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August 27, 2019 FY20 Total Cooperative Budget:$ 3,365,465.82 FY20 State GF Allocation:$ 2,062,694.00 FY20 City Adopted Budget: *$ 1,356,197.00 *EVMS/OB Pass Thru Funds; invoiced by District - City remits payment directly to EVMS $ 101,000.00 Local General Fund to PHD:$ 1,255,197.00 FY20 LGA Local Match Funds - 38.71% Obligation $ 1,302,771.82 Deficit: Local Match Adjustment $ (47,574.82)  Therefore, the Portsmouth Health Department is requesting that the City appropriate additional funds to the Local Share contribution in the FY 2020 City Budget.  The increased appropriation will be funded from an estimated local refund of $51,321 that will be returned from the Commonwealth to the City in October/November.  The Portsmouth Health Department focuses on maintaining its viability in our community. Therefore, these funds are essential to insuring services are available to the citizenry.  The County Health Ranking for Virginia ranked Portsmouth 121 out of 133 localities. It is evident that not only maintaining existing services but expanding engagement, education, and services are imperative to improving health outcomes in Portsmouth. Financial Impact:  The City’s FY 2020 local share obligation is increasing by $47,574.82. The increase will be paid from a $51,321 refund of the City’s FY 2019 local share obligation that will received from the State this fall. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the necessary budgetary adjustments. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Clark, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “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.” Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 19 - 309 - Adoption of an ordinance (1) accepting a Port Security Grant in the amount of $158,625 from the Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency and appropriating said amount in the FY 2020 Grants Fund for use by the Portsmouth Police Department; and (2) appropriating and transferring $52,875 from the Asset Forfeiture Special Revenue Fund to the FY 2020 Grants Fund to serve as the required local match for the said grant.