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78 <br /> <br />Advisory Board be asked for their recommendation. Mr. <br />Hendrix also recommended that Council hold a work session to <br />discuss whether the duties of the drug coordinator should be <br />absorbed into other City positions or whether the position <br />should be refilled. <br /> <br /> Mro Toscano recommended that public comment be <br />solicited on the matter-as well as advice from the Advisory <br />Board. <br /> <br /> Rev. Edwards stated that he was still interested in <br />inviting the former Drug Task Force to become involved and to <br />attend the Council work session. <br /> <br /> It was agreed that a Council work session would be held <br />on the matter on November 20th. <br /> <br /> Rev. Edwards questioned whether Council remained <br />interested in sponsoring the student exchange program with <br />Prato and Poggio a Caiano, Italy next summer. <br /> <br /> Ms. Jeanne Cox, Clerk of Council, explained that efforts <br />would be made'to solicit private donations for the program, <br />but a commitment needed to be made soon to the local <br />governments in Italy about continuing the program. <br /> <br /> It was the sense of Council to support the Italian <br />Student Exchange Program and to appropriate up to $6,500 at a <br />later date if necessary. <br /> <br /> Ms. Waters stated that she would like to see the <br />exchange program eventually become part of the school's <br />budget. <br /> <br /> Rev. Edwards announced that a celebration would be held <br />in the Fifeville neighborhood on ThurSday, November 7th to <br />kickoff the commencement of the Community Development Block <br />Grant program improvements. <br /> <br /> Ms. Slaughter recommended that proposed legislative <br />package ideas be publicized and that Council hold a general <br />discussion on the ideas rather than just adopting the <br />package. <br /> <br /> Mr. Hendrix stated that the legislative package would be <br />presented to Council on November 19th and General Assembly <br />members would be invited to the December 3rd meeting at which <br />time the package would be adopted. <br /> <br /> On motion by Ms. Slaughter, seconded by Mr. Vandever, <br />Council unanimously voted to meet in executive session for <br />the purpose of appointing members to various City boards or <br />agencies and to discuss another personnel matter and for the <br />purpose of considering the acquisition or use of real <br />property for public purpose, or the disposition of publicly <br />held property, more specifically described as the Water <br />Street Parking Garage, as authorized by Section 2.1-344(A)(1) <br />and (3) of the Virginia Code. <br /> <br /> Council reconvened in open session and, on motion by Mr. <br />Vandever, seconded by Ms. Slaughter, unanimously certified <br />that, to the best of each member's knowledge, (i) only public <br />business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting <br />requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the executive <br />meeting to which this certification resolution applies, and <br />(ii) only such public business matters as were identified in <br />the motion convening the executive meeting were heard, <br />discussed or considered by the Council. <br /> <br />e meant was ~j <br />President <br /> <br />ourned, <br /> <br /> <br />