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April 24, 2001 Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBLET A PORTION OF THE HUMAN SERVICES BUILDING AT 1701 HIGH STREET TO THE PORTSMOUTH PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to enter into a sublease agreement with the Portsmouth Public Health Department, by which agreement the City of Portsmouth will lease a portion of the new Human Services Building located at 1701 High Street for an initial term of twenty years and renewable for up to five additional years." Ayes: Benn, Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 01 - 136 - Adoption of two resolutions as follows: (a) A resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Portsmouth to execute the Fourth Amended Charter Agreement of the Southeastern Virginia Job Training Administration (SVJTA). (b) A resolution authorizing the Chairperson of the Chief Locally Elected Official of the Southside Mayors and Chairs to carry out the provisions of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Recommendation: · Adoption of two resolutions as follows: (a) A resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Portsmouth to execute the Fourth Amended Charter Agreement of the Southeastern Virginia Job Training Administration (SVJTA). (b) A resolution authorizing the Chairperson of the Chief Locally Elected Officials of the Southside Mayors and Chairs to carry out the provisions of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Purpose and Need: · Adoption of these resolutions for a Fourth Amended Charter Agreement and the Memorandum of Understanding will provide for the reorganization of the SVJTA into a new support organization, Opportunity, Inc. of Hampton Roads, to better serve the Hampton Roads Workforce Development Board (HRWDB) now operating under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. Please see the attached chronology of the Charter Agreement for this regional consortium. · The resolutions will become effective July 1, 2001. · As background, in July 1974, eight jurisdictions including the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach and the counties of Isle of Wight and Southhampton formed a consortium known as the Southeastern Tidewater Manpower Authority for the purpose of administering the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) of 1973. In 1982, Congress passed the Job Training Partnership Act and subsequently the eight jurisdictions amended the original charter agreement creating the Southeastern Virginia Job Training Administration. · In August 1998, Congress passed the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) which replaced the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and became effective July 1, 2000. The new WIA presented an opportunity to move beyond providing workforce training programs primarily targeting the disadvantaged and move to a comprehensive system of workforce development.