City Council Work Sessions

City Council Work Session August 2, 2023 Work Session of the Suffolk City Council was held in the City Council Chamber, 442 West Washington Street, on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, 4:00 p.m. PRESENT Council Members - Michael D. Duman, Mayor, presiding Lue R. Ward, Jr., Vice Mayor Leroy Bennett Shelly Butler Barlow Roger W. Fawcett Timothy J. Johnson LeOtis L. Williams Erika S. Dawley, City Clerk William E. Hutchings, Jr., City Attorney Albert S. Moor, II, City Manager ABSENT John T. Rector (excused) Mayor Duman announced that Council Member Rector was excused from meeting. He added that the order of items for today’s Work Session will be swapped. 2045 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE Utilizing a PowerPoint presentation, Principal Planner William Cannady submitted information about the above referenced item. Referring to the presentation, Council Member Butler Barlow asked for clarification of information presented about the participants in the open houses. Principal Planner Cannady advised that everyone who attended the open house meetings indicated their residence with a pin on maps. PLAN OF FINANCE Utilizing a PowerPoint presentation, David Rose, Senior Vice President and Manager of Public Finance, Davenport and Company, the City’s financial consultants, presented a summary of the background information as printed in the official agenda. 1 City Council Work Session August 2, 2023 CLOSED MEETING City Clerk Dawley presented the Closed Meeting motion for City Council’s consideration: 1. Pursuant to Virginia Code Sections 2.2-3711(A)(8) and (A)(1), the consultation with legal counsel employed by a public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the legal advice of such counsel, and the discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for appointment and the assignment, appointment, and performance of specific public officers or appointees of the City, specifically the appointments as shown on the attached list for vacancies or term expirations for the Community Policy and Management Team, Early Childhood Development Commission, Economic Development Authority of the City of Suffolk, Fine Arts Commission, Human Services Advisory Board, Library Advisory Board, Local Board of Building Code Appeals, Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, Sister Cities Commission, Suffolk Clean Community Commission, Suffolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and the Tidewater Youth Services Commission. Council Member Fawcett, on a motion seconded by Council Member Williams, moved that City Council convene in a closed meeting for the above referenced purpose, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Duman, Vice Mayor Ward, and Council Members Butler Barlow, Bennett, Fawcett, Johnson, and Williams 7 NAYS: None (Council Member Rector was excused.) 0 City Council convened in Closed Meeting at 4:43 p.m. The Closed Meeting concluded at 5:02 p.m. Teste: ____________________________________________ Erika S. Dawley, MMC, City Clerk Approved: _________________________________________ Michael D. Duman, Mayor APPROVED: NOVEMBER 15, 2023 2