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June 8.2010 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psi mas, Douglas L. Smith, City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. Reverend Larry Ugarte' opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Holley called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting of May 24, 2010, of a Called Meeting of May 25, 2010, of a Regular Meeting of May 25,2010, and of a Called Meeting of June 1,2010, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley Nays: None - City Manager's Report - 10 - 283 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $32,000 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and appropriating said funds in the FY 2009-2010 Grants Fund for support of the Portsmouth Citizens Corps Program. Vision Principles: Lifelong Learning Community and Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: . The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has awarded the City of Portsmouth $32,000 in the 2008 Citizen Corps Program (CCP). . The Citizen Corps Program has joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) as part of the National Preparedness Directorate. The mission of the Citizen Corps is to bring "community and government leaders together to involve community members in all-hazards emergency preparedness, planning, mitigation, response and recovery. " . The Citizen Corps Program is coordinated through Portsmouth's Local Emergency Planning CommitteelCitizen Corps Council and includes the following programs: Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Neighborhood Watch, Medical Reserve Corps and the Portsmouth Amateur Radio Emergency Services (PARES). Discussion: . These grant funds will be used to acquire additional supplies and equipment and to provide training to ensure the future of the CERT, Neighborhood Watch, MRC, and PARES programs. . All expenditures must qualify under the grant conditions. Financial Impact: . This grant requires no local cash match. Staff Recommends: . Adoption of proposed ordinance. Vision Principles: Life Long Learning Community and Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Move forward to achieve grant goals. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: