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December 13. 2011 Financial Impact: . None. Recommended Action: . Adoption of the resolution IS recommended. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Distribute amended rules to City Council. . Maintain a copy of amended rules in Clerk's Office for public information and use. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "RESOLUTION ADOPTING AMENDED RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE OF PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that the attached amended Rules of Order and Procedure of Portsmouth City Council be, and hereby are, adopted." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 11 - 478 - Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Portsmouth Museums Foundation accepting the donation of funds to improve the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center Annex and approving its use by the Elizabeth River Artists Club. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . The Estate of Dorothy Scott proposes to make a gift of $90,000 to the Portsmouth Museum Foundation (PMF), stipulating that a portion be used for renovating a 620 s.t. room on the ground floor of the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center Annex (formerly "Courthouse Galleries Annex") at 420 High St. for art instruction. The estimated cost of the room renovation is $12,000. . The gift will also stipulate that the Elizabeth River Artists Club (ERAC), of which Mrs. Scott was a former member, be permitted to use the room for monthly meetings, 2 hours weekly for painting and that PMF be permitted to install a plaque next to the room entrance. Discussion: . The room in the Annex is not currently used. It was most recently used as part of Andalo's Clubhouse during the renovation of the Children's Museum of Virginia. The ground floor of the Annex building also includes the Galleries Gift Shop, art exhibit case storage, and space for art education programs and performances. . Use of the space by ERAC as proposed will have no impact on the operation of the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center Annex by the Department of Museums. . Staff has considered long-term uses of the Annex building and believes that this gift and its conditions are consistent with continued use of the building for art education, Courthouse Galleries Gift Shop and art collection storage. . The proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) specifies the obligations of the Portsmouth Museums Foundation and the City for the donation, construction of improvements, and reserved use of the space by the ERAC. Financial Impact: . None. Staff Recommends: . Adoption of resolution. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community.