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RESIDN IAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAm." 89-42~ ~ Letter from the City Manager recommending adcption of al ordinanCe.to amend the code of the City of Portsmouth; Virginia, 1988, a~ amended, by amending section §5-13 pertainin~ to the issua~c~ of business licenses, where business is tax delinquent. "T~e proposed amendment ~o Sec. 35-13 of the Port~mouth City Code ~s~required to clarify the interpretation of same and to ensur9 ghat the application of thi~ provision prohibiting the issua~c~ of business licenses to those businesses that are tax delin( nt is consistent with the provisions of the State Code. ecommend the adoption of this ordinance." '~ I George M. Rose, 640~ Portsmouth Boulevard, re~ ~esenting self, oke in favor of the ordinance and read ~ lette~ from Charl B. Whitehurst, Sr. (Exhibit 89-425). ~ion of Mr. Corprew to defer this item died for lack of a sec0nd'~ · ~o~lon of Mr. Hawks and secomded by Mr. Gray, the following ordinance was adopted on first and final reading, and y the following vote: ViRGi~I~ ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF ~H~ ~%T~ U~OFTSMOUTH, ~I~, 1988, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 35-13 ERTAINING TO TH.E ~SSUANCE OF BUSINESS LICENSES." ~y~s: Barnes, Gray, Hawks, Lucas, Simpson, Webb a~s: Corprew October 24, 1989 89-42,Letter from the' City' Manager recommending' ad~)ption of a~ ordin~ ce to appropriate $41,533 ~.from the Mental Healt Services Fund r HIV Clinical Therapist in the Methadone Progr.~m, and to hire part-time reimbursement clerk at the Green Str~e.,~t Resid ~ial Substance Abuse Program. ~e Executive Director Of the Community Services Board has infor ~ me that the Board~will-be r. eceiving ad~ditiona State reven~ ~in the amount of $41,533 this fiscal year. The purpose for w! ch these funds are allocated is to hire a ulinical TheraI,~st for the Methadone program to provide screeni~g, education and treatment for Intravenous drug ab.~sers w]lo carry th~ AIDS ~i 'us, and for a part-time reimbursement c~lerk at the Green Street .egional Substance Abuse Program. -original source of the funds for the Clinical Therapist is th~ enter for Disease Control in Atlanta° The pur]~ose for- which ey were 9ranted to the various states is to hel.p prevent the s ad of AIDS. In addition, the Community~ Services Board is stud, a recommendation from the Executive D~Irector ~nd your Drug ( rsight Committee that this position could also begin to provi¢ some substance abuse services to jail ~nmates. Green Street, program has been 100% state funded since it i n in 1984. The purpose of the part-time reimb6rsement clerk 11 be to attempt to collect fee revenue-for th9 program which 11 offset the operating costs. ~h~r of t'hese allocations require any 10cai ma~ch. I sm pleas~ that this additional revenue is available and recommend appro~ of the appropriation." ~ ion of Mrs. Lucas and seconded by Mr. Simpson, the follo~ g ordinance was approved on first reading and by unanimou~ vote: ORDINANCE TO APPROPRIATE $41,533. FROM TBE ME TAL HEALTH SERVI£ FUND FOR HIV CLINICAL THEP~APIST IN THE METHAD(~NE PROGRAM AND TC IRE A PART-TIME REIMBURSEMENT CLERK AT THE GRE~ N STREET