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<br />July 26. 2011
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr.,
<br />Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr.,
<br />City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman.
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<br />Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., opened the meeting with prayer, which was
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br />Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to approve the minutes
<br />of a Called Meeting of July 12, 2011, of a Regular Meeting of July 12, 2011, and of a
<br />Called Meeting of July 14, 2011, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Unfinished Business -
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<br />Consent Aqenda:
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<br />11 - 278 - Rezoning:
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following
<br />ordinances approved on first reading at the July 12, 2011 meeting, and was adopted by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />11-278 (b):
<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z-11-02."
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<br />11-278 (c):
<br />"ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z-11-03."
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- City Manager's Report -
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<br />11 - 302 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate in the FY 2011-12 Behavioral
<br />Healthcare Services Fund $11,290.69 allocated by the Virginia Department of
<br />Behavioral Health and Development Services for the Community Services Board
<br />to provide one-time children's mental health services. Vision Principle: Thriving
<br />Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community.
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<br />Background:
<br />. The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services
<br />(DBHDS) Commissioner James Stewart allocated one time children's mental health
<br />services funds to Health Planning Region (HPR) Community Services Boards (CSBs)
<br />during the FY12 budget year. HPR V decided to divide the funds equally among the
<br />nine CSBs, allocating $11,290.69 to the Portsmouth DBHS. Each CSB was required to
<br />submit a proposal for the use of the funds for DBHDS approval.
<br />. DBHS proposed a summer program for children who had been suspended from
<br />school during the year to include academic and socialization programming as well as
<br />outreach and intervention to children identified as needing mental health services. The
<br />proposal involves collaboration by DBHS, the Portsmouth DSS Office of
<br />Comprehensive Services and the Visions of Truth Community Development Corporation
<br />(VOTCDC), a non profit community organization currently providing group curriculum
<br />services to children suspended from school, to provide the summer program. DBHDS
<br />has authorized the expenditure of these program funds prior to September 1, 2011.
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