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Portsmouth council votes to enter closed session over zoning enforcement and litigation
Summary
Council moved into a closed session citing Virginia Code 2.2-37.11(a)(8) and (a)(7) to receive legal advice on zoning enforcement and probable litigation (City of Portsmouth v. Swenson Restaurant Group, CL251599-00); the clerk called the roll and council certified the closed session upon return.
At the close of its Dec. 9 work session, Portsmouth City Council voted to go into a closed meeting for legal consultation on zoning enforcement and to discuss actual or probable litigation related to City of Portsmouth v. Swenson Restaurant Group (case CL251599-00). Vice Mayor Moody read the motion citing Virginia Code subsection 2.2-37.11(a)(8) (legal advice regarding zoning enforcement) and 2.2-37.11(a)(7) (consultation regarding actual or probable litigation), and a councilor seconded the motion.
The clerk called the roll; each listed councilmember answered in the affirmative and the motion to go into closed session was carried. After the closed session concluded the council certified that only public business exempted by the Freedom of Information Act was discussed.
What happens next: The council took the closed-session action to receive counsel and discuss litigation strategy; any substantive updates or public actions related to the litigation will be released in future public meetings or as required by law.
