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May 25, 2021 At a Virtual Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor De’Andre A. Barnes, William E. Moody, Jr., Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Paul J. Battle, Christopher L. Woodard, Jr., City Manager Angel L. Jones, Interim City Attorney Burle U. Stromberg. 21 - 149 - Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. "Please attend a Virtual Called Meeting of the City Council to be held at Portsmouth, Virginia Facebook Live, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 25, 2021 for the purpose of a Public Work Session. In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. By order of the Mayor." Mayor Glover made the following statement:  “In accordance with Governor Ralph Northam’s Declaration of a State of Emergency due to novel coronavirus (Executive Order 51) on March 12, 2020 and the Local Declaration of Emergency ratified by the Portsmouth City Council; and due to the coronavirus pandemic which is continuing in the Commonwealth of Virginia, this meeting th of the Portsmouth City Council is being held by video conference on the 25 day of May 2021 without a quorum present in the City Council Chamber in order to reduce the likely spread of the coronavirus. Each city council member is participating from their home and I am in the City Council Chamber. This meeting is being held in accordance with Portsmouth City Ordinance 2020-102.” 21 - 150 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Bon Secours Maryview Hospital Update - Katie Brinn, President, Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center -Vice Mayor Barnes asked if there was a relationship with the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority and asked what that relationship looked like.  Ms. Brinn said that she would provide a follow up to the inquiry. 2. Collective Bargaining Update - Derek Challenger, Assistant City Attorney  There was a consensus of City Council to allow City Manager Jones to reconvene a work group that’s representative of all employee groups and come back with next steps on how to move forward before August 29, 2021. -Councilman Whitaker asked that the report back include the history of management labor relations in Virginia. 3. City Council Liaison Reports -Councilwoman Lucas-Burke -  Hampton Roads Regional Jail Update. Councilman Whitaker asked Interim City Attorney Stromberg to provide a o report back on the feasibility of acquiring the regional jail. -Councilman Whitaker -  Meeting with City Attorney’s Office regarding minority contracting. Asked that Interim City Attorney Stromberg provide some insight on Item 21-129 during the Regular Agenda meeting. On motion, meeting adjourned.