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<br />November 13, 2018
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 there
<br />were present:
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<br />*Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., *Vice Mayor Elizabeth M. Psimas, William E. Moody, Jr., Ray
<br />A. Smith, Sr., Nathan J. Clark, Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, City Manager Dr. L. Pettis Patton,
<br />City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr.
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<br />18 - 421 - Solomon Ashby, City Attorney, called the meeting to order and welcomed all
<br />in attendance:
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<br /> "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the City Council
<br />Chamber, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2018 for the purpose
<br />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 /> Solomon Ashby, City Attorney, made the following statement:
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<br />“In accordance with Section IV. of the City Council Rules of Order and Procedure, in the
<br />event the Mayor and the Vice Mayor are absent from a meeting or unable to preside, the
<br />City Clerk shall call the Council to order and call the roll of the members present. Upon
<br />determining there is a quorum, City Council is to elect a Mayor Pro Tempore for the
<br />purposes of conducting the rest of this meeting until such time as the Mayor or Vice Mayor
<br />arrives.”
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Smith, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to elect Councilman
<br />William E. Moody, Jr., as Mayor Pro Tempore for the Public Work Session, and was
<br />adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Smith, Moody
<br />Nays: None
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<br />18 - 422 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Historic Preservation Commission Appeal
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<br />84 Webster Avenue
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Clark, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to deny a request to retain
<br />a metal Quonset hut style garage at 84 Webster Avenue, and was adopted by the
<br />following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Smith, Moody
<br />Nays: None
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<br />-Mayor Pro Tempore Moody recognized City Council-Elect Shannon Glover.
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<br />2. Five-Year Financial Forecast - Gloria Washington, Budget Officer
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<br /> Dr. Patton, City Manager, informed City Council that Robert Moore, Economic
<br />Development Director, would provide a presentation comparing last year’s economic
<br />development numbers and also what is being projected for the future at the next Public
<br />Work Session.
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<br />3. Retirement Pension Funds Update - Cheryl Spivey, Chief Financial Officer
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<br />-Mayor Rowe asked what the 1.6% included in the Alternative category of the
<br />Asset Allocation chart.
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<br /> Cheryl Spivey, Chief Financial Officer, informed City Council she would
<br />research and provide that information.
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