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May 28, 2024 Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None 24 - 139 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting Litter Prevention and Recycling Program funds in the amount of $31,975 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and appropriating said funds in the FY 2024 Grants Fund for use in connection with the Keep Portsmouth Beautiful program. Background:  The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality provides Litter Prevention and Recycling Program funding to localities.  The City received an award of $31,975.  This amount should be appropriated to the Grants Fund. Discussion:  This grant supports ongoing education and public outreach efforts in the community to protect the environment and to help keep Portsmouth beautiful. Financial Impact:  No local match is required as a condition of the funding. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  The Finance Department will make the necessary budgetary adjustments. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING LITTER PREVENTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $31,975 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2024 GRANTS FUND FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE KEEP PORTSMOUTH BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM. ” Ayes: Barnes, Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None 24 - 140 - Adoption of an ordinance (1) authorizing the execution of a Duct and Conduit Space License Agreement with the Southside Network Authority for the occupancy of a portion of Portsmouth’s fiber conduit across the West Norfolk Bridge and (2) appropriating the sum of $1,300,000 anticipated to be received as a result of said agreement to the Fiber Network Project in the Municipal Facilities Category of the FY 2024 Capital Improvement Fund Budget. Background:  The Southside Network Authority (“SNA”) is a regional broadband authority consisting of the five southside cities and is currently constructing a regional fiber ring.  The SNA’s regional fiber ring is designed to cross the West Norfolk Bridge. Portsmouth’s local fiber ring already crosses the West Norfolk Bridge. When Portsmouth constructed its own ring, it purposefully used a larger conduit (4”) for the West Norfolk Bridge crossing to leave space for the SNA’s fiber. Portsmouth’s cost for this crossing was approximately $1.3 million. Portsmouth currently has 288 strands of fiber located in the conduit.  The SNA desires to occupy a portion of Portsmouth’s conduit with its own fiber optic cable for 20 years. In return, the SNA will pay Portsmouth a lump sum of $1.3 million. The conduit will only be at about 50% capacity after adding 864 fiber strands.