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July 10, 2012 (f) CA-12-01 CITYWIDE -The City of Portsmouth proposes technical Code Amendments to the provisions of the City's Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 40.1 of the City Code, including but not limited to modifications to regulations to allow ground floor apartments in certain areas of the Uptown D2 district. Vision Principle: A Change and New Directions. There were no speakers Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that CA-12-01 be approved, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None - City Manager's Report - 12 - 283 -Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into (a) an Agreement with South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, LLC, to provide public safety services and (b) a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Chesapeake for response coordination and incident command for the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: • The new South Norfolk Jordan Bridge will connect the cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth to vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth will share Police, Fire, and EMS response responsibilities as they occur on the bridge, associated ramps and approaches. Discussion: • An agreement between Portsmouth and South Norfolk Jordan Bridge, LLC, and a mutual aid agreement between Chesapeake and Portsmouth has been written, submitted and approved by the City Attorney's Office. Copies of the agreement have also been submitted to the City Manager's Office for review. • This agreement will provide public safety response resources, coordination and incident management for the Jordan Bridge, associated ramps and approaches. Agreements like these are recommended under the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Financial Impact: • All public safety responses have a financial impact to the City from vehicle/equipment usage, staffing-hours, and materials required to mitigate an incident. Financial impact will be directly related to the amount, type and length of incidents requiring public safety resources from Portsmouth. Staff anticipates that these impacts can be absorbed within existing resources. Staff Recommends: • Adoption of a proposed resolution. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: • City Manager signs agreement. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO (a) AN AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH NORFOLK JORDAN BRIDGE, LLC, TO PROVIDE PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES AND (b) A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE FOR RESPONSE COORDINATION AND INCIDENT COMMAND FOR THE SOUTH NORFOLK JORDAN BRIDGE.