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108 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLIS~vIENT OF T~ PROPOSED wAST- <br />ERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL AUTHORITY. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, this Council recognizes ~he importance of <br />the continuance of the Eastern Virginia Medical School in <br />light of the impact of s~e on the quality and quantity of <br />medical services, programs and scientific scholarship which <br />has or will be evidenced in the City of Portsmouth; and <br /> <br /> WHEREASr there is proposed the establishment of the <br />Eastern Virginia Medical Authority (hereinafter referred to as <br />EV~LA) to replace the Norfolk Area Medical Center Authority, <br />EV~ to be composed of representatives from each participating <br />jurisdiction; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the EVMA would seek to serve Southeastern <br />Virginia by improving the quality and quantity of medical <br />services, providing support to the Eastern Virginia Medical <br />School (hereinafter referred to as ~v-MS) and medical institu- <br />tion in the participating jurisdictions for trai~ing programs <br />and the like; and <br /> <br /> WT~EREAS, it is expected that the establishment of the <br />EV~LA will enhance the cooperation and coordination of providers <br />of health and medical services with identification of the appro- <br />priate areas for such cooperation; and <br /> <br /> %~EREAS, it is expected that each jurisdiction will <br />be represented on the governing board of the ~V~; and <br /> <br /> ~EREAS, it ms recognized that the City of Portsmouth <br />ms presently contributing Ten Thousand ($10,000.) Dollars per <br />year to the EVMS. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the Council hereby expresses <br />its support, in the spirit of cooperation and harmony, to the <br />establishment of the EVMA for the purposes outlined above. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURT~R RESOLVED that the support of the E%q~A <br />by the City of Portsmouth would be by all reasonable means, <br />which may include, but is not limited to, contractual services <br />between E~ and the City of Portsmouth. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the final status as to <br />representation on and support to the ~g?~A be decided by the <br />Governing Hoard of the ~I~Ja with the advice of the participat- <br />mug jurisdiction. <br /> <br /> <br />