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469 <br />July 23, 2013 <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, there were present: <br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., *Marlene W. <br />Randall, Elizabeth M. Psimas, *Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., *Danny W. Meeks, City Manager <br />John L. Rowe, Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson. <br />13 - 309 -The following call for the meeting was read: <br />"Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6~h Floor <br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, 2013 for the purpose of a <br />Public Work Session. <br />In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. <br />By order of the Mayor." <br />13 - 310 -The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: <br />1. Legislative Update -Sherri Neil, Manager of Intergovernmental Affairs <br />- There was a consensus of City Council to invite Admiral Ray Taylor to attend a Council <br />Meeting to provide an update on the proposed High Speed Rail. <br />2. Quarterly Financial Report -Carol Swindell, Chief Financial Officer <br />- Mr. Cherry asked that aside-by-side comparison of School Board encumbrances be <br />provided for FY2012-13 and FY2013-14. <br />- Mr. Moody inquired as to whether there was consideration of consolidating the City's 35 <br />existing funds. <br />• Mr: Rowe, City Manager, informed City Council that recommendations for consolidation of <br />funds would be forth coming. <br />3. Victory Village Update -Fred Brusso, Interim Planning Director <br />- Mr. Moody asked that City Council be provided continued updates on the repayment of <br />delinquent real estate taxes at Victory Village. <br />4. Response to letter from Mr. Gregory Whirley, Commissioner, Virginia Department of <br />Transportation, pertaining to the Downtown Tunnel /Midtown Tunnel /Martin Luther King <br />Project. <br />5. City Council Liaison Reports - <br />- Councilman Moody - <br />• Virginia Sports Hall of Fame report. <br />On motion, meeting adjourned. <br />Minutes pr .red by: <br />Anita Y. Sherrod <br />Chief Deputy City Clerk <br />APP OV D - <br />~~.~ <br />Kenneth I. Wright ebra Y. White, CM /AAE <br />Mayor City Clerk <br />"Councilman Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., arrived at 5:01 p.m. <br />*Councilman Danny W. Meeks arrived at 5:12 p.m. <br />"Councilwoman Marlene W. Randall arrived at 5:19 p.m. <br />