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January 14, 2020 Background:  The Southeast Virginia Community Foundation provides grants through its Community Needs Fund that focus on the following areas: feeding the hungry, preventing disease, supporting the arts, providing scholarships, and building our community. Discussion:  The Portsmouth Police Department (PPD) received grant funding in the amount of $1,000.00 from the Southeast Virginia Community Foundation.  PPD will use the funds to provide Law Enforcement Trauma Training. The training will address areas such as officers’ mental health, suicide prevention, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mentoring, and leadership. 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 her designee will provide grant management and oversight. Motion by Mr. Clark, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000 FROM THE SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2020 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE PORTSMOUTH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAUMA TRAINING.” Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None 20 - 16 - Adoption of an ordinance (1) accepting a Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program grant in the amount of $72,978.47 from the U.S. Department of Justice and appropriating said funds in the FY 2020 Grants Fund Budget; (2) transferring $64,869.75 from the Supplies – Uniform line item of the Police Department section of the FY 2020 General Fund Budget to the FY 2020 Grants Fund Budget; and (3) transferring $8,108.72 from the Supplies – Uniform line item of the Sheriff section of the FY 2020 General Fund Budget to the FY 2020 Grants Fund Budget. Background:  The Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program is an initiative designed to provide critical resources to state, local and tribal jurisdictions for purchasing body armor for sworn law enforcement officers. The BVP Program is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA).  The purpose of the BVP Program is to reimburse states, counties, federally recognized tribes, cities, and local jurisdictions that employ law enforcement officers for up to 50% of the total cost of body armor vests purchased for those officers. Discussion:  The Portsmouth Police Department has received grant funding in the amount of $72,978.47 from the Department of Justice (DOJ) – Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) for the purchase of bulletproof vests for the Portsmouth Police Department and Sheriff’s Office personnel.  Bulletproof vests will be purchased with a 50/50 allocation between the General Funds (Police and Sheriff Department budgets) and the BVP Program funds.  The Police Department’s match for the grant is $64,869.75, which brings the Department’s total award to $129,739.50; and the Sheriff’s Office match is $8,108.72, which brings the Sheriff’s total award to $16,217.44.