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October 28, 2003 Recommendation: · Adoption of a resolution supporting the application to the U. S. Department of Justice for a Weed and Seed Program Grant in the amount of $875,000 over a five-year period for the Nehemiah Vision neighborhoods. Purpose and Need: · The U. S. Department of Justice requires that the City's governing body duly authorize its Weed and Seed Grant Application. · The City is currently applying for $175,000 in funding for fiscal year 2004 and must apply for renewals during the four successive years. · Adoption of the resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for the 2004 grant and for grants in the four successive years will eliminate the need for Council actions to approve future Weed and Seed applications. · If awarded, these funds will be used for law enforcement, community policing, neighborhood restoration, and prevention, intervention and treatment components of the long-term strategy for the 15 designated Nehemiah Vision neighborhoods. Financial Impact: · Although there is no local cash match required for this grant, the strategy seeks to leverage resources from a variety of funding sources for continuing support. Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following resolution, and was adopted by the following vote: "A RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH'S APPLICATION FOR A U. S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WEED AND SEED GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $175,000 FOR FY 2004 AND IN A SIMILAR AMOUNT FOR EACH OF THE FOUR ENSUING FISCAL YEARS. WHEREAS, the City of Portsmouth has previously been a recipient of Weed and Seed Grant funds from the U. S. Department Justice for the improvement of the City's neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to apply for a similar Weed and Seed Grant in the amount of $175,000 for FY 2004 for the purpose of implementing law enforcement community policing, neighborhood restoration, and prevention intervention and treatment components of the long-term strategy in the fifteen designated Nehemiah Vision neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the City also intends to apply for Weed and Seed Grants in FY 2005-2008. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that it hereby endorses the City's application for $175,000 in federal Weed and Seed Grant funds for FY 2004 and for each of the four ensuing fiscal years. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager (or his designee) is authorized to execute such applications and other documents as may be required to complete the application process for a Weed and Seed Grant in FY 2004 and in the four ensuing fiscal years." Ayes: Benn, Griffin, Moody, Pitts, Randall, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 03 - 394 -Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $100,000 in the Grants Fund for the Weed and Seed Program Support Grant in four public housing communities.