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July 28, 2020
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<br />(b) Adoption of a resolution cancelling the City Council meeting scheduled for
<br />August 11, 2020.
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<br />Motion by Ms. Psimas, and seconded by Mr. Glover, to adopt the following
<br />resolution, and was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />“RESOLUTION CANCELLING THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR
<br />AUGUST 11, 2020.
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<br /> WHEREAS,
<br />there are currently no agenda items for City Council’s regularly
<br />scheduled meeting on August 11, 2020;
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<br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
<br />by the Council of the City of Portsmouth,
<br />Virginia that the regularly scheduled City Council meeting on August 11, 2020 is hereby
<br />cancelled.”
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<br />Ayes: Battle, Clark, Glover, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Rowe
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to appoint City Council
<br />as the board for the city’s Broadband Authority, and 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 /> Ms. Psimas announced there was COVID-19 funding provided to small businesses
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<br />through Economic Development Authority.
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<br /> Ms. :Lucas-Burke spoke on the following:
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<br />-PRHA groundbreaking ceremony in August.
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<br />-Demolition of Lincoln Park.
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<br />-CDBG playground equipment.
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<br /> Mr. Moody informed citizens and City Council of EPA ceremony to celebrate Atlantic
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<br />Woods Clean-up.
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<br />20 - 193 - Motion by Mr. Clark, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to go into a closed
<br />electronic meeting pursuant to Virginia Code subsections 2.2-3708 A.3 and 2.2-3711 A.1
<br />and City Council Ordinance 2020 - 21 for the purpose of discussion or consideration of
<br />the performance of City Council appointees.
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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
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<br />were heard, discussed, or considered in the closed meeting just concluded by the City
<br />Council.
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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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