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November 26, 2013 <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, there <br />were present: <br />Mayor Kenneth I. Wright, Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Marlene <br />W. Randall, Elizabeth M. Psimas, Dr. Curtis E. Edmonds, Sr., Danny W. Meeks, City <br />Manager John L. Rowe, Jr., City Attorney George M. Willson. <br />13 - 477 -The following call for the meeting was read: <br />"Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6t" Floor <br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 26, 2013 for <br />the purpose of a 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 - 478 -The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: <br />1. Finance: Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)/Health Insurance Briefing -Carol <br />Swindell, Chief Financial Officer <br />2. 2014 General Assembly Session -John Rowe, City Manager <br />a) Amendment to Public Private Transportation Act (PPTA) <br />- There was a consensus of City Council to move forward with this item. <br />b) Casino Legislation <br />- City Council asked that Staff prepare a resolution for review and also asked <br />that a public hearing take place for citizen input on December 17. <br />13 - 479 -Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, to go into Closed <br />Meeting pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia, for the <br />following purposes: <br />- Candidates for appointment to City boards and commissions, as permitted under <br />Subsection A.1. <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />Motion by Mr. Cherry, and seconded by Mr. Moody, 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: <br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting <br />requirements by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and <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. <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />On motion, meeting adjourned. <br />