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March 10, 2015 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, there were present: Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Elizabeth M. Psimas, William E. Moody, Jr., Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, City Manager John L. Rowe, City Attorney George M. Willson. Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting of February 24, 2015, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright Nays: None - Unfinished Business - 15 - 66 - Rezoning: (b) Z-15-01 GLENDALE - Request of George P. Moody to rezone 0.304 acres located at 3433 & 3435 Portsmouth Boulevard from General Mixed Use (GMU) to Urban Residential (UR) in order to construct two single family residences. The property is designated as Commercial on the City’s Comprehensive Plan’s Generalized Future Land Use Map. Deferred from the February 10, 2015 City Council Meeting. Vision Principle: A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women. 1. George Moody, 901 Flintfield Crescent, Chesapeake, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Mr. Meeks, and seconded by Dr. Whitaker, to concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission that Z-15-01 be approved, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 15 - 109 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $18,850 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and appropriating said funds in the FY 2014-15 Grants Fund for use by the Police Department to expand the Port Security Surveillance Camera System. Vision Principles: Leading Maritime Center and Efficient, Responsive Government. Background:  The Portsmouth Police Department (PPD) has been awarded grant funding in the amount of $18,850from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide funds to expand the port security surveillance system. Discussion:  The FY 2014 SHSP funds will be used to provide funding for expansion of the Port Security Surveillance Camera System (Project EAGLE EYE).  This project allows the PPD to expand its long range day/night surveillance system that overlooks the Portsmouth Harbor and its shoreline greatly improving Maritime Domain Awareness, IED and CBRNE prevention, protection, response and recovery capabilities.