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September 8, 1981
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Conncil held on September 8, 1981, there were present:
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<br />J. E. Johansen, Jack P. Barnes, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., J/ Robert Gray, Edward L.
<br />Oast, Jr., Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow, G. Robert House, Jr., City Manager,
<br />Steven Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br /> Rev. James H. Trader, Pastor, Park View Christian Church, opened the meeting
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance To the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Johansen welcomed all visitors in attendance.
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<br />with prayer,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded hy Mr. Gray, minutes of the called meeting of August
<br />25, 1981; and minutes of the regular meeting of August 25, 1981, to be approved as received,
<br />and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />UNFINISHED BUSINESS -
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<br />81-306
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<br />Use Permit UP 81-14 Resolution
<br />and Industrial Commission and M.
<br />facility on property located in
<br />approved on first reading at the
<br />presented.
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<br />granting a use permit to the PorTsmouth Port
<br />Shawver Associates, Inc., to operate a coal
<br />the Pinners Point araa north of Scotts Creek,
<br />regular meeting of August 25, 1981, was
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<br />The following spoke for UP 81-14:
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<br />Johnny Cl%mons, 5805 Dunkirk Street, Chairman, Citizens Advisory Committee made-'the
<br />following presentation:
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<br /> "I stand before you tonight as the Chairman of the Portsmouth Citizens Advisory Committee
<br />I am here to express the conssnsus of the Committee concerning the preliminary approval of the
<br />Shawver Associates Coal Terminal F~6!i~'ty-in Pinners Point. The Committee has eleven members,
<br />nine of whom were present on August 31, 1981 and voted unanimously to endorse the approval of
<br />the land use permit for the new coal loading facility. The City of Portsmouth is not mn a
<br />position economically, to look a gifted horse mn the mouth. The City has but a few natural
<br />resources to attract industry, and deep water is one of them.
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<br /> I submit to you that if the developers are willing; after we have placed 19 stringent
<br />restrictions on development, still desire to build in Portsmouth then we support that action.
<br />For this Citizens Advisory Committee has listened to and visited too many civzc groups ex-
<br />pressing desires for better services within the City. We need the tax base and we need the
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<br />R. Charles Gentry, 2511 Dovenhill Court, Woodbridge, VA, representing Portsmouth Coal
<br />Terminal, urged approval of the application and referred to the actions and commitments
<br />to apply to the additional concerns expressed by Council at the meeting of August 25, 198
<br />S. DeLacy Stith, 3604 Cedar Lane, representing NAACP as former President and Member of
<br />the Board, spoke in support of the use permit and urged Council to approve the applica-
<br />tion.
<br />George D. Eastes, 300 Park Road, representing Portsmouth Port & Industrial Commission,
<br />spoke in support.
<br />Charles Whitehurs, 6521 Bickford Lane, representing Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce,
<br />urgedCouncil to support the use permit for the facility.
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<br />The following spoke in opposition of UP 81-14:
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<br />John Wallace, 300 Deal Drive, stated that those who spoke for the application were
<br />from out-or-town and telling Council what i~ best for the community this he did not
<br />approve.
<br />Bill Crandell, 4441 Birch Road, representing Sea-Land, Inc. spoke ~n opposition to the
<br />terms of the conditional use permit, referring to areas in question.
<br />M. P. Hessek, 5300 W. Norfolk Road, representing Tidewater Guild for Infant Survival, Inc
<br />& Sweethaven NeighborhoOd Club, spoke against an industry that would pollute the environ-
<br />ment and inconvenient to t he'citizens and suggested that the C~ty look into industry that
<br />would enhance the community.
<br />Lewis Thomas, 131 Florida Avenue, representing Port Norfolk Civic League, stated that
<br />the citizens of Port Norfolk were against the coal facility. Recently, representatives
<br />from Port Norfolk had visited Coal Loading Terminal at Morehead City, N. C. and referred
<br />to the report submitted. (Exhibit 81-306)
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<br />Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mrs. Webb, to adopt the resolution granting UP 81-14
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<br /> Motion Qf Mr. Whitlow and
<br />executive session to discuss a
<br />unanimous vote.
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<br />seconded by Mr. Beamer, to table the matter to go into an
<br />legal matter relative to the use permit, and was adopted by
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, that the matter regarding the use permi
<br />be brought back from the table for consideration, and was adopted by unanmmous vote.
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<br /> Moti~ of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Beamer, that the resolution be amended to refle¢
<br />the concerns'raised by citizens and City Council, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> On motion the following resolution was adopted as amended, and by the following vote:
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