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R -22 -11 <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ARRANGEMENT WITH THE CITY OF <br />HAMPTON REGARDING THE USE OF CITY OF PORTSMOUTH BEDS AT <br />THE HAMPTON ROADS REGIONAL JAIL. <br />WHEREAS, under the Amended and Restated Service Agreement for the <br />Hampton Roads Regional Jail as currently implemented, the City of Portsmouth is <br />obligated to pay for approximately 90 beds at a rate (as of July 1, 2022) of approximately <br />$155.00 per bed per day; and <br />WHEREAS, the Portsmouth Sheriff has declined to send prisoners to HRRJ, but <br />the City of Portsmouth nevertheless remains obligated to pay HRRJ for its allotment of <br />beds; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Hampton desires to use HRRJ beds in excess of its <br />allotted share; and <br />WHEREAS, the Cities of Portsmouth and Hampton have discussed the <br />temporary allocation of Portsmouth beds to Hampton in exchange for Hampton's <br />payment of a reduced per bed per day rate directly to Portsmouth; and <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of temporarily allocating beds to Hampton would be to <br />offset the amount Portsmouth is obligated to pay to HRRJ; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute <br />an agreement with the City of Hampton providing for the temporary allocation of <br />Portsmouth HRRJ beds to Hampton in exchange for Hampton's direct payment of a <br />reduced per bed per day fee to the City of Portsmouth. <br />ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia at a meeting held <br />on May 24, 2022. <br />Teste: <br />City Clerk <br />