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October 22, 2013 Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None 13 - 444 -Adoption of resolutions approving the 2014 State Legislative Package and the 2014 Federal Legislative Package. Vision Principles: Change and New Directions, A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women, Leading Maritime Center, Lifelong Learning Community, Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community, Quality of Life, Efficient Responsive Government, A Proud Military Community, and Pride of Past. Background: • Each Portsmouth City Council member was provided an opportunity to identify issues for inclusion in the afore-mentioned legislative packages. • Every Portsmouth department within the City of Portsmouth was provided an opportunity to identify issues for inclusion in the 2014 State and Federal Legislative Packages. • Via the City's webpage, the citizens of Portsmouth were afforded an opportunity to submit suggestions for the 2014 State and Federal Legislative Packages. • All submissions were included in the draft Power-Point presentation presented to City Council at their Public Work Session on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. • The citizens of Portsmouth were afforded another opportunity to comment on and or suggest items for the State and Federal Legislative Packages at the Community Meeting held at Woodrow Wilson High School on the evening of Monday September 16, 2013. • The City Council members met and discussed these items with Portsmouth's General Assembly delegation at a joint meeting on Monday, October 7, 2013. • Portsmouth City Council is set to formally adopt the 2014 State and Federal Legislative Packages at its subsequent regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Discussion: • The items included in the 2014 Legislative Packages were first vetted with the City Manager. • These items were then presented and vetted with the City Council members to determine which items would remain and which would be eliminated. • Following the City Council Public Work Session on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, the City Council held a special joint meeting with the City of Portsmouth's General Assembly delegation to discuss the items in the draft package as well as other matters considered to be of importance in the upcoming General Assembly Session. • The items included in the State Legislative Package were agreed upon and will be submitted for introduction by members of the Portsmouth General Assembly Delegation. • The items for the 2014 Federal Legislative Package will be forwarded to the City's contracted federal lobbyist, Mr. Steven Palmer, Executive Vice President of the lobbying firm Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. for review and further action. • The 2014 Federal Legislative package will in turn be shared with the City of Portsmouth's Federal delegation members during the annual visit to their offices in Washington, D.C. which will take place on or about March, 2014. Staff Recommendation: • Approval and adoption of both legislative packages. Vision Principles: Change and New Directions, A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women, Leading Maritime Center, Lifelong Learning Community, Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community, Quality of Life, Efficient Responsive Government, A Proud Military Community, and Pride of Past. 13-444 (A): Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: