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January I0~ 1989 "Virginia Power is in the process of upgrading their downtown power distribtuipn system to accommodate existing and future development~~' The improvements-~will provide a looped system which should also reduce the occurrence of power outages downtown. To complete the installation, Virginia Power needs to locate two large above ground switches in the vicinity of,Por~side. The Public Works Department personnel meeting with Virginia Power representatives have determined that the least offensive ~ocation for~,these-switches~is in-the extCriorj~Quner of the Harbor~StrSet parking garage facing Holiday Inn. The easement necessary for the conduitt and switches is~shown, on the attached sheet. All installation costs and restoration will be the responsibility of Virginia Power. In June of 1988 a similar in~tallat~oM~was approved at the Crawford Square garage as an earlier phase of the~same project. Therefore, I recommend your approva~ of the easement for Virginia ~er~.''' Mot~i~,~f~ Mr. Gray~,and-se~onded by Mrs~.~Lucas~ that the item be deferred for ~0 days, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 89-17 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement with tbe~U~S. Coast Guard for ~aw enforcement services. -'~'~F3oll~w/ng ~severat months of negotiations, the City of Portsmout~and the U.'~S.'Coast Guard Support Center., Portsmouth, Virhginia have developed a ~Police Mutuat3 Aide,Agreement." Virginia law autherizes local governments to enter into recipro~a~agreemen~s,~fo~mutua~ ~police aid~and cooperation with regard [o la~ enforcement~ Hoth parties have dete~rmined that police aid across jurisdictional lines will .increase their abilit~ to preserve the safety and welfare of the entire area. I, 'therefore, request your.approval of the attached resolution so that both parties may benefit from mutual police services ~and make ~he m' v ~lt~ of Portsmouth a safer place to live." On motion of Mrs. Lucas and seconded by Mr. Simpson, the following r~solution was adopted'and by the following vote: 'VAt, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CIT~ MANAGER~T~-ENTER INTO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. CO~ST GUARD FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. WHEREAS, local governments are authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements for mutual aid in cooperation in the furnishing of law enforcement services; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth and the U.S. Coast Guard hav~ determined that provision of law enforcement services across jurisdictional lines at, the U.S. Coast Guard Support Center, Portsmouth, Virginia~ will increase the ability of local governments to preserve and protect the safety and ~elfare of the citizens.