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<br />November 13, 1984
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<br /> At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, November 13, 1984, there were
<br />present:
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<br /> James W. Holley, III, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., E. G. Corprew, Jr., J. Robert Gray,
<br /> L. Louise Lucas, Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow, George L. Hanbury, City
<br /> Manager, Steven Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br /> Rev. Percy O. White, Pastor of St. Mark 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. Beamer and seconded by Mrs. Webb, minutes of the called meeting of October
<br />25, 1984; and minutes of the regular meeting of-October 23, 1984, to be approved as received
<br />and was adopted by unanimous vote. - '
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<br />Mayor Holley welcomed all visitors in attendance.
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<br /> 84-410 Mayor Holley presented Certificatas of Appreciation to the following former
<br />members of the Citizens Advisory Committee:
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<br /> Col. Warren S. Harris Mrs. Willia Jones
<br /> Mrs. Carolyn Keeney Mrs. Shirley Richards
<br /> Johnny Clemons
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<br /> 84-410(a) Mayor Holley presented a picture of 'Olde Towne" to Robert Brooke Albertson,
<br />Jr. in recognition for outstanding services rendered to the Downtown Revitalization Video
<br />Conference.
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<br /> 84-411 A joint Public Hearing of the Portsmouth City Council and the
<br />of the P3r~smouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority on the 1985 Community
<br />Program was held with the following Commissioners present:
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<br />Commi:siohers
<br />Development
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<br />William H. Oast, III, Chairman, E. A. Barham, Mrs. Grant J. Creekmore, Ralph W. Gholson,
<br />John G. Hatcher, Jr., Kenneth R. Melvin, James D. Topping, Jr., gannT Cruce, Acting
<br />Executive Director.
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<br />Mayor Holley opened the meeting with the following remarks:
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<br /> "Tonight members of the City Council are joined by the Commissioners of the Portsmouth
<br />Redevelopment and Housing Authority in order that we may hear your comments or suggestions
<br />on the proposed 1985 Community Development Program. The proposed program was published in the
<br />Currents section of The Virginian-Pilot/Ledger-Star and his also been included in tonight's
<br />agenda package. You are reminded that no official action will be taken on the program by
<br />either body tonight. The public hearing allows members of City Council and the Authority to
<br />hear your comments prior to making a final recommendation on the aroDosed program. The next
<br />regularly scheduled meeting of both bodies is November 20, 1984, and-it is on this day that
<br />official action will be taken. The Authority meets at 3:30 p.m., and City Council meets at
<br />7:00 p.m.
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<br /> The proposed 1985 Community Development Program is a joint recommendation by the City
<br />Manager and the Acting Executive Director of the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authorit
<br />to continue the commitments to revitalize several areas throughout the city, and you are
<br />referred to the public notice for the specific project and activities that will be undertaken
<br />if the program is adopted.
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<br /> Each citizen wishing to comment on tonight's program will be allowed five minutes to do
<br />so. Following c~t~zens' comments, I will entertain any questions or comments from City Counci
<br />members and the Board of Commissioners."
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<br />The following citizens spoke:
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<br /> Sylvester Br~wn, 1909 haigh Road, representing Hattonsville Civic League, commented on
<br />the progress that had been made in Hattonsville as a result of the Community Development Pro-
<br />gram and the Civic League was in support of the funds for community development.
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<br /> Phyllis Thomas, 5803 Branch Street, representing Twin Pines Civic League, requested new
<br />street improvements for the area to be included in the Community Development funds.
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<br /> Paulette Vaughan, 510 Taft Drive, representing new residents of Twin Pines area, and
<br />spoke in support of new stree~ improvements in the area.
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<br />No comment~s~were made by the ~ertsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority.
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<br />No action taken.
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<br />84-412
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<br />Public Hearing on rezoning, use hermit and group housing project applications,
<br />and proposed amendments to the City Code and re~ort on consideration of a site
<br />for the proposed Churchland Fire Station:
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<br />(a) Zoning Petition Z 84-11
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<br />Rezoning application of RalFh ~ Debbie Nahra, by Hugh W.
<br />Johnston, Agent for American Fidelity Insurance Agency, I~
<br />to rezone a parceI of land on the west side of George
<br />Washington Highway and north of the Portsmouth City limits
<br />from Industrial M-1 to Residential R~60.
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