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City Council Special Meeting - City Manager Search   6/1/2023

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  • Agenda_Special Meeting - June 1, 2023-updated
  • MINS_20230601Jun01-special-APPROVED
  • Notice of Special Meeting - June 1, 2023-updated
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:05:15
      She said it was for her, but she read it was for me.
    • 00:05:17
      And I thought that once you got elected that
    • SPEAKER_00
    • 00:05:51
      so it doesn't get too loud.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:05:53
      Yeah, and we possibly could be loud already.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:05:57
      Mm-hmm.
    • 00:05:59
      I know that.
    • SPEAKER_00
    • 00:06:06
      You know, I hate when folks
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:06:11
      Call, and they, I guess they assume that I know who they are from their phone number or something.
    • 00:06:17
      Hey, call me back.
    • 00:06:19
      I have no idea who this person is.
    • 00:06:20
      Yeah.
    • 00:06:20
      I mean, I'm happy to call them back, but, you know.
    • 00:06:25
      Yeah.
    • SPEAKER_00
    • 00:06:31
      Oh, okay.
    • 00:06:36
      It's Leah's.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:10:34
      Mr. Mayor, I'm here.
    • 00:10:38
      I don't know if you can hear me or not.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:10:40
      Oh, yes.
    • 00:10:40
      We don't want to hear you.
    • 00:10:41
      He's on vacation and I'm not.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:10:42
      Yes, and now you know who your friends are.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:10:44
      I don't have any patients.
    • 00:10:46
      None.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:10:46
      None.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:10:48
      Okay.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:10:48
      How's it going this time?
    • 00:10:49
      Good.
    • 00:10:50
      How are you?
    • 00:10:51
      I'm good.
    • 00:10:51
      I'm glad.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:10:58
      Look how he has the air conditioning on, too.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:11:00
      I know, and it's blowing.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:11:02
      Okay, folks.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:11:03
      All right, we're ready.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:11:05
      We're calling this meeting to order, the 115 meeting, a special meeting of city council.
    • 00:11:12
      Madam Clerk.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:11:13
      Okay.
    • 00:11:13
      Mr. Payne.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:11:14
      Here.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:11:16
      Mr. Pinkston has requested to participate virtually, so we'll handle that separately.
    • 00:11:21
      Ms.
    • 00:11:21
      Puryear.
    • 00:11:22
      Here.
    • 00:11:22
      Mr. Snook.
    • 00:11:23
      Here.
    • 00:11:23
      Mr. Wade.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:11:23
      Here.
    • 00:11:26
      All right.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:11:27
      Okay.
    • 00:11:28
      Having established a physical quorum, Council will consider a request from Councillor Pinkston made on May 21st to participate electronically pursuant to Council's adopted procedures in compliance with Virginia Freedom of Information statute for meeting participation through electronic communications means.
    • 00:11:45
      Mr. Pinkston, are you able to hear me?
    • 00:11:46
      I am.
    • 00:11:49
      Are participants in the meeting room able to hear Mr. Pinkston?
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:11:52
      Yes, we are.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:11:53
      We are.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:11:54
      Yes.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:11:54
      Mr. Pinkston, you noted in your request that you would be absent for a personal matter.
    • 00:11:59
      For the record, would you please specify the nature of your personal matter and your remote location?
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:12:05
      I'm on vacation in Damascus, Virginia.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:12:09
      Okay.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:12:09
      And that's remote.
    • 00:12:12
      Extremely.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:12:12
      Okay, based on compliance.
    • 00:12:14
      Very beautiful.
    • 00:12:15
      Okay.
    • 00:12:17
      Based on compliance with the policy, is there a motion?
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:12:19
      I move approval of his participating remotely.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:12:26
      Second.
    • 00:12:27
      Okay.
    • 00:12:28
      All in favor?
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:12:29
      Aye.
    • 00:12:30
      Aye.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:12:31
      Any opposed?
    • 00:12:32
      Okay.
    • 00:12:33
      Mr. Pinkston has granted permission to participate in this meeting electronically.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:12:37
      Great.
    • 00:12:38
      Thank you.
