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May 23, 2023 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, William E. Moody, Jr., Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., Interim City Manager Mimi C. Terry, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. 23 - 173 - 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, May 23, 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." 23 - 174 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Behavioral Health Services - Dr. Nathan Woodard, Director, Behavioral Health Services 2. Zoning Updates - Julie Chop, Principal Planner, Planning Department  There was a majority consensus of City Council to increase the downtown D1 T4, T5 and T6 maximum density.  There was a majority consensus of City Council to reduce D1 sub-districts minimum open space set-aside requirements.  There was a consensus of City Council to add a 2-acre minimum lot size for shipping containers/chassis storage yards.  There was a majority consensus of City Council to increase the NMU, GMU and Innovation Overlay maximum density.  There was a consensus of City Council to extend special exception, use permit, and COA if granted by the General Assembly. 3. City Manager Report Overview - Mimi Terry, Interim City Manager 23 - 175 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, go into a closed meeting: (A) pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of discussing and considering prospective candidates for employment and the performance of appointees, specifically regarding the position of city manager; and (B) pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of discussing and considering prospective candidates for appointment to boards and commissions. The motion to go into closed meeting 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.