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February 8. 2011 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, there were present: Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. Pastor Timothy Robertson opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Wright 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 January 24, 2011, of a Called Meeting of January 25, 2011, of a Regular Meeting of January 25, 2011, and of a Called Meeting of January 31, 2011, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 11 - 66 - Presentation: . Presentation by Tom Swanston, Chesapeake Service Systems, of the City of the Year Award. - City Manager's Report - 11 - 67 - Adoption of an ordinance amending the FY 2010-11 Capital Improvements Program to establish a renovation project at Churchland Primary and Intermediate School and appropriating the sum of $17,246 in the 2010-11 Capital Improvements Fund. Vision Principle: Lifelong Learning Community. Background: . By resolution on December 21, 2010 the School Board of the City of Portsmouth (PPS) requested City Council to appropriate $17,246.00 for the purpose of renovating Churchland Primary and Intermediate School. The source of funding for this appropriation was identified as $22,994.00 from the FY08-09 operating balance. Discussion: . The School Board requests the Portsmouth City Council to appropriate 75% of the FY08-09 PPS operating surplus of $22,994.00. . On June 12, 2001, City Council adopted a resolution wherein any unspent operating fund balance of PPS will be re-appropriated for the purpose of supplementing capital projects' appropriations, subject to certain conditions. Financial impact: . The source of the appropriated funds is a Capital Improvement Program transfer from the General Fund undesignated unreserved fund balance. . Estimated Revenues in the FY2010-2011 Capital Projects Fund Budget will be increased by $17,246.00. Recommended Action: . Adoption of ordinance. Vision Principle: Lifelong Learning Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The Chief Financial Officer will ensure that the budget action required IS processed immediately upon adoption of the ordinance.