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January 27, 2015 Financial impact:  No City funds are involved with execution of EOP and related agreements. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the resolution. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Distribute electronic copies and/or printed copies of the Emergency Operations Plan to all appropriate individuals. Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: “RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2015 EDITION OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH. WHEREAS , the Federal Emergency Services and Disaster Law of 2000 requires that the Commonwealth of Virginia, and each county and city thereof, develop and maintain a current Emergency Operations Plan; and WHEREAS, the purpose of an Emergency Operations Plan is to outline a locality’s appropriate response to any emergency of a size and/or complexity beyond routine response systems; and WHEREAS, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations require local government approval of its Emergency Operations Plan; and WHEREAS, the revised 2015 edition of the Emergency Operations Plan that has been prepared by the Portsmouth Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services is compliant with the guidelines established by FEMA and the Commonwealth of Virginia. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia that it hereby approves the 2015 edition of the Emergency Operations Plan.” Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright Nays: None 15 - 51 - Adoption of a resolution approving amendment of the Service Agreement of the Hampton Roads Regional Jail Authority to restructure the Agreement’s reserves policy. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. Background:  HRRJ Authority has made up of five member cities – Portsmouth, Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton and Chesapeake. Each city authorizes the funding and operation of the regional jail by means of the Service Agreement. To make any change to the Service Agreement, each member city must approve the amendment.  The HRRJ Authority, on the recommendation of its Finance Committee and its Financial Advisor, requests an amendment to the Service Agreement pertaining to a proposed revision of the Reserve Fund Policy.  There are four separate reserve funds, three of which have individual requirements for a minimum balance and/or replenishment schedule that is prescribed in the Service Agreement. These three are: the Operating Reserve Fund, the Repair & Replacement Fund, and the General Reserve Fund. The fourth is the Debt Service Fund, which is prescribed by the 1996 Bond Indenture and not the Service Agreement.