THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, February 17, 1995 TAG: 9502160156
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Medium: 69 lines
The City Council took the following actions Monday:
Hodges Manor - Request of Mohsen Tavakoli to rezone property at 901 Hodges Ferry Road from Commercial C-1 to Commercial C-2 to operate a used car dealership. Denied 7-0
Westhaven - Request of Lloyd W. Beazley Jr. to rezone property at 3705 Arlington Place from Residential RM-75 to Office Residential OR-75-K (Conditional). Approved, 7-0
Westhaven - Request of the Hacker's Club, Inc., for use permit to operate a non-profit membership organization at 3970 Turnpike Road. Withdrawn, 7-0
Cradock - Request of David Alexander for use permit to have church activities at 53 Afton Parkway. Approved, 6-1; Griffin opposed
Downtown - Request by Marvin Goldfarb to rezone property at 2106 County St. from Downtown Industrial D-2-I to Downtown Office D-2-O. Approved, 7-0
Comprehensive Plan Amendment - Amendment to comprehensive plan for city to adopt and incorporate by reference ``Vision 2005: A Strategic Plan for Economic and Community Development Midtown to Downtown.'' This document also has been referred to as Economic Development Plan. Approved, 6-1; Clemons opposed
The City Council took the following actions Tuesday:
Ordinance to appropriate $565,000 from capital improvements fund for use at PortCentre, a resolution authorizing city attorney to record ordinance 1994-107 in Circuit Court, and a motion authorizing city manager to sign memorandum of agreement:
Ordinance to appropriate $565,000 for economic development purposes. Approved, 7-0Motion authorizing city manager to sign memorandum of agreement. Approved, 7-0Resolution authorizing city attorney to record ordinance 1994-107, adopted by City Council on Nov. 22, 1994. Approved, 7-0
Ordinance to appropriate $5,845,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Program, HOME Program and The Emergency Shelter Program and resolutions approving amendments to Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority projects:
Resolution approving amendment No. 2 to redevelopment plan for Hattonsville redevelopment project. Approved, 7-0Resolution approving amendment No. 3 to Twin Pines Redevelopment Plan for Twin Pines Redevelopment Project. Approved, 7-0Resolution approving amendment No. 25 to Crawford Conservation and Redevelopment Plan for Crawford Urban Renewal Project. Approved, 7-0
Resolution approving 1995, 1996 and 1997 consolidated plan and 1995 action plan of the city authorizing city manager to file documents required to obtain city's 1995 Community Planning and Development GrantEntitlement. Approved, 7-0
Ordinance appropriating 1995 Action Plan Funds in Community Development Block Grant in amount of $2,289,000, $217,000 of additional 1994 unprogrammed Community Development Block Grant Funds, $828,000 of 1995 HOME Funds, $2,342,000 in Program Income Funds, $84,000 from the 1995 Emergency Shelter Grant, and unexpended 1994 funds in the amout of $85,000. Approved, 7-0
Resolution to establish formal inter-relations with Changzhou, China. Approved, 7-0
Resolution endorsing tree planting and installation project, and application of city for award of grant from state Forestry Department administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. If approved, grant would provide funding for planting of approximately 92 trees within Port Norfolk Historic District, Cradock Historic District and Greenwood Drive. Approved, 6-1; Clemons opposed
Motion authorizing city manager to award contract to Earth Design Associates, Inc. Earth Design Associates, Inc., was selected through city's procurement process for development of shoreline access plan. Approved, 7-0
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