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May 26, 2026 Financial Impact:  None. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Strategic Pillar #1: Get Stuff Done. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Public notice will be provided of the closure. “ORDINANCE CLOSING CERTAIN CITY-OWNED OR CONTROLLED DOCKING AREAS TO PUBLIC USE FOR THE SAIL VIRGINIA 2026 EVENT.” 26-132j: Adoption of an ordinance accepting settlement funds in the amount of $41,327.40 from opioid settlements and appropriating said amount in the FY 2026 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”).  City Council approved the Settlement MOU by Resolution R-21-24 adopted on August 10, 2021. Discussion:  Under the terms of the Settlement MOU, the City will receive regular disbursements of a portion of the Settlement Funds received by the Commonwealth.  In August of 2022, the City received a disbursement of Settlement Funds in the amount of $78,765.20, which was accepted and appropriated through City Council ordinance 2022-80 adopted on September 13, 2022.  In October of 2022, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds in the amount of $82,778.38, which was accepted and appropriated through City Council ordinance 2022-93 adopted on October 25, 2022.  In November of 2022, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds in the amount of $315,332.05, which was accepted and appropriated through City Council ordinance 2022-98 adopted on November 22, 2022.  In February of 2023, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds in the amount of $20,272.32, which was accepted and appropriated through City Council ordinance 2023-09 adopted on February 28, 2023.  In March of 2023, the City received two additional disbursements of Settlement Funds in the amounts of $53,847.86 and $26,396.02, for a total of $80,243.88, which total amount was accepted and appropriated through City Council ordinance 2023-19 adopted on March 28, 2023.  In August of 2023, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds in the amount of $82,778.38, which was accepted and appropriated through City Council ordinance 2023-80 adopted on September 12, 2023.  In November of 2023, the City received an additional disbursement of Settlement Funds in the amount of $27,592.79, which was accepted and appropriated through City Council ordinance 2023-111 adopted on November 14, 2023.