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<br />January 25. 2011
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<br />WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Safety Improvement
<br />Program (HSIP) is intended to reduce highway fatalities and injuries by identifying
<br />problem areas, analyzing problems and countermeasures, and prioritizing and
<br />scheduling improvement projects; and
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<br />WHEREAS, HSIP funds have been made available to the City for such projects
<br />by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT); and
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<br />WHEREAS, in accordance with Virginia Department of Transportation
<br />construction allocation procedures, it is necessary that a request by council resolution
<br />be made in order that the Department program urban highway projects in the City of
<br />Portsmouth.
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<br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia, requests the Virginia Department of Transportation to establish
<br />ten urban system highway projects to upgrade traffic signals and construct safety
<br />related improvements at the intersections of Portsmouth BlvdlDeep Creek Blvd
<br />($244,000), George Washington Hwy-Greenwood Dr ($139,000), Effingham St-
<br />Portsmouth Blvd ($197,700), Victory Blvd-Airline Blvd ($243,900), Portsmouth Blvd-City
<br />Park Ave ($197,200), Frederick Blvd-Deep Creek Blvd ($438,200), Towne Point Rd-
<br />Twin Pines Rd ($192,800), George Washington Hwy-Frederick Blvd ($565,300),
<br />Portsmouth Blvd-Elmhurst Lane ($491,700) and Frederick Blvd-Portsmouth Blvd
<br />($475,800).
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<br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Portsmouth hereby
<br />agrees to pay its share of the total cost for preliminary engineering, right of way
<br />acquisition, and construction of these projects in accordance with Section 33.1-44 of the
<br />Code of Virginia, and that, if the City of Portsmouth subsequently elects to cancel this
<br />project, the City of Portsmouth hereby agrees to reimburse the Virginia Department of
<br />Transportation for the total amount of the costs expended by the Department through
<br />the date the Department is notified of such cancellation."
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />11 - 42 - Adoption of an ordinance authorizing the transfer of $787,196 within the FY
<br />2010-11 General Fund for the purpose of funding a New Prisoner Processing and
<br />Criminal Apprehension - Warrant Service Unit in the Police Department. Vision
<br />Principles: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community and Pride of Past,
<br />Promise of Future.
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<br />Background:
<br />. The Portsmouth Police Department assumed the responsibilities of Prisoner
<br />Processing, Criminal Apprehension Unit - Warrant Service, Concealed Weapon Permits
<br />and Sex Offender Registration from the Portsmouth Sherriff Office on July 1, 2010.
<br />. City Council authorized take-out of the 2008 Bond Anticipation Note (BAN) one
<br />year earlier than had been originally plan. The result of this action is principal and
<br />interest savings in FY10-11 sufficient to cover the $787,196 requested transfer to the
<br />Police Department.
<br />. A presentation was made on November 23, 2010 during City Council's Public
<br />Work Session wherein the police department outlined the necessary resources
<br />(personnel and equipment) to fulfill this newly assumed responsibility.
<br />. Processing and Warrants - Implementation Costs as presented on November
<br />23, 2010:
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<br />. Personnel Costs
<br />. Extradition Line Item
<br />. Operating Expenses
<br />. Vehicle Investment
<br />. 2nd Processing Room
<br />. Total Cost
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<br />$474,996
<br />$30,000
<br />$12,200
<br />$184,000
<br />$86,000
<br />$787,196
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