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May 12, 2015
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />(c) SNC-15-01 PRENTIS PLACE - Ordinance granting the request of Tena Artise
<br />to change the Street name of John T. Fisher Way between
<br />Effingham Street and Chestnut Street to Brighton Street. This
<br />name change is requested to restore the previous street name
<br />changed by City Council on December 9, 2014. Vision Principle: A
<br />Robust Economy for Working Men and Women.
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<br />1. Tena Artise, 825 Brighton Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />2. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />3. Leslie Nash, 825 Brighton Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />4. Rachel Artise, 825 Brighton Street, spoke in support of this item.
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<br />Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Meeks, to concur with the
<br />recommendation of the Planning Commission that SNC-15-01 be denied, and was
<br />adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Wright
<br />Nays: Psimas, Whitaker
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<br />- City Manager’s Report -
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<br />15 - 197 - Adoption of ordinances and resolutions to appropriate the total sum of
<br />$667,620,544 for the operation of the City Government for Fiscal Year 2015-2016
<br />for the following areas: City Operating Budget - $443,333,941; Capital
<br />Improvement Fund - $33,419,887; Parking Authority Capital Improvement Fund -
<br />$150,000; Public Utilities Capital Improvement Fund - $22,000,000; Portsmouth
<br />Public Schools Operating Budget - $168,716,716.
<br />Vision Principles: Change and
<br />New Directions, A Robust Economy for Working Men and Women, Lifelong
<br />Learning Community, Neighborhoods and A Sense of Community, Efficient,
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<br />Responsive Government, Quality of Life, Pride of Past.
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<br />Background:
<br />City Operating Budget
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<br /> On March 30, 2015, the City Manager presented the Proposed Fiscal Year 2015
<br />– 2016 Operating Budget and Capital Improvements Program to City Council.
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<br /> The budget was discussed in Council Work Sessions during April and May, and
<br />public hearings on the proposed budget were held on April 28. The attached
<br />Ordinances and Resolutions will need to be adopted in order to appropriate the Budget.
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<br /> Community Planning and Development - For each of the five years covered by
<br />the adopted Consolidated Plan (CP), Fiscal Year 2015 to Fiscal Year 2019, the City
<br />prepares an Annual Action Plan detailing how the resources made available will be
<br />used to implement the goals outlined in the 5-Year CP. Fiscal Year 2016, which runs
<br />from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, is the second year plan of the five-year plan
<br />cycle. 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 FY2016 program
<br />include a CDBG entitlement grant of $1,387,788 and program income of $44,880 (total
<br />$1,432,668). The City also expects to have available a HOME entitlement grant of
<br />$366,504 and prior years reprogrammed funds of $402,566 (total $739,070).
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<br />Capital Improvement Fund
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<br /> The City Manager presented the proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
<br />for Fiscal Year 2016 – 2020 and the funding for year one appropriating the necessary
<br />funds in the Capital Improvement Fund, the Parking Capital Improvement Fund and the
<br />Public Utilities Capital Improvement Fund.
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