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R -20 -04 <br />A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE NEWLY DEVELOPED CONTINUITY OF <br />OPERATIONS PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. <br />WHEREAS, previous disasters have demonstrated the clear need for viable <br />continuity of operations capabilities in Portsmouth and across the Commonwealth of <br />Virginia; and <br />WHEREAS, the Office of Emergency Management, with the support and <br />assistance of the City Manager's office and numerous departments, has developed a <br />Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) for adoption by City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of the COOP is to enable the City to continue to <br />provide vital services, maintain the safety and well -being of the general populace, and <br />sustain the industrial and economic base of the City in an emergency situation; and <br />WHEREAS, the COOP is intended to work in concert with the City of <br />Portsmouth Emergency Operations Plan, which was approved by City Council by <br />Resolution R -19 -08 adopted on March 26, 2019; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby adopts the City of Portsmouth Continuity of <br />Operations Plan dated December 2019. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on January 28, 2020. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />