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Au.clust 8, 2000 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, August 8, 2000, there were present: Vice Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., Cameron C. Pitts, *P. Ward Robinett, Jr., J. Thomas Berm III, *VVilliam E. Moody, Jr., Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., City Manager Ronald W. Massie, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. 00 - 188 - The following call for the meeting was read: "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the City Manager's Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, (~th floor, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2000, 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." 00 - 189 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Boys and Girls Club 2. Fiscal Stress Video 3. Demolition Program 4. Economic Development Ambassador Program Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.1-344(A) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss or consider the following: subsection 3, the acquisition or sale of realty for a public purpose; and subsection 4, prospective business expansion or location, and also investing public funds where competition or bargaining is involved. In addition, Council will discuss or consider pending litigation, as permitted by subsection 7. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, pursuant to Section 2.1-344. I(D) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Member's 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. On motion, meeting adjourned. Minutes prepared by: Victor H. Pennington Senior Deputy City Clerk APPROVED- Bernard D. Griffin, Sr. Vice Mayor Debra Y. White, CMC/AAE City Clerk Mayor James W. Holley III was absent. *Councilman William E. Moody, Jr. arrived at 5:20 p.m. *Councilman P. Ward Robinett, Jr. arrived at 5:27 p.m.