    • 00:12:39
      And we're going to break tradition here by having someone else read the closed session.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 00:12:43
      I miss you, brother.
    • 00:12:44
      I miss you.
    • 00:12:44
      I'm going to read the closed motion.
    • 00:12:47
      Pursuant to Section 2.2-3712 of Virginia Code, I hereby move that City Council close this meeting and convene in closed session as authorized by Virginia Section 2.2-37, subsection A.
    • 00:13:04
      Part 1 for discussion, consideration, and interviews of prospective candidates for employment for the position of City Manager for the City of Charlottesville.
    • 00:13:15
      Second.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:13:17
      Okay.
    • 00:13:18
      All in favor say yes.
    • 00:13:20
      Oral vote?
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 00:13:21
      Yes, all in favor.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 00:13:23
      All in favor say aye.
    • 00:13:25
      Any opposed?
    • 00:13:26
      Okay, that carries.
    • 00:13:28
      We will now go into closed session.
    • 00:13:30
      If anybody is following this online, we will come back probably around 4.30, 4.45, something like that to officially come out of closed session.
    • 00:13:40
      I can tell everybody that there will not be any vote taken.
    • 00:13:43
      There will not be any substantive comment on anything.
    • 00:13:47
      So I think if you're a news person and you're trying to see if there's anything else to be doing at 445, I recommend almost anything else other than waiting for us to come back.
    • 00:13:57
      Okay, we are now in closed session and we'll be back to come out of closed session in a few hours.
    • 00:14:03
      Thank you all.
    • 03:35:02
      We need to get Brian back on board.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 03:35:07
      Send David a message.
    • 03:35:11
      I'm here.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 03:35:13
      Okay.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 03:35:14
      Yeah.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:35:21
      I've already talked to him.
    • 03:35:24
      Uh, yes.
    • SPEAKER_00
    • 03:35:25
      So we come here first?
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:35:39
      because we've got to be here at four.
    • SPEAKER_00
    • 03:35:50
      Okay.
    • 03:35:51
      Okay.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:35:52
      Do I read this right now?
    • 03:35:58
      Well, okay.
    • 03:35:59
      Are we ready to come back to order then?
    • 03:36:04
      David, are we broadcasting?
    • 03:36:05
      We are broadcasting.
    • 03:36:07
      Thank you.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 03:36:09
      Wait a minute, hold on.
    • 03:36:10
      I was just verifying that we're broadcasting.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:36:12
      We are?
    • 03:36:12
      He said you were.
    • 03:36:13
      Okay.
    • 03:36:14
      And all four of us are present, plus Brian Pinkston is present by video.
    • 03:36:20
      And now the first item of business is to certify
    • 03:36:25
      The closed meeting is over.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 03:36:27
      Yes, I move that this city council certified that by recorded vote that to the best of each council member's knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the open meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and identified in a motion convening the closed sessions were heard, discussed, and considered in the closed session.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:36:50
      Second.
    • 03:36:51
      Okay.
    • 03:36:52
      Any discussion?
    • 03:36:54
      Let's vote using the board.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 03:36:55
      And then Mr. Payne.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:36:57
      And Brian, you can't do it that way, but if you said yes.
    • 03:37:01
      Yes.
    • 03:37:01
      Okay.
    • 03:37:01
      Thank you.
    • 03:37:05
      I've got the flag covering up on the move things.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 03:37:07
      This is an excellent everything but Brian raised his hand.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:37:11
      Okay.
    • 03:37:12
      All right.
    • Kyna Thomas
    • 03:37:13
      I think you might have used the other side.
    • 03:37:16
      Yeah.
    • 03:37:17
      I'll need to mark that one on.
    • 03:37:18
      Okay.
    • Lloyd Snook
    • 03:37:19
      That's it.
    • 03:37:20
      All right.
    • 03:37:20
      So that's approved 5-0.
    • 03:37:23
      And there being nothing further to do, we are adjourned until Monday.
    • Juandiego Wade
    • 03:37:27
      That's it.
    • 03:37:28
      Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
    • 03:37:29
      Thank you.
    • 03:37:30
      Leah, did I get your signature for Nicole?
    • 03:37:34
      Sure.