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273
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<br />~gust 14, 1979
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<br />At a regular meeting of the City Council held on Augus~ 14, 1979, there were present:
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<br />Jack P. Barnes, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., E. Saunders Early, Jr., J. Robert Gray,
<br />James W. Holley, III, Edward L. Oast, Jr., Robert T. Williams, City Manager,
<br />G~rdon B. Tayloe, Jr., City Attorney.
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<br />Absent: Richard J. Davis
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<br /> D~. R. Clayton Pitts, Retired Pastor, Port Norfolk Baptist Church, offered prayer, fol-
<br />lowed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. ·
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<br /> Vice Mayor Holley presided in the absence of Mayor Davis, and welcomed all visitors in
<br />attendance. ,
<br />* See Page 278
<br /> Motion of Mr. Earl~ and seconded by Mr. Barnes, minutes of the called meeting of July 24,
<br />1979; minutes of the regular meeting of July 24, 1979, to be approved as received, and was
<br />adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />- UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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<br /> 79-273 - The following ordinance approved on first reading at the regular meeting of
<br />July 24, 1979, was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $500,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR
<br />THE PURCHASE AND LEASE OF MULTI-PURPOSE CAPITAL EQUIPMENT."
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<br /> On mmtion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. Oast, the ordinance was adopted, and by the
<br />following vote:
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<br /> 79-274
<br />July 24, 1979,
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Early, Gray, Holley, Oast
<br />Nays: None
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<br />The following ordinance approved on first reading at the regular meeting of
<br />was taken up and read:
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<br />"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $18,600 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR THE
<br />EXTENSION OF THE MAIN LIBRARY HISTORY ROOM."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Beamer and seconded by Mr. Gray, the ordinance was adopted, and by the
<br />following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Early, Grey, Holley, Oast
<br />Nays: None
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<br />The following reports from the City Manager were presented:
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<br /> 79-295 "Consideration of an ordinance on first reading to appropriate $231,560 from
<br />the Capital Improvements Fund for street improvement in South Truxtun, street priority #7.
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<br /> This appropriation furnishes the necessary funds to complete.street improvements for
<br />South Truxtun to include Manley, Pennock and parts of Temple and Dahlia on the south side of
<br />Portsmouth Boulevard. The Capital Improvements program for 1979-80 includes $190,000 for this
<br />project from General Revenue Sharing funds. The balance ($41,S60) of this project will be
<br />funded from a contingency balance left over on the Deep Creek Project, priorities #2 and #4.
<br />The City Manager recommends adoption of first reading.
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<br /> Consideration of a motion authorizing the transfer of $41,560 from Capital Project
<br />#18,000-333 (Deep Creek) to Capital Project #18,1019 (South Truxtun).
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<br /> Consideration of a motion authorizing award of the bid to the lowest responsible bidder."
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Early and seconded by Mr. Gray, the following ordinance was
<br />first reading, and by unanimous vote:
<br /> '"AN ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $231,560 ~ROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR
<br /> STREET IMPROVEMENT~ TO SOUTH TRUXTUN."
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<br />approved on
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<br /> ~6ti~ ef~Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Oast, that authorization be granted~to ~ransfer
<br />$41,560; as requested, from Capital Project #18,000-333(Deep Creek), and was adopted by un-
<br />animous vote.
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<br /> Motinn of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, that the contract to beaawarded to the
<br />Portsmouth Paving Corporation, beingi'thei~lowest responsible bidder, and was adopted by
<br />unanimous vote.
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<br /> 79-296 -[[Consideration of an ordinance of first reading to appropriate $50,000 from
<br />Capital Improvements Fund for construction of parking facilities and street improvements for
<br />the south end of the Waterfront Development. ~
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<br /> This appropriation will provide the necessary funds for the construction of a new parking
<br />lot between the Municipal Building and Lightship and to provide access to the loading ramp
<br />on the south side of the Municipal Building and east entrance to underground parking. The
<br />Capital Improvements program for 1979-80 included $150,000 for street improvements and parking
<br />facilities around the new Municipal Building; this appropriation will be allocated from that
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