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November 26, 2024 <br /> <br />At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, there <br />were present: <br /> <br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, Wiliam E. Moody, Jr., Dr. <br />Mark M. Whitaker, Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., City Manager Steven Carter, <br />City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. <br /> <br />Mayor Glover asked for a moment of silence which was followed by the Pledge of <br />Allegiance to the Flag. <br /> <br /> Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. <br /> <br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to adopt the minutes of <br />a Called Meeting of November 12, 2024, and of a Regular Meeting of November 12, 2024, <br />and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />- Presentation - <br /> <br /> <br /> Presentation of a proclamation for “Small Business Saturday”. <br /> <br />- City Manager’s Report - <br /> <br />24 - 352 - Adoption of an ordinance accepting Litter Prevention and Recycling <br />Program funds in the amount of $28,193 from the Virginia Department of <br />Environmental Quality and appropriating said funds in the FY 2025 Grants Fund for <br />use in connection with the Portsmouth Litter Prevention and Recycling Program. <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br /> The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality provides Litter Prevention and <br />Recycling Program funding to localities. <br /> <br /> The City received an award of $28,193. <br /> <br /> This amount should be appropriated to the Grants Fund. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br /> This grant supports Portsmouth Litter Prevention and Recycling Program activities <br />and the Extended Polystyrene Campaign for FY 2025. <br /> <br />Financial Impact: <br /> <br /> No local match is required as a condition of the funding. <br /> <br />Recommended Action: <br /> <br /> Adoption of the ordinance. <br /> <br />Next Steps Following Council Action: <br /> <br /> <br /> The Finance Department will make the necessary budgetary adjustments. <br /> <br />Motion by Mr. Hugel, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, to adopt the following <br />ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />“ORDINANCE ACCEPTING LITTER PREVENTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM <br />FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $28,193 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF <br />ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND APPROPRIATING SAID FUNDS IN THE FY 2025 <br />GRANTS FUND FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PORTSMOUTH LITTER <br />PREVENTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAM. <br />” <br /> <br />Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />