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December 16, 2003 Councilman Pitts spoke on the National League of Cities, serving as the senior member of Transportation Infrastructure and Services Committee and reported that all of the amendments and changes Portsmouth made to the Harbor Port and Policy were accepted and passed. 03 - 448 - Non-Agenda Speakers 1. J. Brewer Moore, 308 Bobby Jones Drive, spoke on local tax relief and a municipal merger as proposed by State Delegate Johnny Joannou. Jeffrey Sacks, 870 N. Military Highway, Suite 300, Norfolk, Attorney, representing Mr. Amos Berkovich for disposition parcel 191 of the Crawford Renewal Project for an International House of Pancakes Restaurant. Presented Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) Resolution No. 4694 to be retained. (Filed with original minutes). Deborah Schwind, 17 Wayland Drive, complimented Council on recent retreat. Also, she spoke on the need for improvements in education and an economic stimulus for attracting the best teachers. 4. Terry Morrison, 5807 Woodside Lane, spoke on the authority of the Wetland Boards to earmark funds from enforcement actions to improve the environment. 5. William E. Copeland, 2107 Staunton Avenue, spoke on various items concerning the City of Portsmouth. Motion by Mr. Pitts, and seconded by Mr. Griffin, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss or consider the following: specific legal matters requiring legal advice, as authorized by paragraph 7; the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds, where discussion in an open session would adversely affect the City's bargaining position or negotiating strategy, as per subsection 30; and the acquisition or sale of real property for a public purpose, as per subsection 3. The subject matter of the meeting will be legal matters in the nature of litigation involving the City, competition in connection with a public contract, and also possible acquisition of land for a public purpose, and possible sale and development of publicly owned land. The purpose of the meeting is to permit frank and confidential discussion of matters for which premature public disclosure could materially harm the financial interests of the City and its citizens. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, 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.