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<br />AUQust 24. 2010
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, there
<br />were present:
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<br />Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody,
<br />Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Paige D. Cherry,
<br />City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, Senior Deputy City Attorney George M. Willson.
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<br />Pastor Martha Shute Goodman opened the meeting with prayer, which was
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., called the meeting to order and welcomed all in
<br />attendance.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to approve the minutes
<br />of a Called Meeting of August 9, 2010, of a Called Meeting of August 10, 2010, and of a
<br />Regular Meeting of August 10, 2010, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Whitehurst, Griffin
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- City Manager's Report -
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<br />10 - 396 - Adoption of an ordinance appropriating $2,254,000 in the FY 2010-2011
<br />Public Utilities Fund operating budget for the purchase of emergency drought raw water
<br />from the City of Norfolk pursuant to an emergency raw water sales contract dated
<br />October 4, 2002 with funds accumulated in unrestricted retained earnings. Vision
<br />Principles: A Robust and Prospering Economy and Thriving Neighborhoods and a
<br />Sense of Community.
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<br />Background:
<br />. In 2002, faced with the then worst drought of record, Portsmouth, Norfolk,
<br />Suffolk, the Western Tidewater Water Authority, and the Virginia Departments of Health
<br />and Transportation cooperated to construct a water conveyance system linking
<br />Norfolk's Lake Prince Reservoir to Portsmouth's Lake Cohoon and Lake Meade
<br />Reservoirs. This conveyance system was constructed to allow the transfer of up to 10
<br />million gallons per day of Norfolk's surplus raw water into Portsmouth's reservoir system
<br />in case of a drought.
<br />. This drought water line has been used once, during the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
<br />. Currently faced with another impending drought condition, Portsmouth plans to
<br />activate the water conveyance system as conditions dictate and purchase surplus
<br />emergency raw water from the City of Norfolk, and only as necessary. As conditions
<br />improve, we will cease purchasing additional raw water.
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<br />Discussion:
<br />. This supplemental appropriation will provide the funding required to purchase
<br />raw water from the City of Norfolk.
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<br />Financial Impact:
<br />. This appropriation will fund Portsmouth's purchase of emergency raw water from
<br />the City of Norfolk for up to 28 weeks at a level of 10 million gallons per day and a rate
<br />of $1.15 per 1,000 gallons in accordance with the terms of the October 4, 2002 contract
<br />for a total cost not to exceed $2,254,000.
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<br />Recommended Action:
<br />. Adoption of proposed ordinance. Vision Principles: A Robust and Prospering
<br />Economy and Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community.
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<br />Next Steps following City Council Action:
<br />. As water supply conditions dictate, Portsmouth's Director of Public Utilities will
<br />advise the City of Norfolk of Portsmouth's desire to purchase surplus, raw water on an
<br />emergency basis under the terms and conditions of the October 4, 2002 contract.
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