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June 28, 2022 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, June 28, 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., Interim City Manager Mimi C. Terry, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. Pastor Robert Lee 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 Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the minutes of a Called Meeting of June 14, 2022, of a Regular Meeting of June 14, 2022, of a Special Called Meeting of June 16, 2022, and of a Special Meeting of June 16, 2022, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 22 - 191 - Adoption of an ordinance to amend Section 10-93 of Chapter 10 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (2006), as amended, to change the voting location for Precinct Number 5 from the Hampton Roads Community Health Center to the Charles A. Fisher Memorial Academy, located at 1725 Green Street, and to formally change the name of Precinct Number 5 to “Charles A. Fisher Memorial Academy”. Background:  The Portsmouth Electoral Board requests that the Charles A. Fisher Memorial Academy, located at 1725 Green Street, serve as the new polling location for precinct 5. Discussion:  The current polling place for precinct 5 is the former Hampton Roads Community Health Center facility located at 664 Lincoln Street. Hampton Roads Community Health Center is moving to High Street and the Lincoln Street facility is no longer fit to serve as a polling location.  The Electoral Board is therefore requesting to move the polling location for precinct 5 to the Charles A. Fisher Memorial Academy. The Charles A. Fisher Memorial Academy is the Sheriff’s Training Facility. It is located within the precinct boundaries and is in better condition.  The Sheriff has agreed to allow the Charles A. Fisher Memorial Academy to serve as a polling location.  Because of the passage of the Virginia Voting Rights Act in 2021, changes to polling locations must now be submitted to the Virginia Attorney General’s Office for review before they take effect. The review period is 60 days. Therefore, the proposed ordinance will have an effective date of August 31, 2022. Financial Impact:  The financial impact will be minimal. Voters registered in precinct 5 will be notified of the change as required by Virginia Code §24.2-306. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The General Registrar and Director of Elections will provide for the necessary state attorney general review of the change in accordance with Virginia Code § 24.2-129(D).