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November 23, 2021 Financial Impact:  No local match is required as a condition of the funding. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the appropriate budgetary adjustments.  PFRES will proceed with necessary purchases in accordance with the established guidelines by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Emergency Management\\VDEM. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING $30,000 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2022 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES FOR THE SOUTHSIDE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.” Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 21 - 356 - Adoption of an ordinance appropriating Community Flood Preparedness grant funds in the amount of $527,949 in the Drainage and Street Improvements category of the FY 2022 Capital Improvement Fund Budget and re-appropriating $58,661 of existing funding within the said Drainage and Street Improvements category for the purpose of serving as the required local match. Background:  The Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) was established to provide support for regions and localities across Virginia to reduce the impacts of flooding.  The city resiliency team applied for and received a CFPF Grant in the first year, round 1 of available funding. Discussion:  The project consists of the development of a Planning and Capacity Building - Low Income Geographic project for the City of Portsmouth that will identify specific projects to adapt critical assets and to keep vulnerable communities dry by first examining exposure to sea level rise, increased rainfall, and the impacts from tidal and storm surge flooding, incorporating data underlying the current effective FEMA flood maps for the City, to be approved by the Department of Conservation and Recreation as meeting all standards of applicable law.  This study directly addresses Portsmouth’s needs for flood prevention and protection, equity, community improvement, identification of nature-based solutions or other key priorities.  This project is a key component of the City’s ongoing Resilience Planning efforts. Financial Impact:  The CFPF Grant total cost is $586,610.  The CFPF award amount is $527,949.  The local share is $58,661. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will complete the necessary budget transactions.