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September 27, 2022 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, September 27, 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 Tonya D. Chapman, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. Mayor Glover asked for a moment of silence 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. Woodard, and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to adopt the minutes of a Called Meeting of September 13, 2022, of a Regular Meeting of September 13, 2022, and of a Special Called Meeting of September 14, 2022, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 22 - 286 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting a grant in the amount of $552,761 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services and appropriating said sum in the FY 2023 Grants Fund for use by the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office for the Victim Witness Program. Background:  The City of Portsmouth has received a grant from DCJS for continuation funding of the Victim Witness Grant, administered by the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.  For over 20 years, this grant program has provided funding for positions and victim advocacy.  This program provides for comprehensive information and direct services to crime victims and witnesses. Discussion:  The Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Grant is approved for seven full-time appointees who will be 100% dedicated to the grant’s objectives.  It is estimated that this program will serve in excess of 1,400 victims annually. 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 continuation of our Victim Witness Program focusing on serving victims of crime in our city. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Barnes, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $552,761 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID SUM IN THE FY 2023 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE COMMONWEALTH’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS PROGRAM.” Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None