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November 24. 2009 WHEREAS, under customary procedures for allocations of this type, PORTCO is the first priority organization to be awarded the Allocation, and WHEREAS, PORTCO has through its extensive performance history over the past eighteen years demonstrated its ability to perform high level cleaning at prestigious government properties properly and efficiently and has in fact already been performing a portion of the Allocation for over seven years and has thereby established effective working relationships with the incumbent project manager and associates WHEREAS, consideration is now being given to award the Allocation to an out- of-state company that would manage the Allocation from a distant location and then subcontract with some other unknown and unproven entity or entities for performance of the services, and WHEREAS, PORTCO's entire management and executive staff are located in the immediate proximity of NMCP, thus assuring direct oversight, responsiveness, communication, and accountability for the services to be provided, and WHEREAS, because the work to be performed is to be local, the Allocation should be made to a local entity, and WHEREAS, the Allocation is to be made by NISH, the Central Non-Profit Agency charged with the project, and NISH has already acknowledged that PORTCO presented this specific opportunity to NISH and that Portco was the lead agency in identifying and advancing the opportunity, in compliance with essential criteria for allocation, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: 1. That the City of Portsmouth hereby expresses its support for award of the Allocation to PORTCO instead of an out-of-community, out-of-state organization. 2. That award of the Allocation to PORTCO would be in the best interests of NMCP, NISH, and the public. 3. The City Clerk shall cause this resolution to be transmitted to appropriate governmental authorities and also to members of Portsmouth's Congressional delegation." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 09 - 597 - Adoption of a resolution confirming a Declaration of Emergency made by the City Manager on November 12, 2009 in connection with an extreme weather condition. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . On November 11, 2009, the Governor Declared a State of Emergency authorizing the use of State resources by localities for the protection of residents. . On November 12, 2009, the City's Emergency Management Team convened to discuss the impact of the impending storm. After discussion, the decision was made to utilize all city resources for citizen protection. A local declaration was declared by the Director of Emergency Management and the City's Emergency Operations Plan was implemented. . The City's Emergency Operations Plan requires a local declaration be confirmed by the entire City Council within 14 days.