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October 28, 1980 WHEREAS, Section 2-13 of the Code of the that the llth day of November (Veteran's Day) City. City of Portsmouth, 1973, as amended, provides is a legal holiday for all employees of the NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED. by the Council of the City of that the regularly scheduled City Council meeting of Nov'ember 11 Monday, November 10, 1980, at 7:30 P.M." ' Portsmouth, Virginia, 1980, is changed to Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Gray, Oast, Webb Whitlow, Johansen Nays: None ' 80-390 "Submission of the Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1980. The financial report has been prepared in accordance principles and includes a financzal statement for each of This report is submitted for your information City Code." (Audit) for the City Of-Portsmouth with generally accepted accounting the City's operating funds. in accordance with the requirements of the Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. Webb, the report to be received as information, and was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion of Mr. ~Vhitlow and seconded by Mr. Gray, requesting the Munzcipal Finance Commis- sion to review the revenues projected for 1981-82. Furnish the City Council preliminary estimates of revenue for 1981-82 on or before 1st City Council meeting in December. City Council can then advise School Board, operating departments and other public agencies for planning purposes for their 1981-82 budgets, and was adopted by unanimous vo~e. NEW BUSINESS 80-391 Durvin P. Cromwell, 2820 Hyman Street, representing Hattonsville Civic League, continued to complain about the conditions of the streets in the Hattonsville area. The City Manager responded to Mr. Cromwell. 80-392 Ms. Eunia Booth, 176 Allard Road, stated that she owns the property on the corner of Allard Road and Gust Lane and that part of a lot next to her property she has kept clean for a number of years. At present cars are being parked on the lot and she would ap- preciate some help in keeping the cars from parking. The City Manager's Office will look into the matter and contact Ms. Booth. 80-393 Vice Mayor offered the following nominations for appointments to Boards/ Commissions: Commission of Architectural Review Kent B. Johnson, Jr. to fill an une×pired term, ending May 1, 1981, created by the vacancy of Mrs. Helen Hennessy. Law Library Board Judge Archie Elliott, Jr. for a term ~f four years, expiring November 1 1984, Judge Robert F. McMurran. ' Patrick Henry Hospital Board Harold C. Watkins to replace R. E. Bridges who left the City. Tidewater Community College Board Kathryn T. Gravatt to fill an unexpired term, ending July 1 1981 created by the vacancy of Paul Pendorf. ' ' On motion Mr~ Barnes and seconded by Mr. no further nominations, and was replacing adopted the above members by unanimous vote. Gray, to close nominations, and there being to be elected to the designated Board/Commissicn, 80-394 Councilman Gray commented on the "Hunting and Fishing Days" held at City Park on September 27 and 28, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Parks and Rezreation Commission, which he visited on September 27. It was a very successful outing and had some nice exhibits and Mr. Gray commended all t~ose who participated in this event. 80-395 Motion of Mrs. Webb Rnd seconded by Mr. Gray, to go into an executive session to discuss the following, and was adopted by unanimous vote: (A) USE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY (1) Proposed Sale of Property (2) Waterfront (3) Proposed Public Improvements