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August 14, 2012 12 - 322 -Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $87,475 from the Department of Justice -Bureau of Justice Assistance and appropriating said amount in the FY 2012-13 Grants Fund to support the Drug Court Program. Vision Principles: Change and New Directions, Quality of Life, Efficient and Responsive Government. Background: • The Portsmouth Police Department has received grant funding of $87,475.00 from the Department of Justice -Bureau of Justice Assistance to provide funds for technology, equipment along with continued funding to support the Drug Court Program. Discussion: • The FY 2012 Justice Assistance Grant will be used to provide funding for equipment, technology initiatives that will improve the Portsmouth Police Department's ability to respond to incidents within the City. Additionally funds will be used to support the Adult Drug Court programs within the Circuit Court. Financial Impact: • The grant award amount is $87,475.00 of Department of Justice funds for the Portsmouth Police Department. The City does not have to provide any match monies and there is no obligation from the City once the grant has ended. Staff Recommends: • Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate the $87,475.00 from the Department of Justice grant to provide the Portsmouth Police Department funds for technology, equipment along with continued funding to support Drug Court Program. Vision Principles: Change and New Directions, Quality of Life, Efficient and Responsive Government. Next Steps Following Council Action: • The Chief of Police or his designee will provide grant management and oversight. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $87,475 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE -BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2012-13 GRANTS FUND TO SUPPORT THE DRUG COURT PROGRAM." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None 12 - 323 -Adoption of an ordinance to amend Section 24-3 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006) to raise the curfew age for minors to 17. Vision Principle: Change and New Directions. Background: • The Police Department currently enforces City Code Section 24.3 -curfew for minors, which applies to those aged sixteen and under. Discussion: • The City of Portsmouth is the only municipality in the Hampton Roads region where the minor curfew age is sixteen (16) rather than seventeen (17). • The Portsmouth Police Department "Chief's Forum" initially raised the issue and discussed and debated the topic, and endorse this curfew age change as another tool for the Police Department to use to address juvenile issues. • The Police Department is not opposed to the ordinance change. Financial Impact: • No material financial impact.