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R-10-04 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE PORTSMOUTH FALLEN HEROES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION. WHEREAS, over the years there have been numerous public safety officials of the City of Portsmouth who have died in the line of duty, and WHEREAS, these officials lost their lives in the course of preserving public safety and protecting the men, women, and children of this city, and WHEREAS, these officials are worthy of permanent, dignified, and appropriate recognition for the sacrifices they made, and WHEREAS, there are numerous monuments that have been erected in many localities, and also in some states and at the national level, to public safety officials who died in the line of duty, and WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Fallen Heroes Memorial Foundation (the "Foundation") has been created for the purpose of funding, developing, and maintaining such a monument in Portsmouth, and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Foundation to raise private funds for the construction and maintenance of a Portsmouth Fallen Heroes Monument of appropriate dignity and stature, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. The City hereby determines that it is in the public interest for the Foundation to fund, develop, and maintain such a memorial, and the City commends the Foundation for its efforts toward this end. 2. The City expresses its support in principle for having the monument on public property at an appropriate location. 3. The City Manager and City Attorney are directed to work with the Foundation toward the goals inherent in this resolution, and they shall report to Council from time to time about the status of this matter, including the nature and location of the monument that is to be constructed. ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on February 23,2010. Teste: City Clerk