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253 February 22, 1983 "A refund is requested for Thomas M. Heath, T/A Norfolk County Feed and Seed Store 1110 Airline Boulevard, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707. ' Mr. Heath was double assessed for Business Personal Property for the years 1981 and 1982 in the names of Thomas M. Heath and Norfolk County Feed and Seed Store, and paid taxes for both. A refund is requested in the amount of $188.80 for 1981 and 1982 in the name of Thomas M. Heath. The Commissioner of Revenue has verified the overpayment and recommends the refund. Motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Gray, that authorization be granted to refund Thomas M. Heath, ~iS~.80,:.with interest, on Business Personal Property for 1981 and 1982 for double assessment, and was adopted by u~animous vote. 83-77 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to refund $1,145.2~ for City Automobile Licenses paid in error. "The Commissioner of the Revenue has requested the refunding of City Automobile Licenses paid in error to those individuals and f~rms appearing on the attached list. As these licenses were purchased in error on the part of the individual concerned no in~ereStwill be paid on the amounts refnnded. ' I recommend that Counsil adopt a motion ~o refund these erroneous licenses in the amounts mndmcated. Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, that authorization be granted to refund $1,145.20 for City Automobile Licenses paid in error, and was adopted by unanimous vote. NEW BUSINESS 83-80 Mr. Gray offered t~e followiflg~omina~onS f~r appointment~ to-the following Boards~Commissicns: Cable Television Commission LaMar Williams to be appointed ~o fill an unexpired term, ending December 31, ~983, replacing Dr. Marion Cashwell. Manpower Commission Etheleen E. Carrington to be appointed to fill an unexpired term ending June replacing John Hatcher, Jr., who resigned. ' Mosquito Control 1983, Harvey V. Wheeler to be appointed to fill an unexpired term, ending March 1 1988 replacing W. P. Landon. , , Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mrs. Webb to close nominations, and there being no further nominations, the above members to be elected to the designated Board~C~mmis~ans, and was adopted by u~animous vote. 83-81 - Rev. Thomas M. Steele, 2005 Piedmont Avenue, representing Steele Funeral Home, spoke concerning the zoning of the former Wheeler's Funeral Home at 610 Green Street, which is not zoned for a funeral home, and requested an immediate use permit to be able to occupy the building for a funeral home. Rev. Steele was informed that the City Manager and his staff would work with him on the matter but that any zoning would have to follow the required schedule. 83-82 C. D. ~nglish, 4905 West Norfolk Road, ~hqu~fadabout thei~o~ati~on~ Norfolk Road, and presented the following petition: "We, the undersigned, propose through this petition to the Portsmouth City Council to forgo plans of widening West Nor~lk Road to four (4) lanes from the West Norfolk Bridge to Cedar Lane. Signed by Cheryl Bell, 4801 West Norfolk Road and others" The City Manager responded to ~r. English's questions. 83-85 - Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Barnes, that ~re~ol~ion~.b~rdrafted recognizing Dr. Emil S. Sayegh for being selected as Portsmouth First Citizen fo~ 1982 a~the next meeting, March 8, 1983, and was adgpted by unanimous vote. ' 83-84 - Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb that the General Assembly be notif that the City Council reaffirms it's support for the special tax district as proposed in it's resolution adopted May 11, 1982 and that it opposes any requirement ~a referedum, was adopte by unanimous vote. On motion meeting adjourned. ~ity Clerk