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<br />February 27 – 28, 2026
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<br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Friday, February 27, 2026, there were
<br />present:
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<br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Mark A. Hugel, Vernon L.
<br />Tillage, Jr., Kathryn W. Bryant, William S. Dodson, Jr., Yolanda E. Thomas, City
<br />Manager Steven Carter, Interim City Attorney Derek G. Challenger
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<br />26 - 57 - The Mayor 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 at the Newport News
<br />Marriott at City Center, 740 Town Center Drive, Newport News, Virginia, on Friday,
<br />February 27, 2026, at 8:45 a.m. for the purpose of a City Council Retreat.
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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 />26 - 58 - The following items were discussed:
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<br />Welcome & Opening Remarks - Mayor Shannon Glover
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<br /> Setting the Table
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<br />Get Stuff Done: The GSD Scorecard - Steven Carter, City Manager / Dr. Rhonda
<br />Russell, Planning Director
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<br /> Review of progress on adopted strategic pillars.
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<br /> Status of hiring project managers for major CIP projects.
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<br /> Update on the "4th floor" process improvement team.
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<br /> Short update and resolution dates for short-term rentals.
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<br />FY2027 Strategic Budget Deep Dive - Jeanette Fernandez, Chief Financial Officer /
<br />Kimberly Sinclair, Assistant Chief Financial Officer / James Wright, City Engineer
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<br /> Aligning the pay plan implementation with current budget constraints.
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<br /> Financial health modeling for the 5- and 10-year CIP.
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<br />26 - 59 - Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, to go into a closed meeting
<br />pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711(A)(8) for the purpose of consultation with
<br />legal counsel employed or retained by the public body regarding specific legal matters
<br />requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel, specifically regarding collective
<br />bargaining.
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<br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br /> Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Hugel, 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, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover
<br />Nays: None
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<br />Unfinished Business: Operational Priorities - Jerod Roberts, Director of Public Works /
<br />James Wright, City Engineer / Chief Stephen Jenkins, Police Chief / Steven Carter, City
<br />Manager
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<br /> Refuse ordinance updates.
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<br /> Update for traffic calming and the T2 parking app rollout, and resolution date for
<br />High St Parking.
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<br /> Transfer of parking enforcers to PPD to increase downtown "presence".
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<br /> Migration of PPA to resume as an authority.
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