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<br />April 09, 2024
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, April 09, 2024, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, Wiliam E. Moody, Jr., Dr.
<br />Mark M. Whitaker, De’Andre A. Barnes, Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., Interim City
<br />Manager Dr. L. Pettis Patton, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams.
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<br />Mayor Glover asked for a moment of silence which was followed by the Pledge of
<br />Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, to adopt the minutes of a
<br />Called Meeting of March 26, 2024, and of a Regular Meeting of March 26, 2024, and was
<br />adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Public Hearing -
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<br />24 - 91Public hearing to solicit citizen comments on the Community Development
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<br /> Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan.
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<br /> Community Development Block Grant Presentation - Jeff Crimer, Senior Development
<br />Manager
<br /> Councilman Barnes asked that programs in Portsmouth receive the bulk of the
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<br />CDBG funding and asked for a report back that reflects that.
<br /> Mayor Glover asked that the report back include information on the importance of
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<br />funding the Children’s Harbor program and who they serve.
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<br />1. Donna Biggs, 3104 Garland Drive, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />2. William Britt, 5109 Moonlit Avenue, spoke in opposition to funding programs for the
<br /> homeless.
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<br />3. Armando Grundy-Gomez, 6010 California Circle, MD, spoke on the importance of
<br /> transparency.
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<br />4. Sherman Tyler, 1812 Parker Avenue, spoke in support of forming a budget advisory
<br /> board.
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<br />5. Sheila Joseph, 139 Grand Street, spoke in support of forming a budget advisory
<br /> board.
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<br />24 - 92(a) Public hearing to consider the Annual Operating Budget for
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<br /> FY2025.
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<br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />2. Donna Biggs, 3104 Garland Drive, spoke in opposition to this item.
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<br />3. William Britt, 5109 Moonlit Avenue, spoke in opposition to paying consulting fees.
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<br />4. Sergio Neal, 1420 Elm Avenue, spoke on operating costs for City Council.
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<br />5. Armando Grundy-Gomez, 6010 California Circle, MD, asked what the City was doing
<br /> to increase revenue.
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<br />6. Andrew Abraham, 800 Crawford Street, asked that there be less generalities and more
<br /> information in the budget.
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