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March 26, 2019 Financial impact:  No financial impact Recommended Action:  Adoption of the resolution. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Upon adoption, the plan will be sent to the Commonwealth, and the revision considered complete.  In addition, the plan will be officially “in service.” Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Clark, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: “RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2019 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, § 44-146.19 of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, requires that each locality conduct a comprehensive review and revision of its Plan every four years; 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 and the Virginia Code require local government approval of its Emergency Operations Plan; and WHEREAS, the revised 2019 edition of the Emergency Operations Plan that has been prepared by the City of Portsmouth Office of Emergency Management 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 2019 edition of the Emergency Operations Plan.” Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 19 - 121 - Adoption of a resolution authorizing and supporting submission of an application for participation in the Virginia Department of Transportation Economic Development Access Program. Background:  The Economic Development Access Program provides funding to create adequate roadway access for potential economic development sites.  Adequate access may require the construction of a new roadway, improvement of an existing roadway, or both, to serve the designated site.  Council previously authorized submission of an application for participation in this program for the area of the BASF site by Resolution R-18-16, adopted on July 24, 2018.  However, VDOT subsequently modified the program guidelines to require additional verbiage in application resolutions, including language specifically acknowledging that local match funding is required and language regarding the locality’s intent to add any new roads to the local system for the purpose of receiving annual VDOT maintenance funding.