<br />November 25. 2008
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, there
<br />were present:
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<br />*Mayor James W. Holley III, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene W. Randall,
<br />*Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psi mas, Douglas L. Smith, Charles B. Whitehurst,
<br />Sr., City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, Senior Deputy City Attorney George M. Willson.
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<br />08 - 492 - The following call for the meeting was read:
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<br />"Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6th Floor
<br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 25, 2008 for
<br />the purpose of a Public Work Session.
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<br />In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting.
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<br />By order of the Mayor."
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<br />08 - 493 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Cable Franchise Agreement - Cheran Cordell, Assistant City Attorney
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<br />2. Tax Exemption for Rehabilitated Properties - Alethia Bryce, City Assessor
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<br />08 - 494 - Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed
<br />Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, to
<br />discuss the possible sale of publicly owned real estate.
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<br />The subject matter of the meeting is the proposed development of the former I.
<br />C. Norcom High School site.
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<br />The purpose of the meeting is to permit discussion of strategy and negotiating
<br />position.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Motion by Ms. Psi mas, and seconded by Mr. Smith, pursuant to Section 2.2-
<br />3712(0) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Members'
<br />knowledge during the immediately preceding Closed Meeting of the City Council:
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<br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting
<br />requirements by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and
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<br />2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion, by which
<br />the Closed Meeting was convened, were heard, discussed or considered in
<br />the meeting by the City Council.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote.
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<br />Ayes: Heretick, Moody, Psi mas, Randall, Smith, Whitehurst, Holley
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Motion by Mr. Heretick, and seconded by Ms. Psi mas, to go into Closed Meeting
<br />pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss:
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<br />appointments to boards and commissions, as per subsection 1;
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