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July 24. 2007 Discussion: . Law enforcement will continue to coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies. . Community Policing will continue to coordinate activities and develop stronger partnerships with civic leagues, neighborhood watch organizations, churches, court services and the Portsmouth School Board while combating serious juvenile crime and recidivism in the designated areas. . Neighborhood Restoration will continue to improve economic development, physical property and housing conditions, and increased home ownership in the designated areas. . Prevention, Intervention and Treatment will continue to collaborate with faith- based, public and private organizations to improve educational levels, reduce substance abuse, reduce family violence, and increase availability of recreational and other community activities in the designated areas. Financial Impact: . There is no financial impact on the City. Staff Recommends: Adoption of proposed ordinance. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and Sense of Community and Lifelong Learning Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The Chief of Police maintains the responsibility of overseeing the Weed and Seed Program. . Police Department will continue implementation of the program. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. R. Smith, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $175,000 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2007-2008 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, D. Smith, R. Smith, Holley Nays: None 07 - 333 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $2,116,800 in the FY 2007-2008 Public Utilities Fund Operating Budget from unrestricted retained earnings to purchase emergency drought raw water from the City of Norfolk. Vision Principle: A Robust and Prospering Economy and Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . In 2002, faced with the then worst drought of record, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Suffolk, the Western Tidewater Water Authority, the Virginia Departments of Health and Transportation cooperated to construct a water conveyance system linking Norfolk's Lake Prince Reservoir to Portsmouth's Lake Cohoon and Lake Meade Reservoirs. This conveyance system was constructed to allow the transfer of up to 10 million gallons per day of Norfolk's surplus raw water into Portsmouth's reservoir system in case of a drought. . Currently faced with another drought condition, Portsmouth plans to activate the water conveyance system as conditions dictate and purchase surplus emergency raw water from the City of Norfolk, if required. Discussion: . This supplemental appropriation will provide the funding required to purchase raw water from the City of Norfolk.