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A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE 2019 VIRGINIA FIRST CITIES GENERAL <br />ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM. <br />WHEREAS, Virginia First Cities (VFC) is a state advocacy coalition comprised <br />of fourteen of the Commonwealth's oldest and most historic cities, including Portsmouth; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, VFC member cities are proud centers of business, commerce, culture <br />and history, with diverse opportunities and populations; and <br />WHEREAS, through VFC the member cities advocate for increased state support <br />and the adoption of policies that will allow the Commonwealth's historic urban core areas <br />to grow and thrive; and <br />WHEREAS, each year VFC works in conjunction with its members to identify, <br />examine and discuss important legislative policies and issues; and <br />WHEREAS, this effort culminates in the adoption of an annual VFC General <br />Assembly Legislative Program; and <br />WHEREAS, VFC has adopted its General Assembly Legislative Program for the <br />2019 session of the General Assembly, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A; and <br />WHEREAS, the Legislative Program includes several policies and initiatives of <br />great importance to the City of Portsmouth, including without limitation programs that <br />support the building of community wealth and economic growth from within, as well as <br />support for adequate state funding for education, public safety, social services, and <br />transportation infrastructure; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it endorses the 2019 Virginia First Cities General Assembly <br />Legislative Program; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is directed to deliver a <br />copy of this Resolution to the members of the City's General Assembly delegation. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on December 11, 2018. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />