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Informal Meeting

March 24, 2025 ·2:00 PM Final

Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall

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Agenda — 23 items

  1. 1 Call to Order
  2. 1 Councilmembers Present
  3. 2 Chamber Emergency Evacuation Announcement
  4. 2 The Honorable Cynthia Newbille, President The Honorable Katherine Jordan, Vice President The Honorable Andrew Breton (electronic participation and early departure) The Honorable Kenya Gibson (late arrival) The Honorable Nicole Jones The Honorable Stephanie Lynch (late arrival) The Honorable Ellen Robertson The Honorable Reva Trammell
  5. 3 Council Management Analyst Lisa Braxton reviewed the following agenda items as indicated: Consent Agenda: 1. Ord. 2025-014 – to be continued to Monday, April 28, 2025 2. Ord. 2025-026 – retained on Consent Agenda 3. Ord. 2025-027 – retained on Consent Agenda 4. Ord. 2025-028 – retained on Consent Agenda 5. Ord. 2025-029 – retained on Consent Agenda 6. Ord. 2025-030 – retained on Consent Agenda 7. Ord. 2025-031 – retained on Consent Agenda 8. Ord. 2025-032 – to be continued to Monday, April 28, 2025 9. Ord. 2025-033 – retained on Consent Agenda 10. Ord. 2025-034 – retained on Consent Agenda 11. Ord. 2025-035 – retained on Consent Agenda 12. Ord. 2025-036 – retained on Consent Agenda 13. Ord. 2025-037 – retained on Consent Agenda 14. Ord. 2025-038 – retained on Consent Agenda 15. Ord. 2025-039 – retained on Consent Agenda 16. Ord. 2025-040 – retained on Consent Agenda 17. Ord. 2025-041 – retained on Consent Agenda
  6. 3 Absent
  7. 4 Docket Review
  8. 4 The Honorable Sarah Abubaker
  9. 5 At 2:12 p.m., Vice President Katherine Jordan moved that the City Council go into a closed meeting pursuant to subdivision (A)(1) of section 2.2-3711 of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss, consider, and interview prospective candidates for employment as the Council Chief of Staff. The motion was seconded and approved: Ayes 6, Breton, Jones, Robertson, Trammell, Jordan, Newbille. Noes None. Gibson and Lynch had not arrived.
  10. 5 Staff Present
  11. 6 Closed Session
  12. 6 Lisa Braxton, Council Management Analyst, Principal Laura Drewry, City Attorney Candice Reid, City Clerk Tabrica Rentz, Deputy City Attorney Matthew Slaats, Interim Council Chief of Staff RJ Warren, Deputy City Clerk
  13. 7 Councilor Stephanie Lynch arrived at 3:13 p.m. and joined the closed session. Councilor Kenya Gibson arrived at 4:00 p.m. and joined the closed session. Councilor Andrew Breton departed the closed session at 4:14 p.m. and did not rejoin the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
  14. 8 Adjournment
  15. 8 Council President Cynthia Newbille called the meeting to order at 2:06 p.m. and presided.
  16. 10 Upon the President’s request, Council Management Analyst Lisa Braxton provided information on the appropriate way to evacuate the Council Chamber in an emergency.
  17. 11 President Newbille announced that, pursuant to Rule III (D)(4)(b) of Council’s Rules of Procedure, Councilor Andrew Breton requested to participate in the meeting via Microsoft Teams from Comfort Suites Hotel located at 2603 South West 13th Street in Gainesville, Florida, as he was there to support his wife’s participation in the World Athletics Indoor Track Championships.
  18. 12 Councilor Nicole Jones moved to allow Councilor Breton to participate in the meeting by electronic communication means. The motion was seconded and approved: Ayes 5, Jones Robertson, Trammell, Jordan, Newbille. Noes None. Gibson and Lynch had not yet arrived. Councilor Breton joined the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
  19. 15 18. Ord. 2025-042 – retained on Consent Agenda 19. Ord. 2025-043 – retained on Consent Agenda 20. Res. 2024-R041 – to be continued to Monday, April 28, 2025 21. Res. 2025-R012 – retained on Consent Agenda 22. Res. 2025-R013 – retained on Consent Agenda Regular Agenda: There were no Regular Agenda items. There were no comments or discussions concerning Consent Agenda items reviewed.
  20. 19 Vice President Katherine Jordan motioned to exit closed session. The motion was seconded and approved: Ayes 7, Gibson, Jones, Robertson, Lynch, Trammell, Jordan, Newbille. Noes, None. Councilors reconvened in open session at 5:08 p.m. CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING March 24, 2025 WHEREAS, the Council has convened in closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
  21. 20 WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the Council that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the Council hereby certifies that to the best of each member's knowledge (i) only public matters lawfully exempt from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certifying resolution applies; and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Council. WITNESS the following vote of Council members, as recorded by Candice D. Reid, City Clerk: CERTIFYING: DECLINING TO CERTIFY: Cynthia I. Newbille, President Katherine L. Jordan, Vice President Andrew S. Breton (early departure) Kenya J. Gibson Sarah M.A. Abubaker (absent) Stephanie A. Lynch Ellen F. Roberton Reva M. Trammell Nicole Jones
  22. 22 There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
  23. 23 ___________________________________ CITY CLERK