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February 28, 2023  For example, the current text of Section 35-135 suggests that an applicant should provide a “certificate of voluntary completion” in order to demonstrate that the property has initially qualified for participation in the VRP; but in practice a “certificate of voluntary completion” is only issued when a property leaves the VRP, not when it enters the program.  In addition, Section 35-135 also references an annual “certificate of continued eligibility” issued by the Virginia Waste Management Board; but according to DEQ, the Waste Management Board does not regularly issue such certificates.  The issues created by the current language of Section 35-135 are technical rather than substantive. DEQ does issue a letter documenting that a property has initially qualified for participation in the VRP, but the documentation is not called a “certificate of voluntary completion”. Likewise, it is possible for a property owner to obtain annual evidence of continued participation in the VRP, but that evidence is generally not through a “certificate of continued eligibility”.  The proposed ordinance would amend Section 35-135 to eliminate these technical issues without changing the substantive intent of the provision.  In addition, the proposed ordinance makes some minor ‘clean up’ changes such as adding the word “the” in subsection (a) and removing outdated references to the year 2006 in subsection (c). Financial impact:  None Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance Next Steps Following Council Action:  The amendment will be forwarded to municode for incorporation into the City Code. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ORDAINING SECTION 35-135 OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA (TAXATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION SITES) FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONFORMING THE PARTIAL REAL ESTATE TAX EXEMPTION AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL SITES TO THE VIRGINIA CODE AND THE STANDARD PRACTICES OF THE RELEVANT STATE AGENCIES.” Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None 23 - 65 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting funding from the Virginia Department of Social Services in the amount of $2,700 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 (FPM) 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, search activities to locate and include family members, and payments to coaches for internal facilitators.