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July 26, 2022 22 - 226 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting Mental Health Block Grant Workforce Initiative funding in the amount of $21,250 from the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and appropriating said amount in the FY 2023 BHS Fund for the purpose of providing hiring, retention incentives, and training for BHS staff. Background:  Mental Health Block Grant Workforce Initiative funding is used by the Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services to increase staff retention, provide hiring incentives, and fund the professional development of staff. Discussion:  The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services awarded one-time funding of $21,250 in FY 2023 Mental Health Block Grant Workforce Initiative funds to the Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services.  This will assist Behavioral Healthcare Services to offer opportunities for the professional development of Behavioral Healthcare Services staff.  Behavioral Healthcare Services will also use the funding for retention strategies to maintain the current workforce and to offer hiring incentives. Financial Impact:  There is no local match required as a condition of receiving the funds except as may be provided in the Community Services Performance Contract with the Commonwealth approved by City Council Resolution R-21-22 adopted on August 10, 2021. Any required local match has previously been appropriated as part of the FY 2023 Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund Budget. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the necessary budget adjustment. 1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, asked that the budget book be amended to include a division for hiring, retention incentives, and training. 2. Armando Grundy-Gomez, 6010 California Circle, Rockville, MD, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Woodard, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING MENTAL HEALTH BLOCK GRANT WORKFORCE INITIATIVE FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,250 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2023 BHS FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING HIRING, RETENTION INCENTIVES, AND TRAINING FOR BHS STAFF.” Ayes: Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 22 - 227 - Adoption of a resolution supporting a SMART SCALE Application for the City of Portsmouth Complete High Street Innovation Corridor Project. Background:  SMART SCALE is the result of an intensive collaborative effort by the Commonwealth to bring localities and regional bodies across the state together to develop an outcome-based scoring system for transportation projects.