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July 13, 2021 Background:  The Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns (G3) Grant Program provides funding to help communities develop and implement plans that reduce stormwater runoff, increase the number and amount of green spaces in urban areas, improve the health of local streams and the Chesapeake Bay, and enhance quality of life and community livability.  The City of Portsmouth is required to implement water quality projects as part of the permit for its municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4). Discussion:  The City applied for grant funding for the Court Street Green Street Project, which will reduce the pavement width on Court Street from London Boulevard to Crawford Parkway and use low-impact development techniques for stormwater management.  The reduction in pavement width on Court Street has been discussed as part of the Downtown Master Utility Project that includes this roadway segment.  The Court Street Green Street Concept Plan is aligned with the sustainability concepts envisioned in the Build One Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan.  The City of Portsmouth was previously awarded $34,086 to apply towards the Concept Plan and $30,000 for preliminary design. This award will go toward construction.  Once constructed the “green street” will provide the City credit towards its MS4 Permit. Financial Impact:  There is no local match required for this grant. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Begin construction of the project. Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GREEN STREETS, GREEN JOBS, GREEN TOWNS (G3) GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000 FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2022 GRANTS FUND FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COURT STREET GREEN STREET PROJECT.” Ayes: Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 21 - 210 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funding from the Virginia Department of Social Services in the amount of $1,500 and appropriating said amount in the FY 2022 Social Services Fund for the Family Partnership Meeting Incentive Program. Background:  Family engagement is a relationship focused approach, that provides structure for decision making and empowers both the family and community in the decision-making process. Meetings are held for all decisions involving prevention of placement in very high and high risk CPS families, prior to a child’s removal from a birth or adoptive family, prior to a change of placement, and prior to a change of goal.  Family Partnership Meetings can be convened at any time in the process of service provision. They may be requested by the birth, foster or adoptive family, legal guardian, or by agency staff. Discussion:  Family Partnership Meeting (FPM) Incentive Funds are to assist with costs for local staff expenses associated with conducting FPMs such as payments to trained facilitators for conducting FPMs, search activities to locate and include family members, and payments to coaches for internal facilitators.