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<br />February 13, 2018 <br /> <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, there were <br />present: <br /> <br />Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Elizabeth M. Psimas, William E. Moody, Jr., Ray A. <br />Smith, Sr., Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Nathan J. Clark, Lisa Lucas-Burke, City Manager Dr. L. <br />Pettis Patton, City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr. <br /> <br />18 - 66 - The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance: <br /> <br />th <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., Tuesday, February 13, 2018 for the <br />purpose of a Public Work Session. <br /> <br /> In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. <br /> <br />By order of the Mayor." <br /> <br />18 - 67 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: <br /> <br />nd <br />1. Portsmouth Public Schools - 2 Quarter Financial Report - Britanny Dortch, Chief <br />Financial Officer, Portsmouth Public Schools <br /> <br />nd <br />2. City of Portsmouth - 2 Quarter Financial Report - Barbara Dameron, Chief <br />Financial Officer <br /> <br /> Councilman Moody asked what the write off rate percentage was for the City. <br /> <br />-Barbara Dameron, CFO, informed City Council she would provide that <br />information. <br /> <br />3. City Council Retreat Outcomes - Dr. Patton, City Manager <br /> <br />-Poverty Task Force <br /> <br />-Building Code <br /> <br />-Education <br /> <br /> Councilman Moody asked if students still participated in the Culinary Arts <br />Program. <br /> Dr. Patton, City Manager, will provide that information on the next <br />o <br />business day. <br /> <br />-Image <br /> <br />4. City Manager Report/Report Backs - Dr. Patton, City Manager <br /> <br /> Councilman Moody asked that Staff include retirees, widows and widowers in the <br />upcoming budget. <br /> <br />5. Council Liaison Reports - <br />- Vice Mayor Psimas - <br /> <br /> Virginia Municipal League membership briefing. <br /> <br />-Councilwoman Lucas-Burke - <br /> <br /> Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority update. <br /> <br />-Mayor Rowe - <br /> <br /> Upcoming meeting of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission and <br />Metropolitan Planning Organization. <br /> <br /> Debra White, City Clerk, informed City Council and citizens that the February 26, 2018 <br /> <br />Public Work Session will be held at Churchland Middle School. <br /> <br />18 - 68 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to go into closed <br />meeting pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of discussing <br />and considering prospective candidates for and appointees to boards and commissions. <br /> <br /> The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Smith, Whitaker, Rowe <br />Nays: None <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />