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Januarv 22. 2008 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 22, 2008, 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, City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. 08 - 32 - 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, January 22, 2008 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." 08 - 33 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Community Enforcement Unit (CEU) - Sheriff William Watson 2. Destination Portsmouth - Paul Holt, Planning Director 3. Boat Tax - Kenneth Chandler, City Manager 4. Council Liaison Reports Councilman Douglas Smith informed Council of the upcoming Hampton Roads Planning District Commission retreat. Councilman Ray Smith had a question regarding the Neighborhood Quality Task Force and thought it would be a good idea to have someone from Council represented at those meetings. Mayor James W. Holley III appointed Councilman Ray Smith as liaison to the Neighborhood Quality Task Force and informed Council that an alternate would be appointed at a later date. 08 - 34 - Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia to discuss appointments by Council. The subject matter of the meeting is to discuss the qualifications of candidates for appointment to boards and commissions. The purpose of the meeting is to permit confidential discussion of candidates. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. D. Smith, 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.