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March 14, 2023 <br /> <br />Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />23 - 90 - Adoption of a motion to retire and permit Police Officer Nicole Hill to adopt <br />a Portsmouth Police Department horse named “Moose”. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br /> The Mounted Patrol provides security and valuable public relations work to various <br />events and functions within the city. <br /> <br /> The Unit provides high visibility patrols throughout the city and assists patrol <br />officers with their duties. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br /> The PPD is retiring one horse assigned to the mounted patrol unit, a Tennessee <br />Walker named “Moose”. <br /> <br /> “Moose” is medically unfit due to his age and medical condition for continued use <br />by the mounted patrol unit. <br /> <br /> Nicole Hill, a Portsmouth Police Department officer assigned to the mounted patrol <br />unit and a resident of Suffolk, has agreed/requested to adopt the horse. <br /> <br /> The adopter agrees to abide by the Virginia Anti-Cruelty Laws, Animal Welfare <br />Laws 1992, and Code of Virginia §3.2-6570. <br /> <br />Financial Impact: <br /> <br /> There are no costs to the city for this adoption. <br /> <br /> The City will relinquish all responsibilities for the feeding, care, upkeep, overall <br />well-being and any liability related to this horse. <br /> <br />Recommended Action: <br /> <br /> Adoption of the motion. <br /> <br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to adopt a motion to retire and <br />permit Police Officer Nicole Hill to adopt a Portsmouth Police Department horse named <br />“Moose”, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />- New Business - <br /> <br />23 - 91 - Boards and Commissions <br /> <br />There were no appointments. <br /> <br />23 - 92 - Items Submitted by Council Members <br /> <br /> Vice Mayor Lucas-Burke asked for and received a consensus of City Council to have <br /> <br />a report on the soft funds for the Bains Pointe development. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hugel thanked the leadership at Gosport/Wilson Ward Civic League for organizing <br /> <br />the upcoming cleanup on Portsmouth Boulevard. <br /> <br /> Mr. Moody gave a brief synopsis of the credentials of the new Interim City Assessor <br /> <br />Janey Culpepper. <br /> <br /> Vice Mayor Lucas-Burke, in honor of Women’s History Month, highlighted several <br /> <br />women in the city and state. <br /> <br /> City Attorney Graham-Williams paid homage to Sheila Riddick, the first African <br /> <br />American woman to work in the City Attorney’s Office. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />