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December 3. 2007 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Monday, December 3, 2007, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor Marlene W. Randall, *William E. Moody, Jr., Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psi mas, Ray A. Smith, Sr., *Douglas L. Smith, Deputy City Manager Lydia P. Patton, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. 07 - 497 - 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., Monday, December 3, 2007 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." 07 - 498 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Virginia General Assembly Legislative Package Update - John Rowe 07 - 499 - Motion by Ms. Randall, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A) of the Code of Virginia to discuss: the possible sale of publicly owned real property and the possible acquisition of property for a public purpose, as per subsection 3; investing public funds where competition or bargaining IS involved, as per subsection 6; and legal matters requiring the advice of legal counsel, as per subsection 7. The subject matter of the meeting will be the possible sale of publicly owned real estate in the Victory Crossing and Victory Village area of the City and the possible investment of public funds in a development there, the possible acquisition of real property in the Scott's Creek area for a public park, and legal matters involving interpretation of a lease. The purpose of the meeting is to permit discussion of negotiating strategy related to litigation, investments, and possible real estate transactions. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Ms. Psi mas, 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 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. Public Work Session continued: 1. Victory Village - Dr. Lydia Patton I Bob Williams, Managing Member of Victory Crossing Developers II, LLC