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October 11, 2022 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, William E. Moody, Jr., Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, 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. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the minutes of a Called Meeting of September 27, 2022, and of a Regular Meeting of September 27, 2022, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - Presentation -  Proclamation presented to the Healthy Portsmouth Coalition for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. - Public Hearing - 22 - 305 - Public hearing on a use permit application: UP-22-12 UPTOWN - Resolution granting the request of Green Re-Leaf LLC for a Use Permit for an urban agriculture facility to grow and cultivate industrial hemp on an approximately 1.45-acre property located at 1300 High Street in the Neighborhood Mixed-Use (NMU) zoning district and the Innovation Overlay District. The Future Land Use Map of the Build One Portsmouth Comprehensive Plan designates this property for Commercial use. The property is owned by Cars 4 Less, Inc. Planning commission recommends denial. Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to defer Item UP-22-12 to the October 25, 2022, City Council Meeting, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Woodard, Glover Nays: None - City Manager’s Report - 22 - 306 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program funding in the amount of $700 from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and appropriating said amount in the FY 2023 Grants Fund for use by the Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services. Background:  The Virginia Department of Emergency Management recognizes the critical role of emergency management at the local level. Strong local emergency management programs keep the Commonwealth safer and allow all of us to respond and recover effectively and efficiently when a radiological emergency or disaster occurs.  The purpose of the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program is to support the activities of local emergency management agencies in establishing, maintaining and operating such emergency plans, programs and capabilities to deal with nuclear accidents as are required by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Federal Emergency Management Agency with respect to nuclear power stations.