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<br />January 27, 2020
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Monday, January 27, 2020, there were
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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.
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<br />20 - 27 - The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance:
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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, 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 27, 2020, 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 />20 - 28 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Public Safety Year-Review - Angela Greene, Chief of Police
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<br />2. Minority Women and Small Business Enterprise Quarterly Report - Michael
<br />Ammons, Purchasing Officer
<br />- Councilman Battle asked for the total number of contracts, compared to the
<br />M/WBE contracts. City Manager Patton will provide that update.
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<br />3. Smart Portsmouth - Daniel Jones, Chief Information Officer
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<br />4. Crawford Gateway Revitalization - James Wright, Chief Engineer
<br />- There was consensus by Council to move forward with both projects, the
<br />roundabout by City Hall and the dog park, and to place the roundabout on a
<br />fast track for completion. City Manager Patton will provide an update on the
<br />timeline.
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<br />20 - 29 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Ms. Psimas to go into a Closed
<br />Meeting pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.7 for the purpose of:
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<br />Consultation with legal counsel pertaining to actual or probable litigation, where
<br />such consultation in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating
<br />posture of the City, specifically regarding Michael A. Moore v. City of Portsmouth,
<br />Portsmouth Circuit Court Case Numbers 19003403, 19003277 and 19004481.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody pursuant to Virginia
<br />Code 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 were heard, discussed, or considered in the
<br />closed meeting just concluded.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br />On motion, meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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