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<br />September 27, 2005 <br /> <br />- City Manager's Report - <br /> <br />05 - 437 - Adoption of an ordinance to accept the grant award of $30,000 and to <br />appropriate the same amount for the Portsmouth Department of Fire, Rescue and <br />Emergency Services as the lead agent for the Hazardous Materials Southside <br />Tidewater Team. There is no cash match required for this grant. Vision Principle: <br />Neighborhood and Community Transformation. <br /> <br />Background: <br />. Each year the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) <br />provides the City of Portsmouth's Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services <br />with funds for the Hazardous Materials Southside Tidewater Team. The City of <br />Portsmouth is the lead agency for the regional team. <br />. When the Southside Regional Hazardous Materials Team was initially organized, <br />none of the other cities offered to be the lead team. Portsmouth volunteered and has <br />been the lead team since that time. <br />. The funds received from the Department of Emergency Management enable <br />Portsmouth to maintain a superior level of readiness with regard to equipment, training <br />and technical expertise in dealing with hazardous materials as required by the Virginia <br />Department of Emergency Management (VDEM). <br />. Portsmouth is required to have a minimum of seven people ready to respond to <br />an incident at any given time. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br />. As the lead team in Southside Virginia, Portsmouth is better able to serve <br />citizens, businesses and visitors to the City, as well as to assist the region in the event <br />of hazardous materials incidents with these funds. <br />. Financial Impact: There is no local cash match required. <br /> <br />Staff Recommends: <br />Adoption of an Ordinance to accept the grant award of $30,000 and to <br />appropriate the same amount for the Portsmouth Department of Fire, Rescue and <br />Emergency Services as the lead agent for the Hazardous Materials Southside <br />Tidewater Team. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. <br /> <br />Next Steps Following Council Action: <br />. Acquire necessary equipment and training to maintain the level of expertise <br />needed as the lead Department for the Hazardous Materials Southside Tidewater <br />Team. <br /> <br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following <br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />"ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF <br />EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $30,000 AND <br />APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE GRANTS FUND FOR THE SOUTHSIDE <br />REGIONAL HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TEAM." <br /> <br />Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />05 - 438 - Adoption of an ordinance to accept $12,160 from the Virginia Department of <br />Emergency Management and to appropriate this same amount for the Citizen Corps <br />Council program that educates and prepares citizens of Portsmouth in emergency <br />preparedness and response skills in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. There <br />is no cash match required for this grant. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and <br />Community Transformation, Lifelong Learning Community. <br /> <br />Background: <br />. The Portsmouth Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services (PFR&ES) <br />was allocated $14,000 in funding from the Department of Homeland Security for 2004. <br />On August 30, 2005, the City was notified that an additional $12,160 is being allocated <br />for the Citizens Corps Council program and must be expended by November 30, 2005 <br />or the funds will be lost. <br />