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R-14-44 <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CITY'S 2015 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA <br />PACKAGE FOR THE 114th CONGRESS. <br />WHEREAS, the United States Congress deals with a broad range of issues that affect <br />local government both directly and indirectly; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has certain concerns that deal with both Portsmouth <br />specifically and local governments in general; and <br />WHEREAS, these concerns need to be made known to Portsmouth's congressional <br />delegation so that they may be transmitted for consideration by the Senate and the House of <br />Representatives. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, that it endorses the attached 2015 Federal Legislative Agenda Package for <br />consideration by the 114th Congress and directs that both this resolution and the Council's <br />endorsed 2015 Federal Legislative Agenda Package be forwarded to the City's congressional <br />representatives. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager and/or his designee(s) are hereby <br />authorized and directed to provide necessary input and clarification during the 114` Congress <br />session and to carry out other activities as needed to assist in attaining the goals and objectives <br />contained in the City's 2015 Federal Legislative Agenda Package. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on <br />December 9, 2014. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />