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September 6. 2011 . Storm debris cleanup is a major expense for which FEMA will provide reimbursement. They will also reimburse the cost of paying a third party to oversee and validate these expenses. Recommended Action: . Approval of an ordinance appropriating $1,500,000 in the FY 2011-12 Grants Fund for expenses incurred as a result Hurricane Irene. Vision Principle: Bold New Directions. Next Steps: . Coordinate recovery with FEMA and issue a Notice to proceed to the regional debris removal contractor. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: "ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $1,500,000 IN THE FY 2011-12 GRANTS FUND FOR EXPENSES INCURRED AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE IRENE." Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Wright Nays: None Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Randall, to allow Vice Mayor Whitehurst to participate in the closed meeting by telephone, as authorized by Section 2.2-3708.1 of the Code of Virginia. The basis of this motion is that an emergency exists in that the Vice Mayor is in San Antonio and is unable to return to participate in the meeting in person; and his participation in the meeting is of material importance to the matter being discussed and is in the public interest, and was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Wright Nays: None 11 - 364 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Heretick, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 (A)(3) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss the sale of publicly owned real property. The subject matter of the meeting is the Crawford Point development site, location of the former Holiday Inn. The purpose of the meeting is to permit discussion of negotiating position and strategy. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Wright Nays: None Motion by Ms. Heretick, and seconded by Mr. Moody, 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 the following vote: