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September 23, 2014 14 - 369 -Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $5,000 from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and appropriating said funds in the FY 2014-15 Grants Fund for use by the Portsmouth Museums to support the "Return of Public Art to Portsmouth" project. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Background: • The Virginia Commission for the Arts (VCA) annually awards grants for art programs and performances to localities through their Local Government Challenge Grant. • The Director of Museums applied for a grant to the VCA requesting $5,000 to help support The Return of Public Art to Portsmouth project submitted through the City's Cultural Arts grant process by the Supporters of Portsmouth Public Art. Discussion: • In order for the funds to be released, the VCA must receive written confirmation that Portsmouth has fulfilled the matching requirement. • The requirement is met through an appropriation of FY2014-2015 local tax revenues for arts organizations matching or exceeding the amount of the grant. • The City of Portsmouth has exceeded this requirement through its grants to Cultural Arts Organizations. • A letter must be sent to the VCA no later than February 1, 2015 that includes a list of the organizations that received funding and the amount, including the VCA match awarded to each organization. • The corresponding page from the City of Portsmouth's FY2014-2015 budget must be included. Financial Impact • The match has already been met in the current budget. Recommended Action: • Adoption of the ordinance. Vision Principle: Neighborhoods and a Sense of Community. Next Steps Following Council Action: • The Director of Museums will meet with the officers from the Supporters of Portsmouth Public Art to discuss the grant, the guidelines and deadline for completion of the project. • The Director of Museums will submit the necessary paperwork to VCA on or before the required deadline. Motion by Mr. Edmonds, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000 FROM THE VIRGINIA COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2014-15 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE PORTSMOUTH MUSEUMS TO SUPPORT THE "RETURN OF PUBLIC ART TO PORTSMOUTH" PROJECT." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright Nays: None 14 - 370 -Adoption of an ordinance appropriating $40,325,841 by classification to the FY 2014-2015 Operating Budget for the Portsmouth Public Schools to implement the second quarter of the annual budget. Vision Principle: Efficient, Responsive Government. Background: • On May 27, 2014, City Council approved the FY 2014-15 School Board Operating Budget of $161,303,358, and adopted the first quarterly budget appropriation of $40, 325, 841. • Funding for the second quarter of the School Budget, from October 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014, must now be appropriated.