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January 13, 2026 At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, there were present: Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L. Tillage, Jr., Kathryn W. Bryant, Dr. William S. Dodson, Jr., *Yolanda E. Thomas, City Manager Steven Carter, Interim City Attorney Derek G. Challenger. 26 - 04 - Mayor Glover called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance. th "Please attend a called meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6 Floor Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 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." 26 - 05 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: 1. SS4A Safety Action Plan - Dr. Rhonda Russell, Director of Planning / Megan Gribble, Transit and Urban Planning Vice Mayor Moody asked that Twin Pines Road be added to the list. He also asked ˗ that some of the caution turn signals be reevaluated. Councilman Tillage also asked that Twin Pines Road and Towne Point Road be ˗ added to list. He also asked for a stop light at the Independence Square apartments and for information on funding sources. Councilwoman Bryant asked for a comparison of crash data with neighboring ˗ cities. Councilwoman Thomas asked if the crash data was broken down by demographic. ˗ Councilman Hugel asked for data on the impact of red-light cameras. He also ˗ asked for a list of CIP projects that are tied to the short, mid and long-term action to be part of next year’s legislative agenda. Councilman Dodson asked that information on enforcement, prosecution and ˗ education be part of the grant application submitted. Mayor Glover asked that audit teams periodically drive through areas of concern ˗ to record and report findings.  Megan Gribble will provide feedback to inquiries. 2. Parking Enforcement Resolution - James Wright, Director of Engineering Vice Mayor Moody asked several questions: ˗  Would vehicles being towed be in Portsmouth or towed to another city?  How and who is responsible for communicating where and how a citizen can obtain their vehicle? Also, what form of payment does each company accept for towing cost? Councilman Tillage suggested using collection agencies as opposed to towing ˗ vehicles for unpaid parking tickets. He also asked that a number to where citizens can locate their vehicles be placed on signs along High Street. Councilwoman Thomas asked what the revenue cost would be if Council decided ˗ to wipe the slate clean with regards to current parking tickets. There was a majority consensus of City Council to absolve all parking tickets before  January 14, 2026, and implement the thirty-day process. 3. Strategic Pillars - Steven Carter, City Manager 4. City Manager Agenda Review - Steven Carter, City Manager On motion, meeting adjourned.