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<br />R-08-42 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT'S <br />REVISED WATERSHED ACTION PLAN FOR RESTORATION AND <br />CONSERVATION OF THE ELIZABETH RIVER. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Elizabeth River Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to <br />restoration and conservation of the Elizabeth River to the highest practical level of <br />environmental quality through comprehensive studies, development of action plans, and <br />implementation of solutions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Elizabeth River Project has updated and revised its Watershed <br />Action Plan for a third time through a consensus-building and participatory process <br />involving over one hundred stakeholders, including the City of Portsmouth and other <br />Hampton Roads localities and private and public entities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth supports the goals and efforts of the <br />Elizabeth River Project to reestablish the Elizabeth River as a safe and scenic resource for <br />recreational and economic use by future generations. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby endorses the Elizabeth River Project's 2008 <br />Watershed Action Plan and the Project's goals and visions of Elizabeth River restoration <br />and conservation. <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 />