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November 18, 2003 <br /> <br /> At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, November 18, 2003, there <br />were present: <br /> <br />Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., Cameron C. Pitts, <br />J. Thomas Benn III, William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., Marlene W. <br />Randall, City Manager C. W. McCoy, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. <br /> <br />The following staff was present: <br /> <br />Debra Y. White, City Clerk <br />William E. Froehlich, City Assessor <br />Dr. L. Pettis Patton, Deputy City Manager <br />Eric D. Campbell, Deputy City Manager <br />Regina B. Harrington, Assistant to the City Manager <br />Scott F. Demharter, Senior Policy and Management Analysis <br />Frank J. Kitzerow, Chief of Police <br />Joseph E. Pozzo, Fire Chief <br />Beck Barfield, Deputy Fire Chief <br />Robert Baldwin, Director, Department of Planning and Inspections <br />Michael Morris, Director of Community Relations and Leisure Services <br />Shelia Martin, Director of Convention and Visitors Bureau <br />Nancy S. Perry, Director of Museums <br />Landon Wellford, Comprehensive Planning Manager <br />William H. Guerrant, Facilitator <br /> <br />Megan Hoyer, Virginian Pilot <br />Ida Kay Jordan, Virginian Pilot <br /> <br />03 - 411 -The following call for the meeting was read: <br /> <br /> "Please attend a called meeting of the City Council to be held at the Renaissance <br />Portsmouth Hotel and Waterfront Conference Center, 425 Water Street, Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, on Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at 9:00 a.m. for the purpose of a City Council <br />Retreat. <br /> <br />In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. <br /> <br />By order of the Mayor." <br /> <br />03 - 412 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: <br /> <br />1. Comprehensive Plan- Mr. Baldwin <br /> <br />2. Marketing - Mr. Wheeler <br /> <br />3. Goals Update - Mr. Guerrant <br /> <br />03 - 413 - Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, to go into Closed <br />Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia, to <br />discuss or consider the following: <br /> <br /> the acquisition and sale of real property for a public purpose, as per <br />subsection 3. <br /> <br /> specific legal matters requiring the advice of legal counsel, as per <br />subsection 7. <br /> <br /> The subject matter shall be economic development of real estate, and also <br />pending litigation and the purpose shall be to protect the financial interests of the City <br />and its taxpayers. <br /> <br />The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. <br /> <br /> Motion by Mr. Whitehurst, and seconded by Mr. Moody, pursuant to Section <br />2.2-3712(D) of the Code of Virginia certifying that to the best of the Council Member's <br />knowledge during the immediately preceding Closed Meeting of the City Council: <br /> <br /> <br />