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September 13. 2011 Discussion: . This Investment consists of one IED/WMD/CBRNE Detection and Response vehicle equipped with state of the art, mission centric, supporting tools and assets as a proven platform for responding to explosives events and for vessel assaults. . This investment provides the mission critical platform and devices that facilitate a unified regional response that improves local agencies' abilities to provide port security, emergent threat deterrence, watercraft intention assessment and critical incident response. It will enhance the abilities of the Norfolk Harbor's law enforcement agencies to perform the identification, detection and neutralizing of improvised explosive devices and to effect rescue operations. Financial Impact: . This grant requires a 25% cash match of $60,622 by the City of Portsmouth, which will be provided from the Asset Forfeiture/Police State Seizures account in the FY 2011-2012 Donations Fund. Staff Recommends: . Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate a $242,490 grant from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to the Portsmouth Police Department to provide funds for acquisition of equipment for Portsmouth Police Department. Vision Principles: World Class Maritime Center, and Bold New Directions. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The Chief of Police or his designee will provide grant management and oversight. Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $181,868 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY THROUGH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND APPROPRIATING A TOTAL SUM OF $242,490 IN THE FY 2011-12 GRANTS FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT TO PERFORM IDENTIFICATION, DETECTION AND NEUTRALIZING OF IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND TO EFFECT RESCUE OPERATIONS RELATED TO PORT SECURITY." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 11 - 379 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 12 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) by adding a new Division 7 thereto entitled "Debarment" containing new Sections 12-291 through 12-295, to establish debarment procedures within the City's public procurement process. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. Background: . "Debarment" is a process by which a contractor is disqualified from bidding on any city contracts. State law authorizes localities to enact debarment procedures. Portsmouth has never done so. Discussion: . The ordinance would allow (but not require) the Purchasing Agent to debar a contractor that engages in unprofessional or improper conduct. . A specific procedure must be followed to debar. It requires concurrence of the City Manager or his designee and approval for form and legality by the City Attorney or his designee. . Debarment may be for whatever period of time is commensurate with the misconduct. . If a contractor has not performed properly, but short of meriting immediate debarment, the contractor may be put on terms to ensure better future performance, on pain of debarment.