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September 28. 2010 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it endorses the attached legislative proposals for the 2011 General Assembly session and directs that both this resolution and the legislative proposals be forwarded to the Portsmouth General Assembly delegation." Ayes: Cherry, Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Whitehurst, Griffin Nays: None Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: 10-451 (B): "RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CITY'S 2012 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PACKAGE. WHEREAS, the United States Congress deals with a broad range of issues that affect local government both directly and indirectly; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has certain concerns that deal with both Portsmouth specifically and local governments in general; and WHEREAS, these concerns need to be made known to Portsmouth's congressional delegation so that they may be transmitted for consideration by the Senate and the House of Representatives. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it endorses the attached Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Priorities for the113th Congress and directs that both this resolution and the requests therein be forwarded to the City's congressional representatives." Ayes: Cherry, Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Whitehurst, Griffin Nays: None 10 - 452 - Adoption of a resolution authorizing the Department of Public Utilities to exceed by 25% or more, selected contracts for the Prentis Park Utility Replacement Project. Vision Principles: A Robust and Prospering Economy and Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . The Prentis Park Utility Replacement project has been a high priority in the City's Capital Improvements Plan and is currently under construction. . The City received $4.8 million in ARRA stimulus funds to help pay for this project, which required all phases to be under construction in order to receive the funding. Original plans called for this project to be completed in a series of phases over several years. As a result, there are five different contractors currently working in the neighborhood, and completion of all phases is expected by the end of February 2011. . Many of the roads in Prentis Park are not constructed to current standards, have very little base material to support the asphalt, and have rapidly deteriorated due in part to the volume of construction traffic that is present with having five contractors working at the same time. . Because of these conditions, more extensive roadway restoration is required than originally anticipated and specified in the bid documents. This includes the total rebuilding of numerous sections of roads in the neighborhood. . City Council policy requires that any change orders that will exceed 25% of a contract's cost must be approved by City Council.