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May 26, 2020 At a Virtual Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, there were present: Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, William E. Moody, Jr., Elizabeth M. Psimas, Nathan J. Clark, Paul J. Battle, Shannon E. Glover, City Manager Dr. L. Pettis Patton, City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr. Mayor Rowe called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Mayor Rowe made the following statement:  “In accordance with Governor Ralph Northam’s Declaration of a State of Emergency due to novel coronavirus (Executive Order 51) on March 12, 2020 and the Local Declaration of Emergency ratified by the Portsmouth City Council; and due to the coronavirus pandemic which is continuing in the Commonwealth of Virginia, this this th meeting of the Portsmouth City Council is being held by video conference on the 26 day of May, 2020 without a quorum present in the City Council Chamber in order to reduce the likely spread of the coronavirus. Each city council member is participating from their home and I am in the City Council Chamber. This meeting is being held in accordance with Portsmouth City Ordinance 2020-21.” Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to approve the minutes of a Virtual Called Meeting of May 11, 2020, of a of a Virtual Meeting of May 12, 2020, of a Virtual Called Meeting of May 13, 2020 and of a Virtual Called Meeting of May 14, 2020, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 20 - 131 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $100,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation and appropriating said amount into the FY 2020 Grants Fund for use by the Department of Museums for the Children’s Museum of Virginia. Background:  As part of its 2020 State Legislative Package, the City of Portsmouth included a request for state funding in the amount of $200,000 for a marketing campaign to promote th the 40 anniversary of the Children’s Museum of Virginia. Discussion:  th The campaign was slated to launch in the summer of 2020 for the museum’s 40 anniversary. With COVID-19 and the subsequent museum closure, the campaign will now run from reopening through the summer of 2021.  The campaign will leverage the museum’s already strong brand, build brand equity and enhance the promotional offerings to a regional and national audience.  The Portsmouth Museums Foundation has committed to a capital campaign to reimagine, renew, and replace exhibits at the Children’s Museum of Virginia. This enhanced marketing campaign will help the Foundation in its quest to raise private funds for the museum. Financial Impact:  There is no local match required from the City of Portsmouth. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps:  The Finance Department will make the necessary budget adjustment. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: