PORTSMOUTH — It will be a short agenda for Portsmouth City Council Monday evening as only two items are slated for discussion.
Up for a third reading and a possible vote is the creation of an account for property room monies in the Law Enforcement Trust Fund. The item would also allow for the monies to be appropriated.
According to the city charter, a piece of non-emergency legislation must go through three public readings before a vote is taken to approve, not approve, or table the issue.
Up for a first reading is an ordinance allowing the build of “a new platform and a modification to the curb at the Esplanade for the Southern Ohio Museum.”
Local architect Kirk Donges submitted the proposal on behalf of the museum. The plan addresses potential traffic congestion concerns on Gallia Street, which the museum—currently under renovation—faces.
According to the proposed ordinance attached to the agenda, this will “allow for ease of access and drop off point for buses and vans that will result in these vehicles no longer blocking traffic during drop off and pick up.”
The City Planning Commission met and discussed the matter on Nov. 10 and voted unanimously to send it to City Council for a vote.
City Council meets at 6 p.m. Monday in the first floor council chambers at 500 Chillicothe St., Portsmouth.