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June 11,2002 "ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 37 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (1988) BY ADOPTING NEW SECTIONS 37-251 THROUGH 37-251.4 CREATING A TOWING ADVISORY BOARD." Ayes: Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Robinett, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 02 - 173 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $338,500 from State funds for fiscal year 2002 in the General Fund for Wireless E-911 to be used for necessary mapping hardware and software to support the Emergency Communications Center with the reception of wireless calls. Recommendation: · Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $338,500 from State funds for fiscal year 2002 in the General Fund for Wireless E-911. Purpose and Need: · The Commonwealth of Virginia Wireless E-911 Services Board has approved a cost recovery request in the amount of $338,500. · The funding will provide the necessary mapping hardware and software to support the Emergency Communications Center with the reception of wireless calls to include the Automatic Number Identification and Automatic Location Identification by providing X and Y location coordinates. · Phase II wireless technology will improve public safety customer services by allowing the City's dispatchers to determine the location of incoming wireless calls that in some cases may contribute to shorter response times. · This funding is a supplemental allocation for FY 2002 that exceeds the approved City budget amount; therefore a supplemental appropriation to increase the total budget is necessary. Financial Impact: · There will be no net impact to the City's financial condition as both revenues and expenditures will be increased by $338,500. Motion by Mr. Robinett, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $338,500 IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR WIRELESS E-911 TO SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER." Ayes: Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Robinett, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 02 - 174 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $842,556 in State and Federal grant funds for the Children's Museum for planning, design, operational services and construction. Recommendation: · Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $842,556 in grant funds for the Children's Museum for planning, design, operational services and construction. Purpose and Need: · Congress through the Institute of Museums and Library Services has approved a grant in the amount of $800,000 for operational expenses. The General Assembly has also appropriated $42,556 in Capital funding for the Phase III Construction Plan.