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October 11. 2005 "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, IN RESPONSE TO REQUESTS FROM STATES IMPACTED BY DISASTERS, SUCH AS HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA. WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) coordinates interstate mutual aid requests from other states through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), adopted under Virginia Code Sections 44- 146.14 and 44-146.28; and WHEREAS, on August 31, 2005, Governor Mark R. Warner issued Executive Order 97 (2005) in support of the EMAC to assist the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, as a result of Hurricane Katrina, which Order was subsequently extended to address the effects of Hurricane Rita; and WHEREAS, VDEM has requested that the City of Portsmouth lend the services of certain City employees and equipment to assist in the recovery efforts in states directly affected by the storms; and WHEREAS, the City Manager from time to time is required to execute intergovernmental agreements to allow the use of Portsmouth personnel and equipment resources to assist in the rescue, recovery, and other efforts in declared emergencies, such as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and WHEREAS, a grant of authority to the City Manager to execute intergovernmental agreements as authorized by Executive Order of the Governor and the VDEM/EMAC process in times of declared emergencies will expedite the process of assisting other governments during their times of need. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to execute intergovernmental agreements as authorized by Executive Order of the Governor and the VDEM/EMAC process as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that authority to execute intergovernmental agreements authorized by Executive Order of the Governor and the VDEM/EMAC process be, and hereby is, granted to the City Manager in order to address subsequent events of declared emergencies." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst Nays: None 05 - 473 - Adoption of a resolution supporting the development and funding of the Norfolk Minimum Operable Segment of a light rail system in Hampton Roads. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions and Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Background: . Citizens, businesses, and civic organizations in Hampton Roads have expressed support for the development of a light rail transit system within the City of Norfolk as the initial phase of a regional fixed guideway transit system proposed by the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, commonly referred to as Hampton Roads Transit (HRT). . The regional long range transportation plan completed by the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission includes the provision for a light rail transit system. . An 8-mile proposed alignment running from the Eastern Virginia Medical Center, through downtown, to the Norfolk city line in the vicinity of Kempsville Road, commonly referred to as the "Norfolk Minimum Operable Segment" or "Norfolk MOS", has been identified as the best initial local investment.