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<br />February 7 - 8, 2020 <br /> <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Friday, February 7, 2020, there were <br />present: <br /> <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. <br /> <br />Consultants: <br />James Oliver <br />Susanne Puryear <br /> <br />The following staff was present: <br />Holt Butt, City Assessor <br />Jeff Miller, Deputy City Attorney <br />LaVoris Pace, Deputy City Manager <br />Bob Baldwin, Deputy City Manager <br />Daniel Jones, Chief Information Officer <br />Roselyn Oglesby, Assistant to the City Manager <br /> <br />20 - 36 - The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance: <br /> <br /> "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held at the Wakefield <br />Airfield Conference Center, 15189 Airfield Road, Wakefield, Virginia, on Friday, February <br />7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., and Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 9:00 a.m., for the purpose of a <br />City Council Retreat. <br /> <br /> In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. <br /> <br />By order of the Mayor." <br /> <br />20 - 37 - The following items were discussed: <br /> <br />Welcome/Goals of the Retreat <br /> <br /> The Work of Council in Today’s Environment <br /> <br /> Progress Report -- the “Four Big Things” 2017 - 2019 <br /> <br /> Work in the Present to Ensure the Future <br /> <br /> Conditions for success; Preparing to Manage Change <br /> <br />Ground Rules <br /> <br />City Council in Today’s Environment <br /> <br /> Interview Themes <br /> <br /> The Work of Council <br /> <br />Where We Are: Reviewing Progress <br /> <br />What’s in Front of Us <br /> <br /> Facility Footprint <br /> <br /> Public Utilities <br /> <br /> SPSA/Wheelabrator <br /> <br /> Talent Acquisition and Retention <br /> <br />City Attorney Updates <br /> <br /> SPSA - Expansion & Citizen Advisory Commission <br /> <br /> Casino update <br /> <br /> Court Case update <br /> <br />20 - 38 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into a Closed <br />Meeting pursuant to: <br /> <br />(A) Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.8 for the purpose of consultation with <br />legal counsel employed by the public body regarding specific legal matters <br />requiring the provision of legal advice, specifically regarding cemeteries <br />within Portsmouth; and <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />