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December 9, 2014 Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL ORGANIZATION IN PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA AND ESTABLISHING A KEEP PORTSMOUTH BEAUTIFUL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. WHEREAS, a clean environment contributes to the emotional, physical and economic well -being of our citizens; and WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth desires to improve the physical quality of community life; and WHEREAS, the volunteers and leadership of Portsmouth's former Clean Community Commission, the City's local affiliate of the National Keep America Beautiful organization, contributed to the enhancement of the physical quality of community life and the economic well -being of Portsmouth citizen; and WHEREAS, Keep America Beautiful, Inc., is a national non - profit community improvement organization that builds and sustains, vibrant communities by creating clean, beautiful public places; reducing waste and increase recycling; generating positive impact on the local economy; and inspiring generations of environmental stewards; and WHEREAS, the Affiliate Program developed by Keep America Beautiful, Inc., would assist greatly in educating our community about littering behavior, waste handling, and beautification, and thereby enhance community appearance; and WHEREAS, the City Manager and the Department of General Services have proposed to establish a "Keep Portsmouth Beautiful" advisory committee, with membership appointed by the Director of General Services or his designee, that would be an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, Inc., and would propose to the Department solutions that would create clean and beautiful public places, reduce waste and increase recycling, generate positive impact on the local economy and inspire citizens to be environmental stewards. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby endorses the purposes of the Keep America Beautiful, Inc., organization and supports participation by the City in the Affiliation Program of that organization. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby expresses its support for the establishment of the Keep Portsmouth Beautiful Advisory Committee, the members of which shall be appointed by the Director of General Services or his designee for the purposes stated previously in this Resolution." Ayes: Cherry, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None • Presentation of the "Keep Portsmouth Beautiful" plaque to the City Council. 14 - 471 - Adoption of a resolution for the City of Portsmouth consenting to the settlement of an Administrative Complaint by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region III against the City of Portsmouth. Vision Principle: Efficient, Responsive Government. Background: • On June 4 -5, 2012, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Virginia Department of Conservation of Recreation conducted an inspection of the City of Portsmouth Municipal Separate Storm Sewer (MS4) Program. ;enalty As a result of this inspection, the City of Portsmouth received an Administrative Order from EPA with two counts of finding of violations and a proposed civil penalty of $50,000.