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September 27, 2022 22 - 287 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting with appreciation a bequest in the amount of $176,000 from the Estate of Madhavi K. Chari and appropriating said funds to the FY 2023 General Fund for use by the Police Department and the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. Background:  In her will, the late Madhavi K. Chari provided that the Portsmouth Police Department and Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services would each receive 10% of her residual estate.  The Executrix of the Chari Estate is making a distribution of $176,000, of which $88,000 is being provided to PPD and $88,000 is being provided to PFRES.  Additional distributions may be made in the future after all estate debts and liabilities are settled, but any additional distributions are anticipated to be much smaller. Discussion:  The City either has received, or will soon receive, two checks from the Estate of Madhavi K. Chari, each in the amount of $88,000.  Under the terms of the bequests, the funds are to be utilized to supplement (and not supplant) funding in each Department’s current budget. Financial Impact:  The funding available to both PPD and the Portsmouth Fire Department would increase by $88,000. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Finance will make the appropriate budget adjustments. 1. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, P. O. Box 50141, spoke in support of this item. Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING WITH APPRECIATION A BEQUEST IN THE AMOUNT OF $176,000 FROM THE ESTATE OF MADHAVI K. CHARI AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS TO THE FY 2023 GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.” Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 22 - 288 - Adoption of an ordinance approving categories of expenditures for a portion of the American Rescue Plan Act funding appropriated by City Council on August 9, 2022. Background:  The City received its second round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding in the amount of $28,421,282 from the federal government.  By Ordinance 2022-61 adopted on August 9, 2022, City Council appropriated the ARPA funding to the Grants Fund.  On September 14, 2022, City Council held a special meeting to discussed proposed uses of the ARPA funding and reached on a consensus on a number of initiatives to be funded utilizing approximately 85% of the ARPA funding. Discussion:  The ordinance proposed for City Council adoption memorializes Council’s consensus.