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October 28, 1980
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council held on October 28, 1980, there were present:
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<br />J. E. Johansen, Jack P. Barnes, Ben A. Beamer,
<br />Oast, Jr., Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow,
<br />SteYen Lieberman, City Attorney.
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<br /> Sr., J. Robert Gray, Edward L.
<br />Robert T. Williams, City Manager,
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<br /> Rev. Howard R. Peters, Pastor, Monumental United Methodist Church, opened the meeting
<br />with prayer, 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 /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. Beamer, minutes of the special called meeting of
<br />October 10, 1980; minutes of the called meeting of October 13, 1980; minutes of the Public
<br />Hearing of October 13, 1980; minutes of the regular meeting of October 14, 1980 to be approve
<br />as received, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 80-382 - Mayor Johansen presented to Miss Sarah Burton, "Portsmouth Area Junior Miss 1981
<br />the "Key to the City".
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<br /> 80-383
<br />and David T.
<br />Dominion University,
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<br /> Mayor Johansen presented to Robert W. Wentz, Jr., Member of Board of Visitors,
<br />Shufflebarger, Assistant to the President for Governmental Relations, of Old
<br /> the £oltowi~g proclamation:
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<br /> "WHEREAS, Old Dominion
<br />College of William and Mary
<br />and
<br />
<br />University was founded in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the
<br />to provide educational opportunities in the Tidewater region;
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Division joined with Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1931 to provide
<br />the region with technical and engineering course offerings; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the School evolved from a twoyear Division, To a baccalaureate degree granting
<br />institution, to an independent college, to a university; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the University is committed to meeting the educational needs of the Ti~dewater
<br />area through excellence in teaching, research, and service; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Old Dominion University's achievements are a tribute to the dedication of
<br />its faculty and staff, a tribute to the citizens of Portsmouth who have provided consistent
<br />support to sustain the University and contribute to its excellence, and a trlbute to the'
<br />City's recognition and support for excellence in higher education throughout the Tidewater
<br />area; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the University has contributed significantly to the cultural enrichment, the
<br />economic growth, and the professional development of the City as well as the education of
<br />its citizen~; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Old Dominion University has
<br />quality and achievements of its students,
<br />the leadership of its administration.
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<br />achieved national recognition because of the
<br />the scholarship and research of its faculty,
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<br />and
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, I, J. E. Johansen, Mayor of Portsmouth, do hereby proclaim November
<br />5, 1980, as
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<br />"ODU'S GOLDEN JUBILEE DAY"
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<br />in the City of Portsmouth and call upon the citizens of Portsmouth to give their active
<br />~upport and recognition to the University's accomplishments.
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<br /> IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and cause the Seal of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, to be affixed this twentyeighth day of October, in the year of our Lord, nineteen
<br />hundred and eighty.:'
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<br /> 80-394 - Mayor Johansen presented to P. Stockton Fleming, winner of the award "Southern
<br />Industrial Development Council's Virginia Volunteer of the Year". Mr. Fleming was recognized
<br />for this award at the Industrial Development Seminar Program on September 18, 1980, in
<br />Richmond, Virginia.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 80-362 The following ordinance approved on first reading at the Public Hearing of
<br />October 13, 1980, was taken up and read:
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<br /> On motion of Mr.
<br />following vote:
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<br /> Ayes:
<br /> Nays:
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<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z 80-10"
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<br /> Whitlow and seconded by Mr. Gray, the
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<br />Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Webb, Whitlow
<br />Oast, Johansen
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<br />ordinance was
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<br />adopted, and by the
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