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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, December 10, 1985, there were
<br />present:
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<br />James W. Holley, III, J. Robert Gray, L. Louise Lueas, Gloria O. Webb, Morton V.
<br />Whitlow, George L. Hanbury, City Manager, Steven Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br />Absent: Ben A. Beamer, Sr., E. G. Corprew, Jr.
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<br /> Rev. Joseph L. Roberts, Pastor of Zion Baptist Church, opened the meeting with prayer,
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Lucas, minutes of the called meeting oE November
<br />25, 1985; minutes of the called meeting of November 26, 1985;' and minutes of the regular
<br />meeting of November 26, 1985, to be approved as received, Aand was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />Mayor Holley welcomed all ~isitors in attendance.
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<br /> 85-387 - A joint Public Hearing of the Portsmouth City Council and the Commissioners of
<br />the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority on the 1986 Community Development P~ogram
<br />was held with the following Commissioners present:
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<br />William H. Oast, III, Chairman, Mrs. Grant J. Creekmore, Ralph W. Gholson, McFall C.
<br />Gourdine, John G. Hatcher, Jr., Danny Cruce, Executive Director, Ralph W. Buxton, Attorne
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<br />Mayor Holley opened the meeting with the following remarks:
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<br /> "On behalf of the Members of the Board of Commissioners of the Portsmouth Redevelopment
<br />and Housing Authority, and City Coumzil~ I wish to welcome you to this Public Hearing on the
<br />1986 Community Development Block Grant Program.
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<br /> We are here to listen to your comments regarding the proposed program, an outline of whi,
<br />was published on November 28 and December 1.
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<br /> About a year ago, City Council officially adopted a set of go,ts and objectives to help
<br />direct our growth and development, and the plan that is proposed here helps to further our
<br />effort to meet these goals. In our attempts to most productively use the increasingly smaller
<br />part of the federal pie which we receive we have endeavored to be creatiYe and address as many
<br />community needs as we can.
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<br /> Using these funds, we propose to assit low and moderate income persons find safe and de-
<br />cent housing, develop a balanced mix of residential, commercial and industrial areas within
<br />our city, coordinate assistance for She rehabilitation of housing, including emergency assist-
<br />ance, continue public improvements to support revitalization and continue programs in support
<br />of small and minority businesses.
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<br />We welcome your comments on these and other Community Development projects."
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<br />No comments were made by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
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<br />No one spoke and no action was taken.
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<br />85-388 - Public Hearing was held on Proposed Charter Amendment.
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<br />No one spoke and no action taken.
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<br />85-389 Public Hearing on rezoning, use permit and group housing applications:
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<br />(a) Zoning Petition Z 85-43 -
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<br />Emergency Shelter
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<br />PRENTIS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD: Rezoning application of the
<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority, by Harry
<br />L. Short, Director of Operations for Administration and
<br />Housing, for an emergency housing shelter at 1900 Columbu~
<br />Avenue; from Residential R-75 to ResidenZial R-60-K
<br />Conditional.
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<br /> Rev. S. Joseph Winfree, 1024 Blair Street, representing Task Force for Emergency Shelter,
<br />spoke in support of the rezoning and presented a brief overview of how the proposed project
<br />would be operated.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb, to concur in the recommendation of the City
<br />Manager to rezone the entire Dale Homes area to R-60 and approval for an emergency housing
<br />shelter at 1900 Columbus Avenue; from R-75 to R-60, allowing t~g particular zoning change as
<br />transmitted by the Planning Director, and the fdlio~in~.ordSnance~was approved on first readin
<br />by 5-0 vote:
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<br />"ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT Z 85-43"
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<br />(b] ]Use Permit UP 85-31
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<br />Emergency Shelter
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<br />- PRENTIS PARK NEIGHBORHOOD: Use permit application of the
<br /> Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority by W. Joseph
<br /> Winfree, Emergency Shelter Task Force Chairman, for an emergen~
<br /> housing shelter ~ 1900 Columbus Avenue.
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