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<br />September 10, 2019
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 there
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<br />Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, William E. Moody, Jr.,
<br />Elizabeth M. Psimas, Nathan J. Clark, Paul J. Battle, Shannon E. Glover, City Manager
<br />Dr. L. Pettis Patton, City Attorney Solomon H. Ashby, Jr.
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<br />19 - 324 - 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., Tuesday, September 10, 2019 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 />19 - 325 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Graystone Consulting - Brian Birnbaum, Sr. Vice President, Graystone Consulting
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<br />2. Procurement Process - Solomon Ashby, City Attorney
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<br /> Mayor Rowe asked for and received a consensus of City Council to table Agenda
<br />Item 19-312.
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<br />3. City Manager’s Report Review/Report Backs - Dr. Patton, City Manager
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<br /> Dr. Patton, City Manager, asked and received concurrence of City Council to bring
<br />forth an item, at the September 24, 2019 City Council meeting, for consideration
<br />providing a one-time bonus of $600 to retirees in the Portsmouth Supplemental
<br />and fire and police retirement systems.
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<br /> Per Councilman Glover’s request, Mayor Rowe asked for and received a
<br />consensus of City Council to have Solomon Ashby, City Attorney, bring back a
<br />resolution that would allow City Council to focus on improving the retirement
<br />system and pension fund without financial requests that would threaten financial
<br />solvency going forward.
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<br /> Mayor Rowe asked that Dr. Patton, City Manager, include Councilman Glover’s
<br />request in the aforementioned item that will be brought forth for City Council
<br />consideration at the September 24, 2019 City Council meeting.
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<br />City Council Liaison Reports
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<br /> Mayor Rowe asked for and received consensus of City Council to put forth a motion
<br />cancelling the October 7 and October 8, 2019 City Council meeting due to a lack
<br />of a quorum.
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<br />-Councilwoman Psimas -
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<br /> Economic Development Authority/Portsmouth Port and Industrial Committee
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<br />meeting, 8 a.m., Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in the 6 Floor Conference
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<br />-Councilman Glover
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<br /> Retirement Board meeting, Thursday, September 12, 2019 in the 6 Floor
<br />Conference Room.
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<br />-Mayor Rowe -
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<br /> Legislative Policy Committee of the Virginia Municipal League (VML) meeting,
<br />Friday, September 13, 2019 in Richmond.
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<br />19 - 326 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Clark, to go into closed
<br />meeting pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.1 for discussion of assignment,
<br />appointment, or salaries of City Council appointees.
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