<br />June 26, 2017
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Monday, June 26, 2017, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Paige D. Cherry, William E. Moody, Jr., Elizabeth
<br />M. Psimas, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Nathan J. Clark, Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, City Manager
<br />Dr. L. Pettis Patton, City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr.
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<br />17 - 260 - The following call for the meeting was read:
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<br /> "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6 Floor
<br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, 2017 for the
<br />purpose of a Public Work Session.
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<br /> In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting.
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<br />By order of the Mayor."
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<br />17 - 261 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into a Closed
<br />Meeting pursuant to Virginia Code 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of:
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<br />Consultation and interviews of potential candidates for appointment to Boards
<br />and Commissions.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Clark, Cherry, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Moody, pursuant to Virginia Code
<br />Section 2.2-3712(D) certifying that, to the best of the Council Members’ knowledge:
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<br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting
<br />requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and
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<br />2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the
<br />Closed Meeting was convened
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<br />were heard, discussed or considered in the closed meeting just concluded by the City
<br />Council.
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<br /> The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Clark, Cherry, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Portsmouth Redevelopment & Housing Authority Commissioners Present:
<br />Davy Smith, III, Chairman
<br />Dr. Reuben Washington, Vice Chairman
<br />Sonya Chapman
<br />Charlene Cofield
<br />Leslie Harris
<br />Bruce LaLonde
<br />Rita Roberts
<br />Alisa Winston, Interim Executive Director, Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing
<br />Authority
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<br />17 - 262 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Joint Meeting City Council & Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority -
<br />Davy Smith III, Chairman
<br />- Commissioner LaLonde requested a resolution of support to PRHA. City
<br />Manager Patton will have one prepared for Council consideration on July 10,
<br />2017
<br />- Commissioner LaLonde also requested additional security/police presence for
<br />housing areas.
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