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August 27, 2019 (d) All operating licenses, approvals and permits required under federal, state or local laws or regulations shall be obtained and kept current and in good standing, and the micro-brewery shall operate in accordance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations. (e) All taxes/fees associated with the property and/or the proposed use shall be paid when due, as determined by the City Treasurer. REVOCATION OF PERMIT: 4. Violation of any of the conditions set forth ” herein may serve as grounds for revocation of the use permit by City Council. Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 19 - 308 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a refund of the City’s FY 2019 Local Share payment from the Virginia Department of Health in the amount of $51,321 and appropriating said amount in the Contractual Other – Health Department line item of the FY 2020 General Fund Budget for the purpose of funding a portion of the City’s FY 2020 Local Share obligation for the operation of the Health Department. Background:  The Virginia Department of Health’s (VDH) funding is appropriated through the General Assembly’s approved budget. VDH requested and received an increased appropriation to support rising Operational costs associated with State employee salary increases and Virginia Information Technology Agency (VITA) costs. Our health district has seen an escalation of 31.05% in technological costs and 10% in salary expense. Two Key Factors Absorbing Operational Costs Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) Fiscal YearTotal CostEscalation 2017$ 210,681.00 2018$ 220,036.004.44% 2019$ 288,350.0031.05% *may increase Employee State Salary Increase - FTE Budgeted Salary Expense - $2,686,392 Planned: 3%$ 2,766,984.00 GA Approved: 5%$ 2,820,712.00 FY20 Impact: *does not include wage Increase$ 53,728.001.94% employees  The Cooperative funding for Portsmouth is comprised of 61.29% State funds and 38.71% City funds. Discussion:  This spring the General Assembly finalized the State’s budget, which affected the Local Match. The VDH appropriation reflected an increase providing additional funding to our locality, Portsmouth. Hence, the Local Share obligation increased by $47,574.82.