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December 12~ 1978
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<br /> As the budget process progresses, the Municipal Finance Commission will
<br />you of budgetary matters in accordance with the budget work program, as well
<br />other assistance that the Council may desire."
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<br />continue to advis
<br />as provide any
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, to be received as information, and was
<br />adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br /> 78-440 -"Letter to Mayor Davis from President Carter requesting local participation in
<br />the national Presidential policy relating to anti-inflation measures~' (See Exhibit -8-440)
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. Gray, to be referred
<br />Attorney and Municipal Finance Commission to draft whatever items
<br />by Council at a later date, and was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />to the City Manager, City
<br />recommended and to be enacte
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<br /> 78-441
<br />Commission:
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<br />Vice Mayor offered the following name for appointment to the following Board/
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<br />Industrial Development Authority
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<br /> Peter Bustis to be appointed to fill an unexpired term, ending January 1, 1980, created
<br />by the resignation of C. E. Adams, III.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Holley and seconded by Mr. Barnes, that Mr. Eustis
<br />designated; there being no further nominations, to close nominations,
<br />unanimous vote.
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<br />to be elected as
<br />and was adopted by
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Barnes and seconded by Mr. east, the resignation of C. E. Adams, III to
<br />be accepted with regrets and an appropriate Certificate of Appreciation to be presented to
<br />Mr. Adams, was adopted by unanimous vote.
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<br />78-¢42 R.F. Robbins, 83 Wyoming Avenue, presented the following statement:
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<br /> "I am before you tonight in behalf of the Central Mid-City Civic League. On October 24,
<br />1978 by request of the League's Educational Committee, I submitted an address~"to you. This
<br />address alledged that the School Board and it's Administrators have perpetrated various impro-
<br />prieties during the course of the past few years. These allegations range from dereliction
<br />of duties to aitempts to coerce other boards and commissions. In fact, you were reminded that
<br />this School Board has attempted to dictate city policy, development and finances by thinly
<br />disguised threats to City Council. At that October 24th meeting a copy of the address was
<br />referred ~ the. City Manager for a report. Later in the meeting, Mr. Mike Riley, also of
<br />this commfttee, requested that no further funding be made to the School Board until it is
<br />determined that present funds are being expended legally. Council then tabled a request for
<br />funds from the School Board.
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<br /> At the November 7, 1978 Council meeting, this committee furnished you ~ith an information
<br />packet to aid the City Manager and Council Members in their investigation of the School Board
<br />and it's administration. My purpeA¢before you tonight is simply to ask when we might expect
<br />to receive the forthcoming report from the City Manager. Signed by R. F. Robbins, Co-Chairman
<br />Educational Committee, Central Mid-City Civic League"
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<br /> 78-443 Rev. H. A. Hunderup, Jr., Chairman, Portsmouth Police Chaplains' Bureau, reques
<br />to speak befores'Council:
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<br /> "In the course of pursuing the Portsmouth Police Chaplains' Bureau decision to raise the
<br />necessary money to purchase~a new, properly equipped car for the Chaplains' Bureau I solicited
<br />our church insurance agent, Mr. Charles Mason, and he made a contribution to the fund. Each t
<br />I have seen him since then he has a~ked how the fund was coming along. Learning of our diffi-
<br />culty in raising the needed money, he made some contract and faced the same reaction the
<br />chaplains have received, namely the question,"Why doesn't the City provide the car?" This led
<br />him to ask if our bureau had ~kt~dthe City and I advised him it had been on the requisition
<br />I~st for new vehicles for the police department for at least the last two years but so far no
<br />such car has been provided. The car we have was donated to the City and had over 100,000
<br />miles on it at the time. It is better than nothing, but not much better.
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<br /> Mr. Mason suggested I request permission to address the City Council on this matter at
<br />its meeting on Tuesday, December 12, 1978, to give '~h~e~ first hand information and answer any
<br />questions the council has about the Portsmouth Police Chaplains'Bureau. Would you be so kind
<br />as to include me on the agenda for this purpose?
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<br /> Rev. Hunderup spoke concerning the above matter and requested that another car is needed
<br />for the. Chaplains' Bureau which may be in a better opera'ting condition.
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<br /> 78-444 - On motion of Mr. east and seconded by Mr. Barnes, the follswing resolution was
<br />adopted, and by the following vote:
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<br /> "A RESoLuTIoN ~NDORSING THE PRELIMINARY DHSIGN FOR INT~RSTAT~ 664 AND ITS
<br /> INTERCHANGE WITH THE W~STERN FREEWAY.
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<br /> WHERF~S, a Public Hearing is Scheduled by the Virginia Department of Highways and Transpo
<br />ration to consider a corridor and preliminary design for Interstate 664 and its interchange
<br />with Virginia 1-64 (the Western Freeway), U. S. 17 and Virginia "Interstate Arterial"
<br />U. S. 17-A, 1-64; and
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