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F~bruary 24, 1981 81-63 the Capital Building. "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to Improvements Fund for alterations to the Juvenile & appropriate $14,000 from Domestic Relations Court This appropriation will provide the necessary funds to complete the alteratiens to the J & D Court Building. Previously $30,200 was appropriated for this project. The design has now been completed and a contract price of $31,188 has been bid. The contract price along with the cost of engineering inspection and contingencies totals approximately $44,200. Ibis appropriation of $14,000 will provide the balance of the required funds and is currently available from the existing contingencies amount in the 1980-81 Capital Improvements Program. The~City Manager recommends adoption on first reading. On motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $14,000 FROM THE CAPITAl IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR ALTERATIONS 50 THE JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT BUILDING." 81-64 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $26,000 in the Portsmouth Parking Authority Fund for the purchase of parking meter parts and mechanisms, which will permit the conversion of parking meters from 10 cents to 20 cents per hour. This appropriation will provide the necessary funds to purchase parts and mechanisms to convert both on-street and off-street parking meters. The Portsmouth Parking Authority acted at its meeting held February I7, 1981, to increase the on-street parking rates to 20 cents per hour; and it also had acted at a previous meeting to increase the off-street parking meter rates to 20 cents. These rates coincide with the rates which are currently being charged in the two public parking garages. The rate increase is considered necessary by the Parking Authority in order for it to meet its debt. obligations, and a letter from the Authority is attached for your information. The City Manager recommends adoption on first reading." as Manager of President Milton M. Phillips, 4005 Terry Drive, Chesapeake, representing/Leggetts and/Downtown Portsmouth Association, requested denial of the Parking Authority's request for funding to change the parking meter rates in the downtown area. Mrs. Carol A. Gmrrenton, 216 London Boulevard, complaints of the parking meters on,the street and rates. representing Leggetts, spoke concerning opposed to the increase of parking meter Motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Whitlow, the following ordinance to be approved on first reading, and a report be submitted before second reading concerning questions asked by-Councilmen Whitlow, Barnes, and Vice Mayor Beamer, and was adopted~by unanimous vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIKTE $26,000 FROM THE PARKING AUTHORITY FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF PARKING METER RATES AND MECHANISMS TO PERMIT THE CONVERSION OF PARKING METERS FROM TEN CENTS TO TWENTY CENTS PER HOUR." 81-6S "Consideration of an ordinance to amend the Code,of the City of Portsmouth, Virginza, 1973, by amending Section 31-91 thereof, pertaining to definition of employee in the Portsmouth Fire and Police Retirement System. This amendment defines the term employee so as to exclude from membership in the Fire and Police Retirement System an employee who enters into an agreement with the City for inclu sion in a deferred compensation retirement plan. The recommended language would cause the Fire and Police Retirement System to parallel the Supplemental Retirement System in such provisions. The City Manager recommends adoption." On motion of Mr. Deemer and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and by the following vote: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND AMENDING SECTION 31-91 MENT SYSTEM." THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 1973, BY THEREOF, PERTAINING TO PORTSMOUTH FIRE AND POLICE RETIRE- Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb Whitlow, Johansen Nays: None 81-66 "Consideration of a resolution appointing viewers for the closing of a portion of Thorne Avenue. Holy Trinity Church has made application to vacate and close a portion of Thorne Avenue. This resolution appoints viewers for a report back to City Council in accordance with State law. The City Manager recommends adoption." On motion of Mrs. Webb and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the following r'esolution was adopted, and by the following vote: