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<br />R-OB-4I <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PORTSMOUTH HOMELESS ACTION <br />CONSORTIUM'S TEN-YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Portsmouth City Council is committed to local and regional <br />efforts to end homelessness; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Homeless Action Consortium that is composed of <br />City departments and local organizations has developed a ten-year Plan that proposes a <br />goal of ending homelessness in the City of Portsmouth within ten years through the <br />collection and utilization of more accurate and complete data, a focus on the prevention <br />of homelessness, the expansion of support for permanency and support of homeless <br />individuals and families, and the maximization of mainstream resources.; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires <br />that a locality approve such a Plan in order to qualify for certain grants. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby declares its approval of and commitment to the 10- <br />Y rar Plan to End Homelessness developed by the Portsmouth Homeless Action <br />Consortium. <br /> <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on September 23, 2008. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City clerk <br />