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January 25, 2022 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 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., City Manager Angel L. Jones, Interim City Attorney Burle U. Stromberg. Pastor Harold Woodley provided invocation which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Woodard, to adopt the minutes of a Called Meeting of January 11, 2022, and of a Regular Meeting of January 11, 2022, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 22 - 24 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting Municipal Utility Assistance Program funds in the amount of $358,129.64 from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and appropriating said sum in the FY 2022 Grants Fund for application to eligible Public Utilities Department customer account arrearages. Background:  The Municipal Utility Assistance Program was created by the state and uses federal funding to provide assistance to eligible City water and sewer customers who are in arrears on their accounts as a result of Covid-19 impacts. Discussion:  In accordance with program guidelines, the funds will be applied directly to Public Utilities Department customer accounts for water and sewer service-related arrearages during the period from February 29, 2020, through August 31, 2021.  The City must apply all awarded funds to qualitied customer accounts by February 28, 2022, to avoid returning unused funds. Financial Impact:  No local match is required as a condition of the funding. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Finance will make the necessary budget adjustments.  The Public Utilities Department will apply the funding to eligible customer accounts. 1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, voiced her concern with overdue water bills. Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING MUNICIPAL UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $358,129.64 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND APPROPRIATING SAID SUM IN THE FY 2022 GRANTS FUND FOR APPLICATION TO ELIGIBLE PUBLIC UTILITIES DEPARTMENT CUSTOMER ACCOUNT ARREARAGES.” Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None