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September 13, 2022 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, September 13, 2023, 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 Tonya D. Chapman, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. 21 - 251 - Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. " Please attend a called meeting of the City Council to be held in the City Council Chamber, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2022, 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." 21 - 252 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Utility Bond Sale - David Rose, Davenport and Company  Councilman Moody asked that information be provided as to the percentage of delinquent utilities of commercial properties vs. residential properties. 2. Mosquito Spray Update - William Morris, Interim Public Works Director / Timothy DuBois, Mosquito Control Professional 3. 320 Quebec Street Update - Tonya Chapman, City Manager  Councilman Whitaker asked that City Attorney Graham-Williams investigate how the City acquired properties in the Sugar Hill community. 4. City Assessor’s Office Report - Patrick Dorris, City Assessor 5. City Manager’s Report/Report Backs - Tonya Chapman, City Manager  Councilman Whitaker asked that staff provide a report back on the commercial entities that have been historically delinquent on paying utility bills. 21 - 253 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Woodard, to go into a closed meeting pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of discussing and considering the performance of the City Assessor. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Lucas-Burke, Moody, Woodard, Glover Nays: Barnes, Battle, Whitaker Motion Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3712(D) certifying that, to the best of the Council Members’ knowledge: 1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and 2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the Closed Meeting was convened were heard, discussed, or considered in the closed meeting just concluded by the City Council. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Lucas-Burke, Moody, Woodard, Glover Nays: *Barnes, *Battle, *Whitaker *Vice Mayor Barnes and Councilman Battle indicated that the closed session did not involve a Council appointee.