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Mav 12. 2008 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Monday, May 12, 2008, there were present: Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Ray A. Smith, Sr., Douglas L. Smith, City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. 08 - 222 - 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, May 12, 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 - 223 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. City Manager Chandler introduced Mark Gardner and recognized Toni Smaw- Bembry as Interim Deputy City Manager's. He also introduced William Corvello as Interim Police Chief. 2. Virginia Department of Transportation Martin Luther King (VDOT MLK) Extension - Dennis Heuer, Hampton Roads District Administrator, VDOT 3. Renaissance Hotel Financial Update - Betty Burrell, Chief Financial Officer Mayor Holley asked that Council be provided with the assessments of the Renaissance Hotel property. He also requested that monitoring be implemented and that reports are provided more frequently, not just on an annual basis. 4. FY 08-09 Budget Wrap-Up - City Manager Kenneth Chandler Councilman D. Smith requested a report on Ntelos that outlines the number of shows, the revenue that has been generated, trends at comparable venues, areas where improvements are needed, marketing strategies and a thorough analysis of the venue. 08 - 224 - Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Ms. Psi mas, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A) of the Code of Virginia to discuss the performance of specific public officials, as per subsection 1. The subject matter of the meeting is discussion of the performance of a council appointee. The purpose of the meeting is to permit confidential discussion of and with an appointee. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, 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.