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<br />August 13, 1979
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<br /> The Review Task Force - to assess the feasibility of the goals and to devise measurable
<br />methods by which to accomplish the goals.
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<br />The Technical Task Force to provide data necessary for setting realistic goals.
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<br /> Members of the Planning Commission as well as the three (3) Task
<br />tonight to provide any information you m~¥.'need and which I may omit.
<br />of the Policy Task Force)
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<br />Forces are present
<br />~Presented the members
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<br /> So here is where we are on August 13, 1979 - we have reviewed data about Portsmouth
<br />going back as far as 1947. We have prepared a current data report titled "State of the City
<br />t979" which updates all facts bearing on Comprehensive Planning, (Note interesting changes).
<br />Each city department will analyze this data and to reassess their needs based on this new in-
<br />formation and also on probable future changes.
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<br /> We have reviewed needs with all city departments whose services will be affected by the
<br />Comprehensive Plan. We have approved a philosophy which establishes the relationship of main
<br />goal to sub-goal and the criteria which ell goals must meet.
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<br />We are in the process of reviewing these goals now.
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<br />Here is where we are going:
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<br /> We plan to complete the goal review by September 4, 1979. On that day, tentative goals
<br />will be presented to the Planning Commission. During September 1979, we will hold public
<br />hearings in 4 areas of the city. At those hearings all citizens will be asked to comment, to
<br />suggest changes, and they will find out how they will be affected personally.
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<br /> In October of 1979 the Planning Commission will hold another public hearing on the goals
<br />revised to accommodate the citizen recommendations. These revised goals will be forwarded to
<br />you, ~e City Council, for your approval, at that time. The City Council will hold a public
<br />hearing on goals prior to final approval.
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<br /> The Review Task Force and the Technical Task Force then take the approved goals to develo
<br />objectives, plan 7 projects, for achieving these goals. We hope that by February-March 1980
<br />the Comprehensive Plan including land use and transportation in tentative form, will be ready
<br />for citizen review and for your review, revisions and final approval to follow. (Reviewed
<br />status report with charts)
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<br /> Now that we have gone over the steps that are completed and those steps that are remainin
<br />I hope you have an understanding of where we are, where we are going, and when we hope to get
<br />there. I will try to answer your questions. Other members of the Policy Task Force and the
<br />members of the Review Task Force may help with answers I do not have.
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<br /> The Comprehensive Plan will function in direct proportion to the understanding of it and
<br />the commitment to the process that~held by the citizens and their elected representatives.
<br />I predict that it will function well. We look forward to completing the plan by the target
<br />date, in cooperation with you and with all the citizens of Portsmouth."
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<br />V£ce~Mayor Holl~ey thanked Mrs. Rivin for the presentation.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Oast and seconded by Mr. Gray, that the State of the City Report to be
<br />accepted, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 79-290 Public Hearing on rezoning and use permit applications, amendments to the City
<br />Code, the designation of an historic area and an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan:
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<br /> (a) Use Permit 79-7 - Petition of Centennial Baptist Church, by Principal.
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<br /> Thomas L. Garrett, 903 Liberty Street, Member of the Centennial
<br />oppostion of ~he issuance of a use permit and requested City Coundil
<br />mendation of the Planning Commission.
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<br />Dr. E. Curtis Alexander,
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<br />Baptist Church, spoke in
<br />to concur in the recom-
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<br /> ~ion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission, that UP 79-7 to be denied, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Beamer, Early, Gray, Holley, Oast
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Petition of Charles E. Russell, Owner.
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<br />Virginia National Bank, spoke for the petitioner.
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<br />(b) Zoning Petition Z 79-10
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<br /> Eddie Russell, Attorney, 1530
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mr. ~arly, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />Planning Commission, the following ordi~cewas approved on first reading, and by unanimous
<br />vote:
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<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDiNAnCE Z 79~10"
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<br />(c) Zoning Petition Z 79-13 Petition
<br /> Inc.
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<br />of John H.
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<br />Cotton, President of Cotton Brothers,
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes
<br />Planning Commission, the
<br />vote:
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<br />and seconded by Mr. Gray, to concur in the recommendation of the
<br />following ordinance was approved on first reading, and by unanimous
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