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Minutes from the Petersburg City Council meeting held on: February 22, 2016 -1– ______________________________________________________________________________ The Special Meeting of the Petersburg City Council was held on Thursday, February 22, 2016, at City Hall in Council Chambers. Mayor Myers called the special meeting to order at 10:00a.m. 1. ROLL CALL: Present: Council Member David R. Coleman Council Member John A. Hart, Sr. Council Member Darrin Hill Council Member Brian A. Moore Council Member Treska Wilson-Smith Vice Mayor Samuel Parham Mayor W. Howard Myers Absent: None Present from City Administration: City Manager William E. Johnson, III City Attorney Brian K. Telfair Clerk of Council Nykesha Jackson, CMC 2. CLOSED SESSION: a. Consideration and/or discussion of performance of council appointee(s). City Attorney Brian Telfair, stated that it was City Council’s desire to enter into a closed session under Section 2.2-3711.A (1) of the Code of Virginia under Subsection 1 to discuss or consider personnel matters involving certain council appointees; and under Subsection 4 the protection of the privacy of individuals in personal matters not related to public business, and under Subsection 7 to discuss of probable litigation where disclosure in open session would adversely affect the negotiating strategy of the City. Council Member Coleman moved that the City Council go into closed session for the purposes noted by the City Attorney. The motion was seconded by Council Member Hill. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Hill, Wilson-Smith, Parham and Myers; Absent: Hart, Moore City Council entered closed session at 10:03 a.m. CERTIFICATION: Council Member Hill made a motion to return City Council from closed session and stay in recess. The motion was seconded by Council Member Moore. There was no discussion on the motion, which was approved on roll call vote. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Hart, Hill, Moore, Wilson-Smith, Parham and Myers 16-R-7 A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING, AS REQUIRED BY THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, SECTION 2.2- 3712, THAT TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER’S KNOWLEDGE, ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS OF VIRGINIA LAW WERE DISCUSSED IN THE CLOSED SESSION, AND ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION CONVENING THE CLOSED SESSION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED.  Minutes from the Petersburg City Council meeting held on: February 22, 2016 -2– ______________________________________________________________________________ There was discussion among City Council Members and staff. Council Member Moore made a motion to accept the presentation of the WODA Group and sell the properties and have them to come back and present a project after they have talked to the adjacent landlords. He stated that this is for the water bill and the personal property taxes. The motion was seconded by Council Member Coleman. The motion was approved on roll call. On roll call vote, voting yes: Coleman, Hart, Moore, Wilson-Smith and Myers; Voting No: Hill, Parham 16-ORD-8 AN ORDINANCE TO PERMIT THE DISPOSITION OF 16 PARCELS OF PROPERTY ADDRESSED AS 106,119,121,123,127,140,147,151,153,155 AND 116-122 HALIFAX STREET; 110,112,114 AND 116 SOUTH AVENUE AND 137 SOUTH MARKET STREET KNOWN AS THE HALIFAX TRIANGLE . 4. RECESS: City Council recessed at 12:35 p.m. _________________________ Clerk of City Council APPROVED: _________________________ Mayor