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R-05-55 . A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL'S CONTINUING SUPPORT FOR THE PLANNED EXPANSION OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA. WHEREAS, the Children's Museum of Virginia was originally designed as and has been a successful anchor for the renovation of Downtown Portsmouth; and WHEREAS, the Children's Museum of Virginia has also been a strong educational institution that encourages imagination, questioning, and a lifelong love of learning, with exhibits that tie into the Standards of Learning (SOL) requirements for students in Portsmouth Public Schools and beyond WHEREAS, the Children's Museum of Virginia, which welcomed more than 165,000 visitors in 2004, including 20,000 Portsmouth residents and students, is much more than a regional museum, with a strong market across the Commonwealth of Virginia, and annual visitors from every State in the Union and beyond; and WHEREAS, the planned expansion of the Children's Museum of Virginia was included in the non-appropriated subsequent planning years of the City's Capital Improvement Program approved by City Council on May 3, 2005; and . WHEREAS, the Portsmouth City Council's support for the planned expansion continues to be unwavering, and City Council intends to provide funds for the project as part of the Capital Improvements budget process for FY 2009 and subsequent years, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that this resolution serve as an expression of City Council's continuing support for the planned expansion for the Children's Museum of Virginia and of City Council's intention to support the project financially within the upcoming Capital Improvements budget process for FY 2009 and in subsequent years. ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held on September 27,2005. Teste: City Clerk .