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March 28, 2023 <br /> <br />Recommended Action: <br /> <br /> Adoption of the ordinance. <br /> <br />Next Steps Following Council Action: <br /> <br /> The Finance Department will make the necessary budget adjustment. In addition, <br />the Chief of Police or his designee will provide grant management and oversight. <br /> <br />Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to adopt the following <br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />“ORDINANCE ACCEPTING A FIREARM VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND <br />PREVENTION FUND GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 FROM THE VIRGINIA <br />DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND APPROPRIATING SAID <br />AMOUNT IN THE FY 2023 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE PORTSMOUTH POLICE <br />DEPARTMENT FOR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION EFFORTS.” <br /> <br /> <br />Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />- New Business - <br /> <br />23 - 112 - Boards and Commissions <br /> <br />There were no appointments. <br /> <br />23 - 113 - Items Submitted by Council Members <br /> <br /> Dr. Whitaker spoke on the Sugar Hill presentation given during the Public Work <br /> <br />Session. <br /> <br /> Vice Mayor Lucas-Burke encouraged women to become property owners. <br /> <br /> <br /> Mr. Hugel thanked E-911 dispatchers for their hard work and apologized for <br /> <br />disparaging them inadvertently with questions regarding 911 data. <br /> <br /> Mayor Glover recognized Ms. Elvira Johnson-Williams for her leadership in organizing <br /> <br />community cleanup event. <br /> <br /> Mayor Glover announced Vice Mayor Lucas-Burke as the new Virginia First Cities <br /> <br />Chairperson. <br /> <br /> Vice Mayor Lucas-Burke provided information on Virginia First Cities and the <br />duties of the Chair. <br /> <br /> Mayor Glover announced that the City has received the Government Finance Officers <br /> <br />Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance <br />Officers Association. <br /> <br />23 - 114 - Report on Pending Items <br /> <br /> <br /> Interim City Manager Terry announced the last Empowerment Forum, 6-8 p.m., <br />Thursday, March 30, 2023, at I. C. Norcom High School. <br /> <br /> Dr. Whitaker asked that Interim City Manager Terry provide an update on the Disparity <br /> <br />Study. He also asked that the Interim City Manager invite Ms. Vernetta Mitchell to a <br />Public Work Session to discuss this topic. <br /> <br /> Dr. Whitaker asked for information on how much was spent to advertise in the <br /> <br />Virginian Pilot compared to minority newspapers as it pertains to the Empowerment <br />Forums. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />