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June 11, 2013 <br />3. The approval of the issuance of the Bonds, as required by Section 147(f) of the <br />Code, and the concurrence in the Inducement Resolution adopted by the Henrico <br />Authority as required by Section 15.2-4905 of the Act, does not constitute an <br />endorsement to a prospective purchaser of the Bonds of the creditworthiness of BSHSI <br />or Maryview, nor does it constitute a pledge of contributions from the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virginia. <br />4. The City Clerk is hereby instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to the <br />Portsmouth Authority, the Henrico Authority and Maryview. <br />5. This Resolution shall take effect on the date of its adoption." <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />- New Business - <br />13 - 250 -Boards and Commissions <br />Mr. Moody offered the following nominations: <br />Community Criminal Justice Board <br />Edwin Consolvo to be appointed to a term ending June 30, 2015, replacing Loretta <br />Reese. <br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Cherry, to close nominations, and <br />the above nominations were adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />13 - 251 -Items Submitted by Council Members <br />• Adoption of a resolution observing the 50t" anniversary of the death <br />of Medgar Wiley Evers who was slain in the pursuit of equal rights <br />for all Americans. <br />1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item. <br />Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to adopt the following <br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: <br />"RESOLUTION OBSERVING THE 50T" ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF <br />MEDGAR WILEY EVERS WHO WAS SLAIN IN THE PURSUIT OF EQUAL RIGHTS <br />FOR ALL AMERICANS. <br />WHEREAS, Medgar Wiley Evers was born on July 2, 1925 in Decatur, <br />Mississippi; and <br />WHEREAS, as a member of the United States Army during World War II, <br />Medgar Evers fought in France and Germany from 1943 to 1945, returning after the war <br />to attend Alcorn College (now Alcorn University); and <br />WHEREAS, upon returning to Mississippi from fighting for his country, he fought <br />against inequality, segregation, and the treatment of African-Americans as second class <br />citizens; and <br />WHEREAS, Medgar Evers was an intrepid and outspoken proponent of civil <br />rights and, while working as an insurance sales agent, was recruited to become the first <br />Field Secretary in Mississippi for the National Association for the Advancement of <br />Colored People ("NAACP") in 1954; and <br />