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<br />June 26, 2018 <br /> <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 there were <br />present: <br /> <br />Mayor John L. Rowe, Jr., Vice Mayor Elizabeth M. Psimas, *William E. Moody, Jr., *Ray <br />A. Smith, Sr., *Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Nathan J. Clark, Lisa L. Lucas-Burke, City <br />Manager Dr. L. Pettis Patton, Deputy City Attorney Jeffrey S. Miller. <br /> <br />18 - 231 - The Mayor called the meeting to order and welcomed all in attendance: <br /> <br />th <br /> "Please attend a Called Meeting of the City Council to be held in the 6 Floor <br />Conference Room, 801 Crawford Street, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2018 for the <br />purpose of a Public Work Session. <br /> <br /> In addition, you may consider a motion to go into a Closed Meeting. <br /> <br />By order of the Mayor." <br /> <br />18 - 232 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: <br /> <br />1. Port of Virginia - Dustin Rinehart, Director of State and Local Government Relations, <br />Port of Virginia <br /> <br />2. 2018 General Assembly Legislative Update - Sherri Neil, Intergovernmental Affairs <br /> Manager / Jeffrey Miller, Deputy City Attorney <br /> <br />-Mayor Rowe asked who would be a part of the Work Group created by legislators <br />to identify better long term solutions for allocating funding and investing in transit <br />capital needs. <br /> <br /> Sherri Neil, Intergovernmental Affairs Manager, informed City Council she <br />would provide that information when it becomes available. <br /> <br />3. FY 2018 Quarterly Financial Report - Cheryl Spivey, Chief Financial Officer <br /> <br />4. City Manager’s Report Review/Report Backs - Dr. Patton, City Manager <br /> <br /> There was a consensus of City Council to have Dr. Patton, City Manager, come <br /> <br />back with a plan to revisit organizations like the former PortsEvents. <br /> <br /> <br />5.City Council Liaison Reports <br /> <br />-Councilman Moody - <br /> <br /> Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission (PPIC) update. <br /> <br />-Councilwoman Lucas-Burke - <br /> <br /> Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) update. <br /> <br /> Regional Broadband update - Danial Jones, Information Technology Director <br /> <br />-Vice Mayor Psimas - <br /> <br /> Economic Development Authority update. <br /> <br /> Regional Air Service Forum update. <br /> <br />-Councilman Clark - <br /> <br /> Hampton Roads Regional Jail (HRRJ) Authority update. <br /> <br />18 - 233 - Motion by Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Ms. Psimas, to go into a Closed <br />Meeting pursuant to Virginia Code subsection 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of discussing <br />and considering prospective candidates for and appointees to boards and commissions. <br /> <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Clark, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Psimas, Smith, Whitaker, Rowe <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Motion Ms. Lucas-Burke, and seconded by Mr. Moody, pursuant to Virginia Code <br />Section 2.2-3712(D) certifying that, to the best of the Council Members’ knowledge: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />