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April 10, 2018 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 there were present: Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Elizabeth M. Psimas, William E. Moody, Jr., *Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Nathan J. Clark, Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, City Manager Dr. L. Pettis Patton, City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr. 18 - 128 - The following call for the meeting was read: th "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6 Floor Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2018 for the purpose of a Public Work Session. In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. By order of the Mayor." 18 - 129 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Active Shooter - Sergeant Scott Blystone, Police Department 18 - 130 - Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to go into Closed Meeting pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.19 for the purpose of discussing plans related to the safety of persons using government buildings or structures. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Rowe Nays: None Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, pursuant to Section 2.2- 3712(D) of the Code of Virginia, certifying that to the best of the Council Members’ knowledge during the immediately preceding Closed Meeting of the City Council: 1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and 2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion, by which the Closed Meeting was convened, were heard, discussed or considered in the meeting by the City Council. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Whitaker, Rowe Nays: None Councilman Whitaker asked if the City could prohibit weapons in City Hall.   Solomon Ashby, City Attorney, will get back to City Council with whether or not weapons can be prohibited in City Hall. 2. Internship and Fellowship Program - Elizabeth Gooden, Director of Human Resource Management 3. Snow Removal Plan - Youssef Khalil, Director of Public Works 4. City Manager’s Report Review/Report Backs 5.City Council Liaison Reports -Councilman Moody -  Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission Update and presentation by Timmons Group.