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June 10,2003
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<br />- City Manager's Report -
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<br />03 - 207 - Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a mutual
<br />aid agreement by and between the member jurisdictions of the Hampton Roads
<br />Metropolitan Medical Response System (HRMMRS) including the Cities of
<br />Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth,
<br />Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, the Counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James
<br />City, Surry, York; and the Town of Smithfield.
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<br />Recommendation:
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<br />· Adoption of a resolution to enter into a mutual aid agreement by and between the
<br />member jurisdictions of the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System
<br />(HRMMRS), being the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News,
<br />Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg; the Counties of
<br />Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, York; and the Town of Smithfield.
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<br />Purpose and Need:
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<br />· The purpose of this agreement is to authorize the use of personnel and equipment
<br />for emergency response among all sixteen Hampton Roads jurisdictions, upon
<br />request of the incident commander. This would ensure that the assets of all
<br />jurisdictions, including MMRS assets, would be immediately available to the affected
<br />jurisdiction(s) when the response needed is beyond the abilities and/or resources of a
<br />jurisdiction(s).
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<br />Financial Impact:
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<br />· The financial impact cannot be determined at this time, as it would be based on each
<br />incident.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Pitts, to adopt the following
<br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />"A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
<br />METROPOLITAN MEDICAL RESPONSE SYSTEM MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT TO
<br />AUGMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE RESOURCES.
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<br /> WHEREAS, the Cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Newport News,
<br />Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg; the Counties
<br />of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Surry, and York; and the Town of Smithfield
<br />are member jurisdictions of the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response
<br />System (HRMMRS); and
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<br /> WHEREAS, while each jurisdiction maintains equipment and personnel for
<br />emergency response within its own jurisdiction, a need exists to augment emergency
<br />response resources in times of mass casualty, disaster or terrorism events; and
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<br /> WHEREAS, the HRMMRS member jurisdictions, including the City of
<br />Portsmouth, deem it mutually beneficial for the parties to enter into an agreement
<br />concerning mutual aid and cooperation with regard to emergency responses, including
<br />fire, medical and suspected terrorism events that are beyond the abilities and/or
<br />resources of an individual jurisdiction.
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<br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia, that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to execute an
<br />emergency response mutual aid agreement with the member jurisdictions of the
<br />Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System under such terms and
<br />conditions as he deems in the best interest of the City and to execute such additional
<br />documents and to take any further actions as are necessary to effect such purpose."
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<br />Ayes: Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley
<br />Nays: None
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