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November 22. 2011 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, there were present: Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Paige D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., 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 Mr. Whitehurst, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting of October 24, 2011, of a Called Meeting of October 25, 2011, and of a Regular Meeting of October 25, 2011, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 11 - 447 - Presentation: . Presentation of special lapel pins to newly appointed board and commission members. - City Manager's Report - 11 - 448 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $3,341.12 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the U.S. Department of Justice and appropriating said funds in the FY 2011-12 Grants Fund for use by the Police Department to purchase bulletproof vests. 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 of $3,341.12 from the Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance to reimburse 50% of the cost expended from the Grants Fund for the purchase of bulletproof vests for the Police Department and Sheriff's Office personnel working on the streets. Discussion: . The grant will be used to reimburse 50% of the cost expended for the purchase of bulletproof vests for the Police Department and Sheriff's Office personnel working on the streets. These funds will be used to offset some of the costs for the future purchase of bulletproof vests for the Police Department and Sheriff's Office personnel working on the streets. . Bulletproof vests are purchased and paid for as a 50/50 allocation between the General Fund (Police Department's and Sheriff's Office budgets) and the Grants fund. The revenue from the grantor is a reimbursement to the Grants Fund, which is a multi- year fund. Financial Impact: . The grant award amount is $3,341.12 of Department of Justice funds (Police Department 75%/Sheriff's Office 25%) for the purchase of bulletproof vests for Portsmouth Police Department and Sheriff's Office. The matching funds are already in Portsmouth Police and Sheriff's Department FY 2011/12 General Fund budget. The City has no obligation once the grant has ended. Staff Recommends: . Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate the $3,341.12 to the FY11-12 Grants Fund from the Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Assistance. Vision Principles: Thriving Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community, and Pride of Past, Promise of Future.