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October 22, 2013 Financial Impact: • In-kind match (Salary of Deputy Coordinator of Emergency Management). Staff Recommends: • Adoption of a proposed resolution. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: • Acquire equipment, supplies, and training in support of the City's comprehensive emergency management program. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,992 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2013-14 GRANTS FUND TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, AND TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None 13 - 443 -Adoption of a resolution authorizing the purchase of 315 Marion Street in the Sugar Hill section of the City. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: • 315 Marion Street, an improved lot within Sugar Hill, has been offered for sale to the City by the Executor of the Estate of Walter R. Brown for the sum of $33,480. • The lot lies within that section of the City commonly known as Sugar Hill, consists of 0.11 acres, is improved and has an assessed value of $75,170.00. Discussion: • The City of Portsmouth is the majority landowner within the neighborhood. • There are no current plans for redevelopment within Sugar Hill but future land use is proposed to include active and passive recreational uses. Financial impact: • The purchase price of $33,480 will be paid from the Non-Departmental Budget in the General Fund. The lot will become exempt from taxation. Current real estate tax revenues based on the assessment and tax rate are approximately $955.00 per annum. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Recommended Action: • Adopt the attached resolution. Next Steps Following Council Action: • Complete the real estate transaction. Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 315 MARION STREET IN THE SUGAR HILL SECTION OF THE CITY. BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized to enter into an agreement and to execute any other required documents for the purchase of real property known as 315 Marion Street in the Sugar Hill section of the City and being more particularly described as Tax Parcel 0094-0460 in the Office of the City's Tax Assessor, under such terms and conditions as he shall deem in the best interests of the City of Portsmouth."