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Februar,v 8~ 1983 83-58 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to refund $154 plus interest for Tangible Personal Property Taxes assess in error. "A refund for Tangible Personal Property Taxes in the amount of $154 plus interest is requested for James V. Culpepper II, 4209 Bart Street, Portsmouth, Virginia 23707. Mr. Culpepper was taxed in error on his 1980 Datsun for the year 1982. He was living in Indiana and came to Portsmouth in September 1982." Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mrs. Webb, James V. Culpepper $154., with interest, on Personal was adopted by unanimous vote. - NEW BUSINESS - that authorization be granted to refund Property Taxes assessed in error, and 83-59 ' Joseph E. Knight, 4820 Portsmouth Boulevard, representing NARFE Churchland Chapte 1293, spoke concerning the Olde Municipal Building and requested a report on plans for the use of the building to-date. Mr. Kn%ght was informed that a letter would be furnished. 83-60 , 5lzs,c:C/¢bb reported on an unsightly cigarette sign on Rt. 17 and asked the City Manager to look into the,ordinance pertaifling to billboards, requesting a report be furnished. 83-61- Q~ motio~_ ..... of.~...Mr..Barnes ~and seconded~· · b~,~r~s. Webb; ~he £olloWing-res°luti°n ~as adopted, and by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO RECONSIDER THE USE OF THE POSTMARK "TIDEWATER VIRGINIA". WHEREAS, ~the' United States PoStal Service has announced that all mail processed from the seven (7) cities around Hampton Roads will be postmarked "Tidewater VA"; and WHEREAS, this Postmark as presently designated is historically and geographically inaccur the term Tidewater being properly applicable historically and geographically to ail of Virgin~ east of the fall line; and WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth favors the use of individual postmarks for each of the cities located around Hampton Roads, but in the alternative, would suggest that the term "Hampton Roads" is more properly descriptive of the seven (7) cities involved in this matter; and WHEREAS, the United States Postal Service has indicated that it would consider a change ii this designation.if sufficient justification therefor was present and there existed a broad consensus in favor of some other name. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth that it requests that the United .States Postal Service reconsider its designation of the postmark "Tidewater VA for the seven (7) cities around Hampton Roads and establish individual postmarks, or, in the alternative, adopt the designation "Hampton Roads" as the postmark for these cities. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she hereby is, instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the mayors and councils of the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News, Suffolk and Virginia Beach, with the request that they consider a similar resolution." AMes: ~,~m~e~, B~amer~ .G~ay, ~.~o~]~.ey:~:.;.~!ebb~:~Johansen ~ays: Whitlow 83-~62~- Councilman Barnes requested that the City, Manager look into the false alarm 83-63 - Councilman Barnes presented a report from the Subcommittee of House of Delegates on the Elementary & Secondary Education, and the f$11owing statement from the report was read: session to discuss the following, and was adopted by unanimous "Without question, the sta~e is far behind in funding its share of the Basic Aid program. Consequently, localities a~e forced to pay more than their required share of public educa have hit them harder than ~c~n~¢osts~he~:~r~ ~at Federal cutbacks and the recession other l~vels of government. Al%hough we have turned,3the corner on teacher salaries we remain some distance from our target. -I~creased Basic Aid funding serves the dual purposes of relieving overburdened loCal governments" (Exhibit 83-63) 83-64 - Motion of Vice Mayor Beamer and seconded by Mr. Gray to go into an executive vote: te, (1) Use, Sale or acquisition of Public Property; (2) Consultation and briefing on Legal Matters including Contracts and Litigation; (3) A PersCniel Matter; (4) Boards and Commissions.