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December 12, 2023 23 - 405 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting with appreciation a donation in the amount of $100 from Tidewater Baptist Women Missionary and Educational Convention and appropriating said funds in the FY2024 Social Services Fund for use by the Department of Social Services to support foster children at Christmas. Background:  Foster care is intended to be a temporary solution for children who have been removed from their birth family homes or legal guardians for reasons of neglect, abuse, abandonment, or other issues that threaten their health and/or safety. Every effort is made to help the child remain with his or her family; however when a child comes into care they are often placed in a resource home. The resource family works as a team with the local department of social services, the biological family, the child (when applicable) and any additional community partners to provide services to the removal family, the child and the resource family. The ultimate desired outcome of foster care is to reunify children with their families. Discussion:  The DSS received a $100 check from Tidewater Baptist Women Missionary and Education Conventional Inc.  Donated funds are to be utilized for the Department of Social Services to support foster children at Christmas. Financial Impact:  The funding available to assist citizens in need would increase by $100. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance Next Steps Following Council Action:  Finance will make the appropriate budget adjustments. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING WITH APPRECIATION A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $100 FROM TIDEWATER BAPTIST WOMEN MISSIONARY AND EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2024 SOCIAL SERVICES FUND FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO SUPPORT FOSTER CHILDREN AT CHRISTMAS.” Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None 23 - 406 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting settlement funds in the amount of $23,849.79 from the National Opioids Abatement Trust II and appropriating said amount in the FY 2024 Behavioral Healthcare Service Fund for use by BHS for approved abatement purposes as defined by the Virginia Opioid Fund and Settlement Allocation MOU. Background:  The City of Portsmouth was one of several Virginia localities to file suit against entities engaged in the manufacture, marketing, promotion, distribution, and dispensing of opioids.  In 2021 the Commonwealth of Virginia reached a global settlement of claims against many of the opioid entities on behalf of itself and its participating localities, including Portsmouth. The settlement provided for payment of approximately $608,000,000 to the Commonwealth (the “Settlement Funds”) over an 18-year period.  In order to participate in the Commonwealth’s settlement and receive distributions of a portion of the Settlement Funds, Portsmouth released its claims and entered into a Virginia Opioid Abatement Fund and Settlement Allocation Memorandum of Understanding with the Commonwealth and other localities (the “Settlement MOU”).