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288 June 26~ 1990 90-266 (a & b) (a) Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a resolution approving the merger of the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission and the Peninsula Planning District Commission into the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission under the provisions of the Virginia Area-Development Act. [Approve Charter]~ "The'Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission and the Peninsula Planning District Commission are planning a merger of the two bodies which will become effective July 1, 1990. This merger is permitted under the provisions of the Virginia Area Development Act. Thenew..Commission'will be the Hampton Roads Planhing District Commission. The City Council: has previously adopted a resolution indicating a desire to participate: in~t~e me~ged Planning District Commission. The new P.lanning District will include 25% of Virginia's population, which should enhance the ~egion's voice in influ- encing State legislation and policy, especially in port develop- ment and transportation funding. The merger will foster increased regionalism among all of the Hampton Roads communities. Two resolutions are presented for your approval. One authorizes the City Manager to execute the Charter Agreement of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, and the other gives the City's approval to the proposed Bylaws of the organization. I recommend that the resolutions be adopted." Motion of Mr. Gray and seconded by Mrs. following resolution was adopted on first and by the following vote: Lucas, the final reading, and "A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE MERGER OF THE SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION AND THE PENINSULA PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION INTO THE HAMPTON ROADS PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIRGINIA AREA DEVELOPMENT ACT. WHEREAS, the communities (the "Communities") comprising Planning Districts Twenty and Twenty-one (the "Districts") have determined that the community of interest, the ease of communications and transportation, and geographic factors and natural boundaries among the communities are such that the best interests of the Communities would be served by merging the Districts into one District and also by merging the Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission and the Peninsula Planning District Commission into the Hampton Roads Planning District Co~mission; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has by prior resolution, duly adopted, expressed its desire to participate in the creation and membership of the merged Hampton Roads Planning District Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that 1. The City of Portsmouth hereby approues the merger of the Districts into one district, effective July 1, 1990 or upon the date as of' which the Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development declares the Districts merged, whichever occurs later. 2. The City Manager of the City of Portsmouth is hereby authorized to execute the Charter Agreement of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, which shall become effective upon the date the Districts merge."