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March 22, 2022
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<br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor De’Andre A. Barnes, William E. Moody, Jr., Lisa
<br />L. Lucas-Burke, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Paul J. Battle, Christopher L. Woodard, Jr., City
<br />Manager Angel L. Jones, Interim City Attorney Simone S. Boothe.
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<br />Pastor Mark Poindexter provided invocation which was followed by the Pledge of
<br />Allegiance to the Flag.
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<br /> Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Barnes, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to adopt the minutes of a Called
<br />Meeting of March 7, 2022, of a Called Meeting of March 8, 2022, of a Regular Meeting of
<br />March 8, 2022, of a Special Called Meeting of March 9, 2022, and of a Special Called
<br />Meeting of March 11, 2022, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br />- City Manager’s Report -
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<br />22 - 84 - Adoption of an ordinance to re-appropriate unexpended funds in the
<br />amount of $11,981,491 from the FY 2021 Portsmouth Public Schools Grants Fund
<br />Budget to the FY 2022 Portsmouth Public Schools Grants Fund Budget.
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<br />Background:
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<br /> City Council appropriated $19,969,529 to the FY 2022 Grants Fund for the
<br />Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) by Ordinance 2021-31 adopted on May 11, 2021.
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<br /> At the request of PPS, by Ordinance 2021-90 adopted on September 28, 2021 City
<br />Council re-appropriated funding in the amount of $1,520,456 that was unexpended prior
<br />to July 1, 2021 from the FY 2021 PPS Grants Fund to the FY 2022 PPS Grants Fund.
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<br /> On February 24, 2022, the Portsmouth School Board adopted a Resolution
<br />requesting that City Council appropriate additional funding in the amount of $11,981,491
<br />that was unexpended prior to July 1, 2021 from the FY 2021 PPS Grants Fund Budget to
<br />the FY 2022 PPS Grants Fund Budget.
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<br />Discussion:
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<br /> City Council Ordinance 2020-38 states “all unspent appropriations under this
<br />ordinance or any ordinance appropriating funds for the FY 2021 Portsmouth Public
<br />Schools budgets shall lapse at the end of the fiscal year, as provided under 22.1-100 of
<br />the Code of Virginia. Funds encumbered but unpaid by the end of the fiscal year will be
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<br />deemed unspent appropriations that will require re-appropriations by the City Council.”
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<br /> Re-appropriation Request of Unspent/Carryforward Funds: PPS is requesting the
<br />re-appropriation of $11,981,491 in grant funds that were unexpended as of the end of the
<br />FY 2021 fiscal year.
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<br /> The following table shows the impact of the proposed re-appropriation to the FY
<br />2022 PPS Grants Fund:
<br />Current Additional Total Revised
<br />FY 2022 Appropriation FY 2022
<br />Fund Appropriation Appropriation
<br />$21,489,985 $11,981,491
<br />Grants Fund $33,471,476
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<br />Financial Impact:
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<br /> This is a re-allocation of previously appropriated FY 2021 PPS Grants Fund
<br />money.
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<br /> The appropriation to the FY 2022 PPS Grants Fund will increase by $11,981,491.
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<br />Staff Recommends:
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<br /> Adoption of the ordinance.
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