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January 19, 1981
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<br /> At a called meeting of the Portsmouth City Council held az 5!00 p.m. on Monday, January
<br />19, 1981, there were present:
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, Ben_ A. Beamer, Sr., J. Robert Gray, Edward L. Oast,
<br />Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow, Robert T. Williams, City Manager,
<br />Steven Lieberman, City AttorBey.
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<br />Absent: J. E. Johansen
<br />Vice Mayor Beamer presided in the absence of the Mayor.
<br />81-23 The following call for the meeting was read:
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<br /> "Please attend a called meeting of the
<br />6th floor of City Hall, 801 Crawford Street,
<br />go into an executive session to discuss a
<br />pertaining to proposed legislation and to
<br />
<br />Jr.,
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<br />By order of the Mayor."
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<br /> City Council to be held in the Council Chamber,
<br /> at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 19, 1981, to
<br />Personnel Matter, Litigation and a Legal Matter
<br />consider a resolution relative thereto.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Gray, the~cc&,t~ 'fe~£the~ exacutm~e,~session ~s adopt
<br />and by the following vote: ~
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, 8eam~r~,~:Gray~ast
<br /> ;~ ~e~b¥ Whitlow
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Mayor Johansen arrived at 5:20 p.m.
<br /> Mayor Johansen chaired the remainder of the meeting.
<br /> The Council returned to the Chamber to consider a resolutior r~questing the General
<br />~ssembly to adopt legislation to provide for flexibility in ~he development of the port
<br />to ..assure it~ development to ~s utmost utilization. 81-24
<br /> On. motion of Mr. Past and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following resolution was adopted,
<br />and by the following vote:
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<br />"A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GENERAl ASSEMBLY TO ADOPT LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE
<br />FOR FLEXIBILITY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT TO ASSUR~ ITS DEVELOPMENT TO
<br />ITS UTMOST UTILIZATION.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Virginia Ports and Port Authority Study Commission was created in 1978
<br />to make a comprehensive study of Virginia Ports and the Virginia Port Authority; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Transportation Consulting Division of Booz-Allen and Hamilton, Inc.
<br />served as consultants of said Commission and prepared the Market, Economic and Organizational
<br />Assessment of Virginia's Port System Report dated May, 1980; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the final report of the Virginia Ports and Port Authority Study Commission
<br />to the Governor and the General Assembly of ¥irg~n~a, including dissenting comments, has
<br />been issued and contains recommended legislation; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 548 has been introduced for consideration at the 1981 session
<br />of the General Assembly and referred to the Senate Transportation Committee and proposes
<br />the recommendations contained in the Study Commission's final report; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Port of Hampton Roads contains State owned terminals capable of handling
<br />over five million tons (5,000,000) of cargo per Fear, some of which are operated by non-
<br />stock non-profit public corporations and some of which are eperated by a private terminal
<br />operator; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth has reviewed the proposed legislation
<br />and the final report issued by the Commission and respectfully suggests that some of the
<br />conclusions contained therein are inconsistent with the facts established by the study;
<br />and
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<br /> WHEREAS, said Bill mandates that the Virginia Port Authority bring about the centrally
<br />directed operation of all State owned port facilities at Hampton Roads, including the
<br />private terminal operation at Portsmouth; and
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<br />WHEREAS, the consulting report clearly establishes:
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<br /> 1. That Portsmouth Marine Terminal provides more flexibility in operation practice and~
<br />procedures than the other terminals;
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<br /> 2. That Portsmouth Marine Terminal performs more effectively than the terminals
<br />operated by the non-profit public corporations in terms of business related measures;
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<br /> 3. That Portsmouth M~rine Terminal's
<br />contribution, and return of investment is
<br />the non-profit public corporations;
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<br />performance in terms of utilization of assets,
<br />superior to that of the terminals operated by
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<br /> 4. That Portsmouth Marine Terminal accounts receivable turnover performance is superior
<br />to that of the terminals operated by the non-profit public corporations;
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<br /> 5. That labor utilization at Portsmouth Marine Terminal is superior to that at the
<br />terminals operated by the non-profit public corporations;
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