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September 28. 2010 Financial Impact: . The grant award amount is $47,289.00 of Department of Motor Vehicle funds for the Portsmouth Police Department. The City does have to provide an in-kind match of $9,457.80. There is no obligation from the City once the grant has ended. Staff Recommends: . Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate the $47,289.00 grant from the Department of Motor Vehicle to the Portsmouth Police Department to provide funds for overtime payment, equipment to be utilized for law enforcement in the areas of Comprehensive Speed, DUI / Passenger and CMV Occupant Restraint Enforcement. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community, Pride of Past, Promise of Future. Next Steps Following Council Action: . Acquire necessary equipment and educate our citizens and commuters to the importance of maintaining safe speeds and utilizing occupant restrains in both passenger and commercial motor vehicles. . The Chief of Police or his designee will provide grant management and oversight. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $47,289 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2010-2011 GRANTS FUND TO BE USED BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR COMPREHENSIVE SPEED, DUI, AND PASSENGER AND CMV OCCUPANT RESTRAINT ENFORCEMENT." Ayes: Cherry, Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Whitehurst, Griffin Nays: None 10 - 447 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $2,346.90 from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and appropriating said amount in the FY 2010-2011 grants fund for use by the Police Department for the Bicycle Safety Program at Safety Town. Vision Principles: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community, and Pride of Past, Promise of Future. Background: . The Portsmouth Police Department has received grant funding in the amount of $2,346.90 from the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV). The funds will be used for acquire safety town instruction and safety materials for elementary school classes. Discussion: . The Portsmouth Police Department has received grant funding of $1,877.52 from the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) to provide funds to purchase safety town instruction and safety materials for elementary school classes on bicycle safety. This grant requires a 20% cash match of $469.38 for a total amount of $2,346.90. Financial Impact: . The grant award amount is $2,346.90 of Department of Motor Vehicle funds for the Safety Town. The City does have to provide 20% cash match of $469.38 which will be covered by safety town. There is no obligation from the City once the grant has ended. Staff Recommends: . Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate the $2,346.90 grant from the Department of Motor Vehicle to the Portsmouth Police Department to provide funds for safety town instruction and safety materials for elementary school classes. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community, and Pride of Past, Promise of Future.