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<br />November 29. 2005 <br /> <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, November 29, 2005, there <br />were present: <br /> <br />*Mayor James W. Holley III, *Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, <br />Sr., Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psimas, *Ray A. Smith, <br />Sr., City Manager James B. Oliver, Jr., Senior Deputy City Attorney George M. <br />Willson. <br /> <br />05 - 547 - The following call for the meeting was read: <br /> <br />"Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6th Floor <br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 6th floor, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 29, <br />2005 for the purpose of a Public Work Session. <br /> <br />In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. <br /> <br />By order of the Mayor." <br /> <br />05 - 548 - The following item was discussed in Public Work Session: <br /> <br />1. Downtown Design Criteria Guidelines - Consultant, Ray Gindroz, Desk Inc. I North <br />Pier <br /> <br />Economic Development Authority members present: <br /> <br />Michael Massie <br />Cameron Meals <br />Ann Kirk-Mendes <br />James Overton <br />Nathaniel Williams <br /> <br />Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority members present: <br /> <br />Michael Blackman <br />Gladys Cross <br />Joe Fleming <br />William Kline <br />Terry Morrison <br />Junius Williams <br /> <br />Greater Portsmouth Development Corporation member present: <br /> <br />David Tynch <br /> <br />05 - 549 - Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed <br />Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A) of the Code of Virginia, to <br />discuss: <br /> <br />economic development matters being pursued by the City Department of <br />Economic Development, pursuant the following legal authorities: <br /> <br />subsection 3, the acquisition or sale of realty for a public purpose, or <br />disposition of publicly held property; <br /> <br />subsection 5, a new prospective business which has not been previously <br />announced; and <br /> <br />subsection 6, investing public funds where competition or bargaining IS <br /> <br />involved. <br /> <br />The subject matter of the meeting is new economic development project or <br />projects. <br /> <br />The purpose of the meeting is to permit confidential discussion of negotiating <br />strategy. <br />