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A RESOLUTION P~QUESTING THE GOVE~qOR OF THE COMMON-WEALTH OF VIRGINIA TO FUND THE HIGH INCIDENT TARGET PROGRAM IN THE CiTY OF PORTSMOUTH FROM JANUARY 1~ 1976 THROUGH'JUNE 30, 1976. WHEREAS, the Crime Omnibus and Safety Streets Act of 1968 as amended~ provides funds to assist political sub- divisions of the various states of the nation in improving their respective Criminal Justice Systems; and WHEP~ASt the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia appointed and designated the Virginia Council of Criminal Justice as the instrument charged with the allocation of the subject funds to improve the Criminal Justice Systems of the political subdivisions throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia; and WHEREASr the Council of Criminal Justice initially endorsed and approved the High Incident Target Program for eight Phase II communities in the Commonwealth; and ~EREAS, the City of Portsmouth was one of the selected communities for inclusion in the High Incident Target Program; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has performed in an exemplary manner during the Phase II High Incident Target Program, as documented by the independent evatuator, Arthur Young and Company, retained by the Council of Crininal Justice; and WHEREAS, the Council of criminal Justice concludes that the High Incident Target projects would be terminated December 31, 1975, whether deemed successful or not, in favor of an Interim Construction Grant for the Department of Corrections. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginiat that the City of Portsmouth respectfully requests the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to exercise his executive authority to request the reinstatement of the High Incident Target Funds for January 1, 1976 through June 30, 1976, to the City of Portsmouth. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held November 11, 1975o Teste City Clerk