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August 8, 2023 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, August 8, 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 - 258 - 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, August 8, 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 - 259 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Portsmouth@Work/Workforce Development - Nayla Saleh, Workforce Development Manager Workforce Readiness Mission to Germany Presentation - Mayor Glover  2. County Street Garage Demolition - James Wright, Interim Deputy City Manager 3. Visitor Center Demolition - James Wright, Interim Deputy City Manager 4. Portsmouth Connect App - Peter Glagola, Director of Marketing and Communications 5. City Manager Report Overview - Mimi Terry, Interim City Manager 23 - 260- Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, to go into a closed meeting: (A) pursuant to Virginia Code subsections 2.2-3711 A.1 and A.29 for the purposes of discussing and considering the process for filling the position of City Manager and discussing the award of a public contract involving the expenditure of public funds to an executive search firm, where discussion in an open session would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body; and (B) pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of discussing and considering appointments to Boards and Commissions. The motion was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: Barnes, 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. The motion was adopted by the following vote: