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<br /> <br />May 26, 2026 <br /> <br />At a Called Meeting of the City Council on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, there were <br />present: <br /> <br />Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Vice Mayor William E. Moody, Jr., Mark A. Hugel, *Vernon L. <br />Tillage, Jr., Kathryn W. Bryant, Dr. William S. Dodson, Jr., Yolanda E. Thomas, City <br />Manager Steven Carter, City Attorney Derek G. Challenger. <br /> <br />26 - 128 - Mayor Glover 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, May 26, 2026, 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 />26 - 129 - The following items were discussed in Public Work Session: <br /> <br />1. Parking Ordinance Changes - James Wright, City Engineer <br /> Mayor Glover asked City Manager Carter to move forward with the 2-hour free <br />˗ <br />parking and other way finding strategies as it relates to parking along High Street. <br /> <br />2. RAISE Grant Streetscape - James Wright, City Engineer <br /> There was a consensus of City Council to proceed with Option 1 with the caveat <br /> <br />to discuss the possibility of installing roundabouts as development progresses. <br /> <br />3. City Manager Agenda Review - Steven Carter, City Manager <br /> <br />4. City Council Liaison Reports <br /> Councilman Hugel - <br />˗ <br /> <br /> Portsmouth Port and Industrial Commission update. <br /> Councilwoman Bryant - <br />˗ <br /> <br /> Behavioral Healthcare Services Advisory Board update. <br /> <br />26 - 130 - 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 by the public body regarding specific matters requiring the <br />provision of legal advice by such counsel, specifically regarding the Rehabilitated Real <br />Estate program under divisions 5 and 6 of article 3 of chapter 35 of the City Code. <br /> <br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <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: <br /> <br />1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting <br />requirements under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and <br /> <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. <br /> <br />The motion was adopted by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Bryant, Dodson, Hugel, Moody, Thomas, Tillage, Glover <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />On motion, meeting adjourned. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />