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November 26, 2002 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it hereby expresses its appreciation for the valuable services rendered by the American Red Cross and states its support for the merger of the PortsmouthNVest Chesapeake and the Tidewater Chapters of the American Red Cross and for the anticipated improvements and efficiencies in services and operations for the citizens of the areas affected by the proposed merger." Ayes: Benn, Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 02 - 378 - Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City of Portsmouth's 2003 Legislative Proposals to be presented to the Portsmouth Delegation and the members of the Virginia General Assembly. Recommendation: · Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City of Portsmouth's 2003 Legislative Proposals to be presented to the Portsmouth Delegation and the members of the Virginia General Assembly. Purpose and Need: · The 2003 Legislative Proposals contain items specific to the City of Portsmouth and items that will be monitored with Statewide impact. There are six Funding Requests, five Statewide Funding Issues to Monitor and one Policy Issue. Financial Impact: · The potential financial impact could be millions of dollars to the City for programs, facilities and services. · The total impact cannot be accurately assessed at this time. It will however, be noted in the Final Legislative Report, which is prepared following the Veto Session of the General Assembly. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, 363 Middle Street, spoke on restoring voting rights to those who have served their time for crimes committed. Also, spoke on unacceptable cuts to public education, public safety and suggested designating a Community Meeting as a forum for communicating the legislative issue to citizens. 2. Elder Shirley Hines, 1801 High Street, Suite C, spoke on the opportunity for the public to review the legislative proposals. Motion by Mr. Benn, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH'S 2003 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO BE PRESENTED TO THE PORTSMOUTH DELEGATION AND THE MEMBERS OF THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY. WHEREAS, the Virginia General Assembly deals with a broad range of issues that affect local government both directly and indirectly; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has certain concerns that deal with both Portsmouth specifically and local governments in general; and WHEREAS, these concerns need to be made known to Portsmouth's General Assembly Delegation so that they may be transmitted for consideration by the Legislature.