br />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 />-Mayor Glover, in recognition of Gun Violence Awareness Month, asked citizens and
<br />City Council to wear orange in honor of those who have lost their lives to gun violence.
<br />He also recognized advocate Monica Atkins with Stop the Violence 757 Inc.
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<br />- Public Hearing -
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<br />21 - 169 - Public hearing on rezoning, use permit and code amendment applications:
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<br />(a) Z-21-02UPTOWN - Trenton Walker of Pyramid Enterprises, LLC requests
<br />the rezoning of 2217 and 2221 Queen Streets from Light Industrial,
<br />IL to Multi-family Urban Residential, UR-M to construct a single-
<br />family dwelling on the combined lots. The Build One Portsmouth
<br />Comprehensive Plan recommends light industrial development.
<br />Planning Commission recommends approval.
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<br />1. Trenton Walker, 301 Goode Way, presented the application.
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<br />Motion by Dr. Whitaker, and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that UP-21-04 be approved on first reading,
<br />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 />(b) UP-21-09UPTOWN - Alvin Keels, of D&K Builders, requests a Use Permit
<br />for a 52-unit townhouse development on approximately 4.1 acres
<br />of land located at 1107 and 1021 High Street in the Neighborhood
<br />Mixed-Use (NMU) zoning district with a proposed density of 12.65
<br />dwelling units per acre. The Future Land Use Map of the Build One
<br />Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates this area as a Mixed-
<br />Use Corridor. The properties are owned by the Portsmouth
<br />Economic Development Authority. Planning Commission
<br />recommends approval with conditions.
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