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July 24, 2018 2. That the City Council hereby agrees to provide a surety or bond, acceptable to and payable to the Virginia Department of Transportation, in the full amount of the Commonwealth Transportation Board’s allocation less eligible capital outlay credit as determined by VDOT, or as otherwise required by the Commonwealth Transportation Board’s program guidelines; and 3. That the City Manager and/or her designee(s) are authorized to act on behalf of the City Council to execute any and all documents necessary to secure the funding sought through the Economic Development Access Program up to, but not exceeding, $650,000 in Economic Development Access Program funds.” Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Smith, Whitaker, Rowe Nays: None 18 - 293 - Adoption of a motion to accept a donation from Spike’s K-9 to supply the Portsmouth Police Department’s K9 Unit with a training bite suit. Background:  The K9 Unit provides security and valuable public relations work to various events and functions within the city.  The Unit provides high visibility patrols throughout the city and assists with the search for and apprehension of violent offenders, recovery of evidence and bomb detection. Discussion:  The K9 bite suits are used weekly in training revolutions to maintain proficiency in apprehension and handler/K9 de-escalation training.  These bite suits are used weekly for regular ongoing training to maintain certification of each K9 in patrol and apprehension tactics.  During new handler or new K9 partner training, these bite suits are used almost daily for the initial certification and bond building between handler and K9.  Spikes K-9, a 501c3 organization regularly donates supplies and services to Police K9 units across the country and has previously donated several K9 Ballistic Vests to the PPD in 2015 as well as obstacle replacements in early 2018.  Spikes K9 recently completed similar projects locally for other police departments. Financial Impact:  There are no costs to the city for this donation.  No recurring costs are anticipated. These suits are replaced semiannually and this will result in a cost savings of nearly $1,500 to the city. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the motion. Next Steps Following Council Action:  N/A Motion by Mr. Clark, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to accept a donation from Spike’s K-9 to supply the Portsmouth Police Department’s K9 Unit with a training bite suit, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Smith, Whitaker, Rowe Nays: None - New Business - 18 - 294 - Boards and Commissions Councilman Moody offered the following nominations: