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AUQust 23. 2011 "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $323,872 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2011-12 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS PROGRAM." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 11 - 350 - Adoption of an ordinance appropriating $2,129,500 in the FY 2011-12 Public Utilities Fund Operating Budget for the purchase of emergency drought raw water from the City of Norfolk pursuant to the Emergency Raw Water Sales Contract dated October 4, 2002. Vision Principles: A Robust and Prospering Economy and Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . In 2002, faced with the then worst drought of record, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Suffolk, the Western Tidewater Water Authority, and the Virginia Departments of Health and Transportation cooperated to construct a water conveyance system linking Norfolk's Lake Prince Reservoir to Portsmouth's Lake Cohoon and Lake Meade Reservoirs. This conveyance system was constructed to allow the transfer of up to 10 million gallons per day of Norfolk's surplus raw water into Portsmouth's reservoir system in case of a drought. . This drought water line has been used twice, once during FY 2008 and again in September 2010. . Currently faced with another impending drought condition, Portsmouth plans to activate the water conveyance system as conditions dictate and purchase surplus emergency raw water from the City of Norfolk, and only as necessary. As conditions improve, we will cease purchasing additional raw water. Discussion: . This supplemental appropriation will provide the funding required to purchase raw water from the City of Norfolk. . This funding comes from unappropriated Public Utilities Unrestricted Net Assets, not from the General Fund. Financial Impact: . This appropriation will fund Portsmouth's purchase of emergency raw water from the City of Norfolk for up to 26 weeks at a level of 10 million gallons per day and a rate of $1.17 per 1,000 gallons in accordance with the terms of the October 4, 2002 contract for a total cost not to exceed $2,129,500. Recommended Action: . Adoption of proposed ordinance. Vision Principles: A Robust and Prospering Economy and Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps following City Council Action: . As water supply conditions dictate, Portsmouth's Director of Public Utilities will advise the City of Norfolk of Portsmouth's desire to purchase surplus, raw water on an emergency basis under the terms and conditions of the October 4, 2002 contract. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,129,500 IN THE FY 2011-12 PUBLIC UTILITIES FUND OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE PURCHASE OF EMERGENCY DROUGHT RAW WATER FROM THE CITY OF NORFOLK PURSUANT TO THE EMERGENCY RAW WATER SALES CONTRACT DATED OCTOBER 4,2002." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None