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May 15, 2001 '-A35. At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, thero 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., City Manager Daniel M. Stuck, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. 01 - 156 - 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, 801 Crawford Street, 6th floor, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2001 for the purpose of a Public Work Session. In addition, you may conSider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. By order of the Mayor." 01 - 157 - The following item was discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Proposed Operating Budget 01 - 158, Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded byMr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.1-344(A) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss or consider the following: employee personnel matters, as per subsection 1; and the disposition of public property, as per subsection 3. The subject property is the Performing Arts Center. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, pursuant to Section 2.1-344.1(D) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Member's knowledge during the immediately preceding Closed Meeting of the City Council: 1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the Closed Meeting was convened, were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the City Council. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Mr. Robinett, and seconded by Mr. Benn, that Council express its approval of the proposed Agreement for the Perfor, ming Arts Center that has been negotiated by our management team; that this approval be communicated to the Industrial Development Authority so that it can proceed and execute the Agreement with HCJV and also, that the City Manager take whatever official steps are necessary to move forward with booking acts, selling tickets, issuing press releases, and finalizing sponsorship agreements so that the Performing Arts Center can open as planned this July, and was adopted by unanimous vote. On motion, meeting adjourned at 8:52 p.m. APPROVED - D~..~j~qm/e~L ~ s W. Holley III Mayor Monte H. Martin, CMC/AAE Chief Deputy City Clerk *J. Thomas Benn III arrived at 5:07 p.m. *P. Ward Robinett, Jr. arrived at 5:11 p.m.