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September 27, 2022 Discussion:  Portsmouth DSS is the Lead agency for the CoC and has received a Planning Grant in the amount of $41,746 for eligible planning activities.  The grant has match contributions that can be cash, in-kind, or a combination of both. For the match to be counted as cash or in-kind, amounts must be used for CoC Planning eligible activities. For CoC Planning projects the match must be equal to or greater than 25 percent of the total grant request.  DSS has budgeted for the cash match. Financial Impact:  The required local cash match of $10,436.50 has previously been appropriated to the FY 2023 Social Services Fund budget. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Finance will make the appropriate budget adjustments. 1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, spoke in opposition to this item. Motion by Mr. Woodard, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING PLANNING GRANT FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,746 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PORTSMOUTH HOMELESS AREA CONSORTIUM CONTINUUM OF CARE AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT TO THE FY 2023 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.” Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 22 - 293 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funding from the Virginia Department of Social Services in the amount of $6,900 and appropriating said amount in the FY 2023 Social Services Fund for the Family Partnership Meeting Incentive Program. Background:  Family engagement is a relationship focused approach, that provides structure for decision making and empowers both the family and community in the decision making process. Meetings are held for all decisions involving prevention of placement in very high and high risk CPS families, prior to a child’s removal from a birth or adoptive family, prior to a change of placement, and prior to a change of goal.  Family Partnership Meetings can be convened at any time in the process of service provision. They may be requested by the birth, foster or adoptive family, legal guardian, or by agency staff. Discussion:  FPM Incentive Funds are to assist with costs for local staff expenses associated with conducting FPMs such as payments to trained facilitators for conducting FPMs, search activities to locate and include family members, and payments to coaches/internal facilitators.  Funds allow for the purchase of tangible items used to support the FPM process (such as laptops, printers, flip charts, etc.). FPM funds are also utilized to support family participation in the FPMs. Allowable expenses include: transportation for family members to and from FPMs, and child care provided during FPMs.  Family Partnership Meeting funds were earned during the period from December 1, 2021-February 28, 2022 in the amount of $2,400 and during the period from March 1, 2022 – May 31, 2022 in the amount of $4,500, for a total of $6,900.