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November 27, 2012 WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth through its Department of Public Utilities owns and operates three earthen dams, including the Lake Cahoon Dam, in the City of Suffolk that provide drinking water to the City; and 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 $5,200 to defray the engineering costs of a dam break study for the Lake Cahoon Dam; 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 2012-13 Public Utilities Capital Improvements Fund. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby requests assistance in the amount of $5,200 to defray the costs of a dam break study of the City's Lake Cahoon Dam, 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 to 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 12-470(8) Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $5,200 IN THE FY 2012-13 GRANTS FUND FROM GRANT FUNDS RECEIVED FROM THE VIRGINIA DAM SAFETY, FLOOD PREVENTION AND PROTECTION ASSISTANCE FUND FOR ENGINEERING COSTS RELATED TO A DAM BREAK STUDY FOR THE CITY'S LAKE CAHOON DAM." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 12 - 471 -Adoption of (a) a resolution requesting grant assistance from the Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund, and (b) an ordinance to appropriate $5,200.00 in the FY2013 Grants Fund from grant funds received from the Virginia Dam Safety, Flood Prevention and Protection Assistance Fund for the Lake Kilby Dam. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. Background: • The City through its Department of Public Utilities owns and operates three earthen dams. These dams are located in the City of Suffolk and form Lakes Cohoon, Kilby and Speights Run. These are three of the four lakes that provide drinking water to the City. • Dam Safety regulations have changed that require certain improvements be made to these three earthen dams to help prevent possible erosion or dam failure.