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lk:nv~mh~r 2~1 , I At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, November 20, 1984, there were present: James W. Hol~ey, III, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., E. G. C0rprew, Jr., L. Louise Lucas, Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. ~hitlow, George L. Steven Lieberman, City Attorney. J. Robert Gray, Hanbury, City Manager, Rev. Bamon E. ¥~yatt, Pastor of Sweethaven Baptist Church, opened the meeting with prayer followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to Flag. Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. ~e~F~ to defer the approval of the minutes of the meeting of November 13, 1984 to the meeting of December 11, 1984, and was adopted by unanimous vote. Mayor Holley welcomed all visitors in attendance. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - 84-424 - Mayor Holley made the following presentation concem~in~ the "Goals and Objective "It is with great pleasure that I present to the citizens of Portsmouth the Portsmouth city Council's "Ten Goals for Progress." I would particularly like to commend Council for the many hours they have taken to meet individually and collectively w~th citizens...citizen group ...and business leaders to discuss and develop a ten point action plan to get our City's growth and development into high gear. Often we...as members of Council... get caught up in the day-to-day affairs of the City and never "Have the Time" to look ahead to plan for the future~ I am proud of this Council to take upon themselves this undertaking and am pleased to report to the citizens that this Council is committed to working together for the betterment of the entire community. I am also proud of the citizens of Portsmouth for being farsighted enough to recognize that for the City to succeed it must put aside partisanship and have a plan...one well organized and one which addresses the needs of the entire community for it to be a success. For these Goals to work they can not be perceived as "Council's Goals," but goals expressed by the citizens themselves. As indicated in this material, the mission of this government is to improve the quality of life for all of Portsmouth's citizens in every way ~ socially, economically and physicall I thank the citizens for their imput...I thank the Council for their time and commitment and I thank the Manager and his staff for their enthusiasm and support." commanded Councilman Beamer/tne Mayor on his leadership provided for the Council in pu~ting to- gether a very comprehensive and all inclusive document. On motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mrs. Webb, the following "Ten Goals for Progress" were a~opted~an~ by~n~anfm~s~ote: 1. To stimulate new development in Portsmouth in all areas, residential, commercial and industrial. 2. To improve the quality and variety of housing through code enforcement, rehabilitatio and conservation. 3. To enhance, maintain and promote Portsmouth's appearance and image. 4. To improve road and drainage conditions within the City. 5. To strive for efficiency and effectiveness in City operations. 6. To enhance public safety for the citizens of Portsmouth. 7. To encourage ~he availability and use of cultural, educational and recreational opportunities. 8. To work closely with Federal a~d State legislators to obtain the flexibility needed to raise adequate local revenues. 9. To enhance the well-being of citizens through a coordinated system of health, mental health, and income maintenance services. To increase and improve communications with citizens, boards, commissions and employees. Consent Agenda Vice Mayor Webb requested that Item 84-412(c) be removed from the Consent Agenda. On motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. WhitloW, the following items approved on first reading at the Public,Hearing and regular meeting of November 13, 1984, were adopted on final reading by the following vote: