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085 March 25. 1997 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 25, 1997, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley Ill, Bernard D. Gr ffn, Sr., James T. Martin, Cameron C. Pitts, P. Ward Robinett, Jr., J. Thomas Benn III, Ronald W. Massie, City Manager, G. Timothy Oksman, City Attorney. 97 - 86 - The following call for the meeting was read: "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the City Manager's Conference Room, 6th floor of City Hall, 801 Crawford Street, at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, 1997, for the purpose of a joint work session with the Planning Commission. In addition, you may consider a motion to go into an Executive Session. By order of the Mayor." 97 - 87- The following item was discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Joint session with the Planning Commission The following Commissioners were present: Jimmy Spruill, Sr. James Overton, Jr. R. C. Barclay, IV William Hargrove Raymond Turner Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Robinett, to go into Executive Session pursuant to provisions of Section 2.1-344 of the Code of Virginia for the following: (1) Discussion of appointments by Council to committees, boards, or commissions, as permitted by Subsection (A)(1). (2) The condition, acquisition or use of real property for a public purpose, or the disposition of publicly held property, as permitted by Subsection (A)(3). (3) A prospective business or industry or expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous annoUncement has been of same in the community, as permitted by Subsection (A)(5). (4) Consultation with legal counsel pertaining to actual or probable litigation, as permitted by Subsection (A)(7). The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion of Mr. Martin, and seconded by Mr. Benn, pursuant to Section 2.1- 344.1 of the Code of Virginia certifying that to the best of the Council member's knowledge during the immediately preceding Executive Session of the City Council: (1) Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and (2) Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the Executive Session was convened, were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the City Council.