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AUQust 23. 2011 WHEREAS, dam safety regulations have changed that require certain improvements be made to these three earthen dams to help prevent possible erosion or dam failure; and WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Virginia Resources Authority administer the Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund which provides grants to defray engineering and design costs for improvements needed to meet current dam safety regulations; and WHEREAS, the City has been allocated a grant from this Fund in the amount of $24,348 to defray the estimated engineering and design costs of $140,000 for all three dams; and WHEREAS, the Grant Manual requires that City Council adopt a resolution requesting assistance before any grant monies can be awarded and released; and WHEREAS, the balance of the costs have been appropriated in the FY 2011-12 Public Utilities Capital Improvements Fund. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby requests assistance for as required in the Grant Manual for the Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund and authorizes the City Manager and/or the Director of Public Utilities submit a grant application for monies available from said Fund and to take such additional actions as may be required to secure said funds." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: 11-351 (B): "ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $24,348 IN THE FY 2011-12 GRANTS FUND FROM GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE VIRGINIA DAM SAFETY, FLOOD PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ASSISTANCE FUND." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 11 - 352 - Adoption of a resolution approving the Regional Water Supply Plan developed by the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. Vision Principles: Bold New Directions and a Robust and Prospering Economy. Background: . Virginia experienced severe drought conditions in 2002 and some localities were not prepared. In response, the General Assembly adopted legislation requiring all localities to prepare a water supply plan (WSP). Localities in the Hampton Roads region signed a Memorandum of Agreement in 2007 to develop a regional water supply plan to be prepared by the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. . The WSP requires certain elements including descriptions of existing water sources, assessments of projected demand, descriptions of water management actions and drought responses, and identification of potential alternatives to address any projected deficits in water supply. . Even though this is a regional plan, each locality in the region must conduct its own public hearing and adopt a resolution approving the plan.