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October 25, 2022  It is necessary for City Council to accept and appropriate this additional disbursement.  The Settlement MOU requires the City to use the Settlement Funds for “Approved Abatement Purposes”, which it defines as: “efforts to treat, prevent, or reduce opioid use disorder or the misuse of opioids or to otherwise abate or remediate the opioid epidemic…”. Specific examples of Approved Abatement Purposes are described in Section (C)(4)(a) through (j) of the Settlement MOU.  The proposed ordinance appropriates the $82,778.38 allocation of Settlement Funds to the Department of Behavioral Healthcare Services for use for Approved Abatement Purposes. Financial impact:  No local match is required as a condition of the funding. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  BHS will expend the Settlement Funds for Approved Abatement Purposes. 1. Donna Sayegh, 3104 Garland Drive, asked for information on the approved abatement purposes. Motion by Mr. Barnes, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING SETTLEMENT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $82,778.38 FROM THE NATIONAL OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT FUND TRUST AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2023 BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICE FUND FOR USE BY BHS FOR APPROVED ABATEMENT PURPOSES AS DEFINED BY THE VIRGINIA OPIOID FUND AND SETTLEMENT ALLOCATION MOU.” Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 22 - 319 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting $31,880 of HOME Investment Partnerships program income and appropriating said amount in the FY 2023 Community Planning and Development Program Fund. Background:  There is the need to add the following to the appropriation for the Community Planning and Development Program for FY 2023: $31,880 of program income generated by the repayment of Home Care housing rehab program and down payment and closing cost program loans. Discussion:  The program income funds will be included in the Annual Action Plan.  The additional program income needs to be appropriated by City Council. Financial impact:  The funds will support activities in the existing Annual Action Plan and there will be no impact to service delivery. HOME funds require a match of not less than 25% of HOME funds drawn. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The funds are approved and available upon authorization of the appropriation.