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August 27, 2019 Discussion:  The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office is receiving a grant totaling $552,761 from DCJS for continuation of the Victim Witness Program.  The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office has received this funding for over 20 years to provide comprehensive information and direct services to crime victims and witnesses.  Positions funded under this grant are contingent upon the funding level; therefore, employees are hired based on the availability of grant funds.  It is estimated that this program will serve more than 1,400 victims annually. Financial Impact:  There is no cash match required by the City. Recommended Action:  Adoption of ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the necessary budgetary adjustment. In addition, the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office will have oversight of the Victim Witness Program focusing on serving victims of crime in our city. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Clark, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $552,761 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID SUM IN THE FY 2020 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS PROGRAM.” Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 19 - 311 - Adoption of an ordinance: (1) accepting three grants from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation in the total amount of $50,000 for the performance of a spillway capacity analysis for Lake Meade Dam; (2) appropriating the said $50,000 in the Dam Upgrades Project in the FY 2020 Public Utilities Capital Improvement Program Fund; and (3) decreasing the bond proceeds revenue source in the Dam Upgrades Project in the FY 2020 Public Utilities Capital Improvement Fund by $50,000. Background:  The City has obtained three grants in the total amount of $50,000 from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.  The project funding shall be utilized for the development of an Alternative Analysis for Spillway Capacity and Stability for Lake Meade Dam (Inventory No. 800013), to be approved by the Department as meeting all standards of the Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board’s Virginia Impounding Structure regulations (4VAC50-20). Discussion:  The grant funds shall be disbursed on a reimbursement basis only.  All projects are required to commence and be completed within the twelve months following the issuance of a signed agreement. Financial Impact:  Acceptance of this grant will change the funding source for $50,000 of the budgeted expenses in the CIP Dam Upgrades Project from bond funds to grant funds. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance.