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May 14, 2013
<br />o Public Utilities Capital Improvement Fund
<br />^ Sewer $11,157,100
<br />^ Water $23,100,000
<br />Total Public Utilities Capital Improvement Fund $34,257,100
<br />Staff Recommendations:
<br />• Adoption of the ordinance. Vision Principles: Change and New Directions, A
<br />Robust Economy for Working Men and Women, Lifelong Learning Community,
<br />Neighborhoods and Sense of Community, Efficient, Responsive Government, and Pride
<br />of Past.
<br />Next Steps Following Council Action:
<br />• The City Manager will cause the implementation of the Capital Improvement Plan
<br />and the Fleet Management Plan effective July 1, 2013.
<br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote:
<br />"ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FY 2014-18 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
<br />AND APPROPRIATING $25,515,823 IN THE FY 2013-14 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
<br />FUND, $225,000 IN THE FY 2013-14 PARKING AUTHORITY CAPITAL
<br />IMPROVEMENT FUND AND $34,257,100 IN THE FY 2013-14 PUBLIC UTILITIES
<br />CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND."
<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright
<br />Nays: None
<br />13 - 210 -Adoption of a resolution approving the Community Planning and
<br />Development Program's 2014 Action Plan of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia,
<br />and authorizing the City Manager to file documents required to obtain the City's
<br />Community Planning and Development Grant Entitlements. Vision Principles:
<br />Change and New Directions, a Robust Economy for Working Men and Women,
<br />Lifelong Learning Community, Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community,
<br />Quality of Life, and Efficient, Responsive Government.
<br />Background:
<br />• For each of the five federal fiscal years covered by the adopted Consolidated
<br />Plan (CP), FFY2009 to FFY2013, the City prepares an Annual Action Plan detailing how
<br />the resources made available will be used to implement the goals outlined in the 5-Year
<br />CP.
<br />• The City of Portsmouth FY2014, which runs from July 1, 2013 through June 30,
<br />2014, is the fifth year plan of the current five-year plan cycle.
<br />• The City of Portsmouth will receive funds through the Community Development
<br />Block Grant Program (CDBG) and HOME Investments Partnership Program (HOME).
<br />The financial resources the City expects to have available during the FY2014 program
<br />include a CDBG entitlement grant of $1,351,678.05. The City also expects to have a
<br />total of $310,820.67 in HOME funds available, including a HOME entitlement grant of
<br />$80,820.67 and prior years reprogrammed funds of $230,000.
<br />Discussion:
<br />• The Department of Planning requests adoption of the FY 2014 Annual Action
<br />Plan and to authorize the City Manager to submit the plan to HUD, allowing the City of
<br />Portsmouth to receive its CDBG and HOME entitlements.
<br />• HUD has indicated that CDBG funding will be cut by about 5% over last year's
<br />entitlement. The City has requested HUD to reduce the HOME grant by $313,032.26 to
<br />reimburse HUD for terminated projects that were not completed. Staff also expects
<br />HOME funding to be reduced by 5% over last year's entitlement. These anticipated
<br />reductions are included in the appropriation ordinance.
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