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April 11, 2000 At a Regular Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., Cameron C. Pitts, P. Ward Robinett, Jr., J. Thomas Benn III, William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., Deputy City Manager H. Timothy Little, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. Kimberly Bowers opened the meeting with prayer, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Mayor Holley called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to approve the minutes of a Called Meeting on March 28, 2000, a Regular Meeting of March 28, 2000, and a Called Meeting on April 4, 2000, and was adopted by unanimous vote. 00 - 76 - Presentation: Proclamation presented to Vince Hamilton for "Special Olympics Day". Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, to consider agenda items 00-78, 00-79 and 00-80 of the City Manager's Report prior to the public hearing on the operating budget, and was adopted by unanimous vote. - City Manager's Report - 00 -78 - Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $88,000 of grant funds in the Capital Improvements Fund to purchase plants for the aquatic and safety benches for the storm water basin in conjunction with the Greenwood Drive project. Recommendation: · Adoption of an ordinance to appropriate $88,000 of grant funds in the Capital Improvements Fund to purchase plants for the aquatic and safety benches for the storm water basin in conjunction with the Greenwood Drive Project. Purpose and Need: · The City is constructing a 9-acre regional retention basin, which will include aquatic benches planted with native plants and aeration equipment. This basin will be the City's first regional water quality basin and will give relief to an area that has always had inadequate drainage. · This basin will serve 215 acres of drainage area and will support several large developments including the 100-acre Portsmouth Corporate Center, a 20-25 lot subdivision and road and drainage improvements on Greenwood Drive. The basin will also help improve water quality by trapping and filtering out sediments and pollutants before they reach the Elizabeth River. · The City received a Virginia Quality Improvement Fund Grant from the State Department of Conservation and Recreation for $88,000. These grant funds will be used to purchase native wetland plants for the aquatic and safety benches for the Greenwood Drive Project. The aquatic bench will be used to help remove pollutants and provide habitat and the safety bench will be used to protect the public from accidents. Financial Impact: · No additional funds are required beyond those funds already appropriated for the Greenwood Drive Project.