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<br />September 8, 2025
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Monday, September 8, 2025, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Jr., Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., Kathryn W. Bryant,
<br />*Dr. William S. Dodson, Jr., Yolanda E. Thomas, City Manager Steven Carter, City
<br />Attorney Lavonda Graham-Williams.
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<br />25 - 246 - Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance.
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<br /> "Please attend a called meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6 Floor
<br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:30 p.m., Monday, September 8, 2025, for the
<br />purpose of a Public Work Session.
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<br /> In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting.
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<br />By order of the Mayor."
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<br />Planning Commission Members Present:
<br />Rev. Keith Curry, Vice Chair
<br />Shonda Taylor
<br />Roy Melvin
<br />Sheila Glover
<br />Kristan Johnson
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<br />25 - 247 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session:
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<br />1. Joint Meeting with Planning Commission – Dr. Rhonda Russell, Planning Director
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<br />2. System Optimization Plan (SOP) Hampton Roads Transit – William Harrell, HRT
<br />President & CEO / Ray Armaruso, HRT
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<br />25 - 248 - Motion by Mr. Hugel, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, to go into a closed meeting
<br />pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711(A)(6) for the purpose of considering the
<br />investment of public funds where competition or bargaining is involved where, if made
<br />public initially, the financial interest of the City would be adversely affected, specifically
<br />regarding the process for retaining a new City Attorney.
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<br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Thomas, Tillage, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Hugel, and seconded by Mr. Tillage, pursuant to Virginia Code
<br />Section 2.2-3712(D) certifying that, to the best of the Council Members knowledge:
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<br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting
<br />requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and
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<br />2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion by which the
<br />Closed Meeting was convened were heard, discussed, or considered in the
<br />closed meeting just concluded by the City Council.
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<br />The motion was adopted by the following vote:
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<br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Thomas, Tillage, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br />On motion, the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
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