[00:00:05] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE. WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED WITH THIS CLOSED SESSION [1. Roll Call] MEETING OF MAY 21ST, 2024. AT THIS TIME IS HERE. COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES, SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. COUNCIL MEMBER. MYERS HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. LEE. VICE MAYOR. HILL HERE. MAYOR. PERM [2. Closed Session] HERE. SIR, YOU HAVE A QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. NEXT IS CLOSED SESSION, I FIRST I ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADD A PERSONNEL MATTER TO THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA. SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT, COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK, SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL THEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION CARRIES. THEN ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH 37, 11, EIGHT, SEVEN AND EIGHT OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING LEGAL ADVICE AND STATUS. UPDATE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY AND LEGAL CONSULTATION REGARDING THE SUBJECT OF ACTUAL OR PROBABLE LITIGATION AND SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY SPECIFICALLY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DISCUSSION REGARDING THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF 58.1 DASH 4109 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA REGARDING THE PROCESS FOR CERTIFICATION OF A PREFERRED GAMING OPERATOR. CODE OF VIRGINIA 2.2 DASH 30 700 REGARDING FOIA RESPONSES AND OTHER MATTERS REQUIRING THE LEGAL ADVICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY AND PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH 3711 EIGHT THREE OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC PURPOSE AND THE DISPOSITION OF PUBLICLY HELD REAL PROPERTY, WHERE DISCUSSION IN THE OPEN MEETING WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY. SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY, AND PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH 3711 A 29 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS OF BIDDERS OR OFFERORS, AND DISCUSSION OF THE TERMS OR SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT, WHERE DISCUSSION IN THE OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE CITY, AND PURSUANT TO 2.2 DASH 3711 A1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION OF APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION, SALARIES, DISCIPLINE OR RESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICERS, APPOINTEES OR EMPLOYEES OF ANY PUBLIC BODY. WHERE SUCH EVALUATION WILL NECESSARILY INVOLVE DISCUSSION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL. THOSE ITEMS. VICE MAYOR HILL SO MOVED. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILMAN WESTBROOK SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MISS HILL, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNSELOR CUTHBERT? AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER MYERS. COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK. AYE. VICE MAYOR. HILL AYE. MAYOR. PERM. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE N ALL RIGHT. MR. WILLIAMS. YES, SIR. THE MAYOR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONCLUDE THE CLOSED SESSION. CALL TODAY AND CERTIFY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2.2 3712 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, THAT ONLY THOSE MATTERS FOR WHICH CLOSED SESSION WAS PROPERLY MADE WERE DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED. IF ANY MEMBER BELIEVES THERE WAS A DEPARTURE FROM THE FOREGOING, HE SHALL SO STATE FOR THE RECORD, IDENTIFYING THE SUBSTANCE OF DEPARTURE WHICH HE BELIEVES HAS OCCURRED. THIS REQUIRES A ROLL CALL VOTE. VICE MAYOR HILL SO MOVED. COUNCILWOMAN SMITHLEY. MISS HILL, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES SIR. COUNCIL MEMBER CUTHBERT. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER JONES. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. MYERS. AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. WESTBROOK AYE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SMITH. LEE. AYE. VICE MAYOR. HILL AYE. MAYOR. PERM. AYE. THE MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. NOW, BACK TO OPEN SESSION. NEXT IS ITEM THREE. ADJOURNMENT * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.