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July 10, 2012 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, there were present: Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Charles B. Whitehurst, Sr., William E. Moody, Jr., *Marlene W. Randall, Stephen E. Heretick, *Paige D. Cherry, *Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., City Manager Kenneth L. Chandler, City Attorney G. Timothy Oksman. 12 - 278 -The following call for the meeting was read: "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6t" Floor Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, 2012 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." 12 - 279 -The following item was discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Hot Topics - Sherri Neil, Senior Legislative and Management Analyst - • Virginia General Assembly 2012 State Legislative Package Wrap-Up - James Wright, Interim City Engineer - • Paving Schedule and Process Update - Paul Holt, Planning Director /James Wright, Interim City Engineer - • New Port Community Development Authority Update - Vice Mayor Whitehurst - o Safety Towne o Behavioral Healthcare Services Building o Cradock Development Site - Kathy Warren, Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority /Paul Holt, Planning Director - • Cradock Development Site Update - Councilman Cherry - o Questions regarding agenda items CA-12-02 and S-12-01 o Asked that City Council be informed of any development plan changes related to the MX/EMP zoning district. 12 - 280 -Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Whitehurst, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss: - the sale or disposition of publicly owned real property where negotiation and bargaining are involved, as per subsection 3; and - legal matters requiring the advice of legal counsel, as per subsection 7. The subject matter of the meeting will be the unsolicited proposal from APM Terminals to operate the facilities of the Virginia Port Authority. The purpose of the meeting is to permit discussion of negotiating information and strategy. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Heretick, Moody, Randall, Whitehurst, Wright Nays: None Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, 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: