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July 13, 2021 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, William E. Moody, Jr., Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Paul J. Battle, Christopher L. Woodard, Jr., City Manager Angel L. Jones, Interim City Attorney Burle U. Stromberg. Mayor Glover asked for a moment of silence for all the lives lost during the Covid- 19 pandemic, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Woodard, to adopt the minutes of a Called Meeting of June 22, 2021, of a Regular Meeting of June 22, 2021, and of a Called Meeting of June 28, 2021, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - Public Hearing - 21 - 206Public hearing with respect to the proposed adoption by the City Council of a resolution to request the General Assembly to amend the present City Charter. The proposed amendment to the Charter will revise Charter Section 3.11 (Noninterference in Appointments or Removals). 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, asked that this be a referendum for citizens consideration. 2. Bracy Parr, 11 Afton Parkway, spoke in opposition to this item. 21 - 207 - Public hearing on a street closure application: S-21-01 BELMONT AVE - Ordinance granting the request of W. Leighton Lord III of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, on behalf of BKT Enterprises, L.P. for the closure of a portion of Belmont Avenue in order to conduct redevelopment of their adjacent property occupied by Southeastern Freight Lines trucking company. The Future Land Use Map of the Build One Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates the property for Transportation. The property is right-of-way owned by the City of Portsmouth. Planning Commission recommends approval with conditions. Motion by Dr. Whitaker, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE TO CLOSE A PORTION OF BELMONT AVENUE BETWEEN THE I-264 WESTBOUND ON-RAMP AND THE SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES PROPERTY LINE.” Ayes: Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 21 - 208 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $569,286 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating said funds in the FY 2022 Grants Fund to provide funding to operate local probation and pretrial services in the City of Portsmouth.