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May 25. 2010 Financial Impact: . No local match funding is required. Recommended Action: . Adoption of an ordinance. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . If the requested appropriation is approved, the Director of DBHS will ensure funds are properly dispersed and are used to fund up to $750 of the cost to obtain guardianship for each individual. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Smith, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $750 IN THE FY 2009-2010 BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES FUND IN MONIES ALLOCATED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES TO THE PORTSMOUTH DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES TO FUND A PORTION OF THE GUARDIANSHIP COSTS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY." Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None 10 - 257 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend Section 12-278 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) pertaining to the authority of the purchasing administrator to negotiate for professional services. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. Background: . The current city code requires competitive negotiations for professional services (architecUengineer contracts) when the cost is expected to exceed $20,000. . Section 2.2-4303 of the Code of Virginia allows public bodies to establish purchasing procedures not requiring competitive negotiation for professional services when the cost is not expected to exceed $50,000. . The current city code allows contracting for architecturallengineering (AlE) services for multiple projects provided the contract term is limited to one year, renewable for two additional one-year terms; the sum of all projects performed in one contract term doesn't exceed $1,000,000; and the fee of any single project doesn't exceed $200,000. . Section 2.2-4301 of the Code of Virginia allows any locality with a population in excess of 80,000 to contract for AlE services for multiple projects provided the contract term is limited to one year, renewable for four additional one-year terms; the sum of all projects performed in one contract term doesn't exceed $5,000,000; and the fee of any single project doesn't exceed $1,000,000. Discussion: . The city is projected to receive state and federal funds for the design highway improvement projects, retiming of traffic signals and transportation planning initiatives that exceed the limits of the current Traffic Engineering Annual Services contract. . Adopting the contracting limits permissible by state code will allow the city more flexibility in contracting for AlE services and greatly increase the number and size of the Task Orders that can be procured under future annual services AlE contracts. Financial Impact: . None. Recommended Action: . Approve the attached ordinance amending chapter 12. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions.