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February 22. 2005 . Last year, the Victim Witness Program served more than 1200 victims and 300 witnesses. . These funds will contribute to the City Council's vision of Neighborhood and Community Transformation by helping to elevate the livability and feeling of safety by citizens. Financial Impact: . This grant is a reimbursable grant funded 100% by federal dollars with no cash match required. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $310,430 AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE GRANTS FUND THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 05 - 76 - Adoption of an ordinance to accept $230,876 from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and to appropriate the same amount in Grants Fund for the law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP). These funds will be used to develop capabilities for detecting, deterring, disrupting and preventing acts of terrorism by providing specialized equipment and training. There is no local match required. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation. Recommended Action: . Adoption of an ordinance to accept $230,876 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and to appropriate the same amount in Grants Fund for the Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program (LETPP). Summary: . These funds will be used to develop capabilities for detecting, deterring, disrupting and preventing acts of terrorism by providing specialized equipment and training. Purpose and Need: . The U. S. Department of Homeland Security has approved a grant through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management for the Police Department's LETPP. . The grant funds will be used for equipment and training to enhance the Police Department's ability to support a State level response to WMD and terrorism incidents. . Specifically, funds will be used for a state-of-the-art mobile command center fully equipped with emergency communications technology and for training in CBRNEIWMD and other incidence responses to command staff from the police and sheriff's departments. . These funds will contribute to the City Council's vision of Neighborhood and Community Transformation by ensuring community safety and creating true communities of choice for the 21st Century.