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March 23, 2021 At a Virtual Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor De’Andre A. Barnes, William E. Moody, Jr., Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Paul J. Battle, Christopher L. Woodard, Jr., Interim City Manager LaVoris A. Pace, Interim City Attorney Burle U. Stromberg. Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Mayor Glover 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 meeting of the rd Portsmouth City Council is being held by video conference on the 23 day of March, 2021 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 2020-102.” Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Dr. Whitaker, to approve the minutes of a of a Virtual Called Meeting of March 9, 2021, and of a Virtual Meeting of March 9, 2021, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - Public Hearing - 21-98Public hearing on a proposed adoption by the City Council of a resolution to authorize the City to contract a debt and issue general obligation bonds (the "Bonds") of the City, or notes in anticipation thereof, in a principal amount estimated not to exceed $42,400,000 to finance the costs of the City's Capital Improvement Program as City Council may amend it from time to time, including the (i) replacement of a portion of the Churchland Bridge, (ii) repair and replacements of sections of the Portsmouth Seawall, (iii) installation of the City Fiber Network Project, and (iv) upgrade and installation of the City's Public Safety Radio system, and the costs of issuing the Bonds. 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, asked that projects that have been presented by the School Board be included in this proposal. -Councilman Whitaker asked for a breakdown of the miscellaneous projects and the amount designated for each project. - City Manager’s Report - 21 - 99 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting with appreciation a donation in the amount of $200 from Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and appropriating said funds to the FY 2021 Grants Fund for use by the Department of Social Services for the Foster Care Program. Background:  The Department of Social Services, Foster Care Program, works with foster parents to provide a safe and nurturing home to children who are in the custody of a local department of Social Services. Foster parents work in partnership with the child, the agency and the birth parents to resolve problems and reunite the family whenever possible.