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March 14, 2023 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, William E. Moody, Jr., Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, De’Andre A. Barnes, Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., Interim City Manager Mimi C. Terry, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. 23 - 85 - 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, March 14, 2023, 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." Upon request by the Chair, Councilman Barnes left at 5:03 p.m.  23 - 86 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Commissioner of the Revenue (Property Tax) - Franklin Edmondson, Commissioner of the Revenue Councilman Moody asked for a report back on what the financial impact would be ˗ if the ratio remains the same. Councilman Whitaker asked Interim City Manager Terry to provide information ˗ comparing the personal property revenue from last fiscal year to the estimated revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. Councilman Moody asked for the median value of a car. ˗  Interim City Manager Terry will provide a report on all requests made by City Council. 2. Business Compliance - Jocelyn Terry-Adumuah, Interim Planning Director Mr. Kelton Millhouse, Zoning Administrator, will provide information on fees and ˗ fines and a copy of the City Code. 23 - 87 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Ms. Lucas-Burke, to go into a closed meeting pursuant to: (A) Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.7 for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel pertaining to actual or probable litigation, where such briefing in open meeting would adversely affect the negotiating or litigating posture of the public body, specifically regarding Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad v. City of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Circuit Court Case Number CL20004472-01; and (B) Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.8 for the purpose of consultation with legal counsel employed by the public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel, specifically regarding the Southeastern Public Service Authority. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Hugel, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Tillage, Whitaker, Glover Nays: None 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.