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June 13. 2006 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, June 13, 2006, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., Marlene W. Randall, *Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psimas, *Ray A. Smith, Sr., City Manager James B. Oliver, Jr., Deputy City Attorney George M. Willson. 06 - 249 - The following call for the meeting was read: "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6th Floor Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 13, 2006 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." 06 - 250 - Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia: to discuss appointments to boards and commissions, pursuant to subsection 1; and for consultation with legal counsel and staff pertaining to litigation, and also consultation with legal counsel regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice, pursuant to subsection 7. The subject matter of the meeting is appointments to boards and commissions and litigation involving Friendship Temple, also known as the Garden of Prayer. The purpose of the meeting is to permit confidential discussion of possible appointees and legal strategy toward concluding litigation. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, pursuant to Section 2.2-3712(0) 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 2. 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. 06 - 251 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. 0-1 Appeal - 608 Court Street Motion by Ms. Psi mas to concur with the decision of the Downtown Design Committee to deny retaining a white, vinyl, picket fence and four (4) signs at 608 Court Street.