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November 8. 2005 - City Manager's Report - 05 - 492 - Adoption of an ordinance to accept $225,000 for the Department of Justice and to appropriate the same amount to the Police Department to administer the Weed and Seed Program for 2005. There is no City cash match required. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation and Lifelong Learning Community. Background: . The Portsmouth Police Department has received grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to prevent, control, and reduce violent crime, drug abuse and gang related activity in designated high crime neighborhoods. . These funds will be for year three of the City's five year Weed and Seed Strategy. Discussion: . Law enforcement will continue to coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. . Community Policing will continue to coordinate activities and develop stronger partnerships with civic leagues, neighborhood watch organizations, churches, court services and the Portsmouth School Board while combating serious juvenile crime and recidivism in the designated areas. . Neighborhood Restoration will continue to improve economic development, physical property and housing conditions, and increased home ownership in the designated areas. . Prevention, Intervention and Treatment will continue to collaborate with faith- based, public and private organizations to improve educational levels, reduce substance abuse, reduce family violence, and increase availability of recreational and other community activities in the designated areas. . Financial Impact: There is no City cash match required. Staff Recommends: Adoption of an Ordinance to appropriate $225,000 from the Weed and Seed Grant Program to the Portsmouth Police Department for continued operation of the program. No City cash match required. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation and Lifelong Learning Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The Chief of Police maintains the responsibility of overseeing the Weed and Seed Program. . Police Department will continue implementation of the program. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $225,000 AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE GRANTS FUND FOR THE WEED AND SEED PROGRAM TO PREVENT AND REDUCE ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES IN DESIGNATED HIGH-CRIME NEIGHBORHOODS." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 05 - 493 - Adoption of an ordinance to accept the grant award of $2,367.15 and to appropriate the same amount for the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Community Services Board Tobacco Use Prevention Mini-Grant, which will provide for the purchase of tobacco use prevention education materials in an effort to help educate local communities on tobacco use prevention strategies for youth. There is no City cash match required. Vision Principle: Neighborhood and Community Transformation.