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September 9, 2014 <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, September 9, 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 - 330 -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, 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, 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 - 331 -Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into a Closed <br />Meeting pursuant to Virginia Code 2.2-3711 for the following purpose: <br />Consultation with legal counsel and briefing by staff pertaining to matters of <br />actual or probable litigation, as permitted under Subsection A.7. <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Edmonds, pursuant to Virginia <br />Code Section 2.2-3712(D) certifying that, to the best of the Council Members' <br />knowledge: <br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting <br />requirements under 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 <br />were heard, discussed or considered in the closed meeting just concluded by the City <br />Council. <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br />Ayes: Cherry, Edmonds, Meeks, Moody, Psimas, Randall, Wright <br />Nays: None <br />14 - 332 -The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: <br />1. Briefing on Ports -Andrew Sinclair, Virginia Port Authority <br />2. Partial lane closure and National Guard expansion -James Wright, City Engineer <br />3. Public/Private Information Group -Flood Plain Management -Fred Brusso, <br />Department of Neighborhood Advancement Director <br />4. Briefing on Storm Water Offsite Compliance -James Wright, City Engineer <br />5. Update on Paradise Creek Nature Park Plan - Dr. Wanda Gill, Assistant Director of <br />Parks and Recreation <br />6. Briefing on 2015 Legislative -Sherri Neil, Manager of Intergovernmental Affairs <br />7. Virginia Municipal League Conference Briefing -John Rowe, City Manager <br />