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January 14, 2014
<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 14, 2014, 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 />14 - 10 -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, January 14, 2014 for the
<br />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 />14 - 11 -The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
<br />1. Impact of Tolls on Portsmouth Briefing - Dr. James Koch, Old Dominion University
<br />2. Video Conference with Legislative Manager -Sherri Neil, Manager of
<br />Intergovernmental Affairs
<br />3. Charlestown Briefing -Fred Brusso, Department of Neighborhood Advancement
<br />Director /Bryan Foster, Director of Public Utilities
<br />14 - 12 -Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into Closed Meeting
<br />pursuant to provisions of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia, for the following
<br />purposes:
<br />- Discussion concerning the expansion of an existing business where no previous
<br />announcement has been made of the business' interest in expansion, as
<br />permitted under Subsection A.5; and
<br />- Briefing by staff and consultation with legal counsel concerning the collection of a
<br />city debt, as permitted under Subsection A.7.
<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. Edmonds, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, 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.
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