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April 23, 2024 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, Wiliam E. Moody, Jr., De’Andre A. Barnes, Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., City Manager Steven Carter, City Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams. 24 - 102 - 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, April 23, 2024, 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 welcomed new City Manager Steven Carter. 24 - 103 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. Capital Improvement Program and Budget Drivers/Requests - Trey Burke, Budget Manager Councilman Hugel asked that for the next budget cycle more details be provided ˗ in the budget book especially for capital improvement projects. He also suggested changes to the budget process. Councilman Moody asked what the triggers were for pedestrian signals. ˗  James Wright, City Engineer, will provide that information. 2. Budget Driver/Requests - Trey Burke, Budget Manager Vice Mayor Lucas-Burke asked for a presentation on the funds from the casino ˗ and where the money is being allocated. Councilman Barnes asked about the NEXGEN Program. ˗  Trey Burke, Budget Manager will provide additional information. Councilman Hugel asked for and received a consensus of City Council to ask  management to create an unfunded priority list based on possible decrease in funding to schools for salary increases. The list would include the following: 1. Funds would be used to decrease the water and sewer rate from 5% to 2%. 2. Funds would be used to increase the real estate tax credit by whatever percentage based on availability of funds. There was a consensus of City Council to fund the following projects:  1. $500,000 allocation to program and begin a new K8 school. 2. $1 million allocation for new revenue collection software. Councilman Hugel asked that City Manager Carter provide an update on whether ˗ the $6 million for the CTE school included necessary equipment to teach and furnishings. 24 - 104 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, to go into a closed meeting: (A) pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711(A)(6) for the purpose of discussion or consideration of the investment of public funds where competition or bargaining is involved, where, if made public initially, the financial interest of the governmental unit would be adversely affected, specifically regarding the Hampton Roads Regional Jail; and (B) pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711(A)(1) for the purpose of discussing appointments to Boards and Commissions.