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March 9. 2010 Financial impact: . The additional revenue generated is needed to provide for the payment to SPSA, under our contract dated April 7, 1983, for the disposal of the City's waste. Recommended Action: . Adoption of an ordinance to approve the appropriation of $2,844,870 to the Department of Public Works Waste Management Fund. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The Director of Public Works will ensure the funds are utilized in an appropriate manner. Motion by Mr. Smith, and seconded by Ms. Psi mas, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING IN THE FY 2009-2010 WASTE MANAGEMENT FUND THE SUM OF $2,844,870 IN PREVIOUSLY UNAPPROPRIATED REFUSE FEES." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 10 - 113 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) by amending Sections 22-3 and 22-5, adopting new Sections 22-564.1, and by repealing Section 22-471 through 22-579 pertaining to traffic code violation penalties, and to the authority of the City Manager relative to traffic, one-way streets, and the blocking of intersections and crosswalks. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, 2713 Sterling Point Drive, spoke in opposition to section 22-5(a) of the ordinance pertaining to this item. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to defer consideration of Item 10-113 to the March 23, 2010 City Council meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 10- 114 - Adoption of an ordinance authorizing the reprogramming of $3,075,000 in the FY 2009-2010 Capital Improvements Fund from project #13009--Holiday Inn Site redevelopment to a New Capital Project for the design and construction of improvements related to the replacement of the seawall bulkhead along Crawford Parkway. Vision Principles: Bold New Directions; Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . The impact of the November 2009 Nor'easter served to bring attention to the condition of the seawall bulkhead along Crawford Parkway and reinforce the need to program its replacement as soon as possible. . In a presentation to City Council on November 24, 2009, four potential action items were presented with respect to the flooding in Olde Towne. In order of priority these were the replacement of the Crawford Parkway bulkhead, raising and completion of improvements to Crawford Parkway, installation of a storm water pumping station at the north end of Dinwiddie Street and construction of a storm water bulkhead along Swimming Point.