<br />October 25. 2010
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Monday, October 25, 2010, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Bernard D. Griffin, Sr., Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst Sr., William E. Moody,
<br />Jr., Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Paige D. Cherry,
<br />City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman.
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<br />10 - 480 - 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, 6:00 p.m., Monday, October 25,2010 for the
<br />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 />Economic Development Partners:
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<br />David Tynch, Greater Portsmouth Development Corporation (GPDC)
<br />C. W. McCoy, Chairman, Economic Development Authority (EDA)
<br />James Ellis, Chairman, Planning Commission
<br />Dr. Pamela Kloeppel, Vice-Chairman, Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing
<br />Authority (PRHA)
<br />Douglas Smith, Chairman of Portsmouth Port & Industrial Commission
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<br />10 - 481 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Cell Towers - Maria Kattmann, City Assessor
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<br />2. Neighborhood Preservation I Revitalization - Paul Holt, Deputy City Manager
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<br />3. Hull's Creek - Patrick Small, Director of Economic Development
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<br />4. Allied Site I PER Properties - Patrick Small, Director of Economic Development
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<br />5. Economic Development Update - Patrick Small, Director of Economic Development
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<br />10 - 482 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed
<br />Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A) of the Code of Virginia, to
<br />discuss a personnel matter and threatened litigation, as per subsections 1 and 7.
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<br />The subject matter of the meeting is certain individual city employees.
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<br />The purpose of the meeting is to permit the confidential discussion of legal
<br />strategy.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Cherry, Heretick, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Whitehurst, Griffin
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Motion by Mr. Cherry, and seconded by Ms. Randall, pursuant to Section 2.2-
<br />3712(D) 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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