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October 22, 2019  PPD will use JAG 2019 funding to provide Law Enforcement Trauma Training. This will take the stigma out of asking for help, specifically on mental health, and provide the agency with the tools and skills to allow the department to stay mentally healthy. It will also fund our community engagement efforts by providing equipment, technology, training initiatives that will improve the PPD’s ability to respond to public safety incidents within the City.  Furthermore, the funds will support the various Drug Court Treatment programs such as drug testing, education, drug treatment and office supplies within the Circuit Court. Financial Impact:  There is no cash or in-kind match requirement from the city for this grant. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the necessary budget adjustment. In addition, the Chief of Police or his designee will provide grant management and oversight. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AN EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,764 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2020 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE PORTSMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAUMA TRAINING AND OTHER AUTHORIZED USES.” Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 19 - 381 - Adoption of an ordinance to re-appropriate unexpended funds in the amount of $1,372,272 from the FY 2019 Textbook Fund budget for the Portsmouth Public Schools to the FY 2020 Textbook Fund budget for the Portsmouth Public Schools. Background:  City Council appropriated $4,995,965 to the FY 2019 Textbook Fund for the Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS).  Based on the pre-audit PPS figures, of the said amount appropriated for FY 2019, $2,837,118 was expended and $786,575 was encumbered during FY 2019 to pay for goods and services that were not received in FY 2019. In addition, $585,697 was unencumbered.  On August 15, 2019, the Portsmouth School Board adopted a Resolution requesting that City Council appropriate the preliminary amount totaling $1,372,272 of which $786,575 is encumbered but unexpended funds and $585,697 is unencumbered funds from FY 2019 to the FY 2020 PPS Textbook Fund Budget. Discussion:  City Council Ordinance 2018-33 states “all unspent appropriations under this ordinance or any ordinance appropriating funds for the FY 2019 Portsmouth Public Schools budgets shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year, as provided under 22.1-100 of the Code of Virginia. Funds encumbered but unpaid by the end of the fiscal year will be deemed unspent appropriations that will require re-appropriations by the City Council.”  Re-appropriation of the encumbered and unencumbered funds will allow PPS to meet its obligations to its vendors for the identified services, supplies, materials, and equipment and purchase new materials for use by the school system respectively.  The following table shows the impact of the proposed re-appropriation of the preliminary amount to the FY 2020 PPS Textbook Fund: