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November 8, 1994 3. Th~ Adu~t Dependent Offenders Program received $25,693 from the Department Of c~i~inal JUstice for the third year ~f the program, FUnds are to pay for a Clinical Therapist to provide sUbstanCe abuse treatment at the City Jail. The program provides treatment to both males and females who are housed in a cell block reserved for program participants, A local match of $8,566 will be provided by the Community Services Board. 4. The Adult Dependent Offenders Program received $26,641 from the Department of Criminal Justice for the fourth year of the program. Funds are to pay for a Clinical Therapist to provide substance abuse treatment at the City Jail. The program provides treatment to both males and females who are housed in a cell block reserved for program participants. A local match of $8,884 will be provided by the Community Services Board. 5. The Teen Pregnancy Prevention Progr~un has received a renewal grant from the Portsmouth General Hospital Foundation in the amount of $52,500. This award is to continue funding for the staff to coordinate the Better Beginnings Coalition's city-wide teen pregnancy prevention efforts. The primary objectives of the prograph are to act as a data collection and public resource office and coordinating entity for teen pregnancy prevention efforts throughout the City. No local match is required. I am pleased that the City can offer these services to our citizens through the Community Services Board. I, therefore, recommend that you approve a motion to transfer the amount of $219,555 from the Grants Contingency Account to support these programs." Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Martin, to transfer $219,555 for the continuation of Community Services Board programs, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Clemons, Griffin, Hawks, Martin, Pitts, Robinett, Webb Nays: None 94-445 - Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to transfer $49,932 from the Grants Contingency Account for a filtration structure to remove pollutants from stormwater run-off, and award of a contract to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "The National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration has awarded the City of Portsmouth a 1994 Virginia Coastal Resources Management Program Grant based on a proposal submitted by the City. This $49,932 grant is to design, construct, and test Stormwater Management Best Management Practice (BMP). The project will be fully funded by the grant. No local match is required by the City. The purpose of this BMP is to create an innovative filtration structure that will remove pollutants from stormwater runoff associated with downtown areas. This project will put Portsmouth on the forefront of technological stormwater management practices and will provide a very public display of Portsmouth's conunitment to clean waterways and a healthy environment. The Director of Public Works recommends that a contract be signed with NOAA and that $49,932 be transferred to complete this work. These funds will be reimbursed to the City on a quarterly basis by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which is administering the Grant Program in Virginia for NOAA and will not require any local funding.