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<br />February 12~ 1985
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<br />Said property being described as follows:
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<br /> All those certain lots, pieces or parcels of land known, numbered, and
<br />designated as Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Block 10, revised plat of Blocks 3,
<br />S, 8 and 9 as shown on Section 1, plat of "Grove Park", recorded in the Clerk's
<br />Office of the Circuit Court of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, in Map Book
<br />21, page 2.
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<br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby as, authorized to sign
<br />such contracts, deeds or other documents necessary to complete this transaction.
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<br />Ayes: Beamer, Corprew,-Gray, Lucas, Webb, Whitlow
<br />Nays: Holley
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<br /> 8S-52 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution to appoint
<br />viewers for the closing of a portion of Amelia Avenue.
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<br /> "The attached resolution appoints viewers ~n accordance with applicable State law to
<br />view the portion_of ~uch street and to report to the Planning commissmon if any inconvenience
<br />would result in closing that portion of Amelia Avenue.
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<br />I, therefore, concur and recommend the adoption of the attached resolution."
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<br /> On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, the following resolution was adopted.
<br />and by the following vote: ·
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<br /> '~A RESOLUTION APPOINTING VIEWERS FOR THE CLOSING OF A PORTION OF AMELIA AVENUE.
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<br /> WHEREAS, Charles D. Johnson has made application to vacate, close, and discontinue
<br /> the hereinafter-described portion of Amelia Avenue, and it appearing that notice of applicatio
<br /> and request for the appointment of viewers has been Culy advertised as required by law.
<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of~ the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br /> that A. N. Kendrick, Lenon Vann, H. G. Harriston, James H. Griffin and James L. Linehan be
<br /> appointed viewers, and that James Moss and L. A. Clarke be appointed alternate viewers in
<br /> the event one of the preceding viewers fails to participate, said viewers to view the herein-
<br /> after-described portion of such street and to report to this Council in writing whether in
<br /> their opinion any, and if any, what inconvenience would result in vacating and closing the
<br /> following:
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<br /> ~ELIA AVENUE
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<br /> Ail that certain part of Amelia Avenue south of its intersection with
<br /> Clifford Street and north of its intersection with Griffin Street. The portion
<br /> of Amelia Avenue being closed is 60 feet in width and 217 feet in length. (S-85-2)."
<br /> Ayes: Beamer, Corprew, Gray, ~ebb., ~kitlg~,. Holley
<br /> Nays: Lucas
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<br /> 85-53 - Letter from the City Manager submitting City Manager's Quarterly Financial
<br />Report.
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<br /> "In accordance with Section 11-43 of the City C~de, the Quarterly Financial Report for
<br />the period ended December 31, 1984, is herewith submitted.
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<br /> For the second quarter of the fiscal year, reveflues are slightly more than last year
<br />and expenditures are even with last year. Actual revenues to date stand at 44 percent of
<br />the revenues estimated for the year, and 40 percent ~f the appropriations have been expended
<br />as of December 31, 1984. During the same quarter last year 43 percent of the estimated reve-
<br />nues had been received and expenditures were 40 percent of the budgeted appropriations. It
<br />may be noted that the revenues exceeded expenditures by a difference of 4 percent during the
<br />period reported, and by 3 percent for the same quarter last fiscal year. At this point in
<br />time, there does not appear to be any indication of Substantial problems with respect to
<br />either the revenues or the expenditures."
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Beamer, that the City Manager's Quarterly
<br />Financial Report for the period ended December 51, 1984, to be received as information, and
<br />was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 85-54 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption o~ a motion to rescind the
<br />rate increase on basic cable service for Cox Cable imposed by City Council on January 22,
<br />1985.
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<br /> "As you know, on January 22, 1985, City Council authorized Cox Cable to impose a rate
<br />increase on basic cable service effective February 1, 1985, thereUy increasing the rate from
<br />$9.24 to $10~,50. per month. Council's authorization was justified, based on the information
<br />forwarded by~Cox and on their improved performance r~cord over the last year. Recently,
<br />however, the controversial sale of local shareholders' stock has caused the Virginia Beach
<br />City Council to rescind the rate increase it granted to Cox. The Norfolk City Council plans
<br />to consider the rate increase on February 12.
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<br /> At this point, because of the confusion over the controversial stock sale, rate is not
<br />the question. Instead, it is one of equity and fair~ess to the citizens of Portsmouth. In
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