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May 25. 2011 Background: . The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) awards incentive performance payments to localities based upon the number of homeless persons who are enrolled or connected to mainstream services with the assistance of Behavioral Healthcare Services (BHS) Homeless Case Managers. Discussion: . Funding is being provided to assist persons who are homeless or are in imminent danger of becoming homeless according to the criteria outlined by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and who are mentally ill. Eligible expenses include: bus tickets, food, identification and other essential supplies. Financial Impact: . Estimated Revenue and Appropriation In the FY10-11 Behavioral Healthcare Fund Budget will be increased by $8,078. . No local match funding is required. Recommended Action: . Adoption of an ordinance appropriating $8,078 to BHS. Vision Principle: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: . The BHS Director will ensure that the budget action required to increase the total appropriations and estimated revenues in Behavioral Healthcare Services Fund by $8,078 is initiated immediately upon adoption of the resolution. Finance will approve and process accordingly. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $8,078 IN THE FY 2010-11 BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES FUND IN McKINNEY-VENTO ACT HOMELESS ASSISTANCE INCENTIVE MONIES TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEAL THCARE SERVICES FOR THE PROGRAM TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 11 - 213 - Adoption of an ordinance (1) authorizing the City Manager to sign an agreement with, and accept $6,600,000 in Federal Highway Administration funds from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT); (2) approving a Project Programming Resolution requesting VDOT to establish an urban system highway project for Phases 2, 3 and 4 of upgrades to the City's traffic signal system; and, (3) appropriating $6,600,000 to a new project in the FY 2011-12 Capital Improvements Fund for the traffic signal system upgrades. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. Background: . These projects are being funded by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) under the Federal Highway Administration Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ). . The CMAQ Program is intended to support surface transportation projects and other related efforts that contribute air quality improvements and provide congestion relief. Discussion: . The city submitted a funding request to the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission for these projects in 2010.