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September 24, 2002 - New Business - 02 - 291 - Mr. Benn offered the following nomination for the Norfolk/Portsmouth Empowerment 2010 Governance Board: Councilman Anthony L. Burfoot from the City of Norfolk, Virginia. Motion by Mr. Benn, and seconded by Mr. Pitts, to close the nomination, and there being no further nomination, the above nomination was adopted by unanimous vote. 02 - 292 - Items Submitted by Council Members Councilman Benn congratulated the new City Manager, C. W. McCoy. Councilwoman Randall requested the City Manager give an update on Mosquito control. Councilman Moody congratulated the new City Manager and spoke on the Planning Department website survey. 02 - 293 - Non-Agenda Speakers 1. Larry Alexander, 604 Bottino Lane, Virginia Beach, presented Council with the new Portsmouth Community Directory. 2. William Copeland, 2107 Staunton Avenue, spoke on various concerns in his neighborhood. 3. Raleigh Harsley, 2124 Peach Street, spoke on various concerns in his neighborhood. 4. Elder Shirley Hines, 1801 High Street, spoke on monitoring the residents relocated from Fairwood Homes. 5. Mark Geduldig-Yatrofsky, 363 Middle Street, spoke on the Transportation Referendum Part V. 6. Vanessa Fields, 1513 Summit Avenue, spoke on tractor trailers on Lansing Avenue and other concerns in her neighborhood. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711(A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss or consider the following: The subject matter of the meeting includes possible development of certain real property owned by the City. The purpose of the meeting is to protect the public interest by ensuring frank and confidential discussion of matters for which public disclosure could harm or jeopardize the public interest. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, pursuant to Section 2.2-3712(D) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Members' 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.