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July 28, 2015
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Elizabeth M. Psimas, William E. Moody, Jr., Paige
<br />D. Cherry, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Interim
<br />City Manager J. Brannon Godfrey, Jr., Interim City Attorney Cheran D. Cordell.
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<br />Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., opened the meeting with prayer, which was
<br />followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Mayor Wright called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Dr. Edmonds, to approve the minutes of
<br />a Called Meeting of July 14, 2015, and of a Regular Meeting of July 14, 2015, and was
<br />adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- Unfinished Business -
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<br />15 - 260 - Rezoning:
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Meeks, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following
<br />ordinance approved on first reading at the July 14, 2015 meeting, and was adopted by
<br />the following vote:
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<br />15-260:
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<br />“ZONING AMENDMENT ORDINANCE Z-15-04.”
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Wright
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- City Manager’s Report -
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<br />15 - 274 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $409,310 of funding received
<br />from the Federal Government and the Commonwealth of Virginia in the FY 2015-
<br />16 Asset Forfeiture Fund for use by the Portsmouth Police Department.
<br />Vision
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<br />Principle: Efficient, Responsive Government
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<br />Background:
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<br /> The Portsmouth Police Department (PPD) has an additional realized balance of
<br />funds in both State and Federal Asset Forfeiture Accounts in the amount of $409,310.
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<br /> That amount must be appropriated and approved for expenditure by City Council.
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<br />Discussion:
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<br /> The Police Department receives asset forfeiture funds intermittently throughout
<br />the year. These amounts must be appropriated by the City Council before they can be
<br />expended. These funds are treated like grant funds, in that they are restricted as to
<br />use, required annual reporting to the respective government agencies and unspent
<br />appropriations will carry over from year to year until the original allocation of funds are
<br />spent. Staff submits a cumulative total appropriation on an annual basis.
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<br />Financial Impact:
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<br /> Both the revenue and expenditure budgets for the Asset Forfeiture Fund will be
<br />increased by $409,310.
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<br />Staff Recommends:
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<br /> Adoption of an ordinance to accept, appropriate and authorize expenditure of the
<br />amount of $409,310 in the Asset Forfeiture Fund broken down accordingly amongst
<br />State and Federal Accounts as defined above. Vision Principle: Efficient, Responsive
<br />Government.
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