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~9() TUESDAY DECEMBER 18, 1984 Comprehensive Plan of the recently-presented capital expenditures program for the City School System. Referring to published notices of public hearings conducted by City agencies and, particularly, to a recent notice of public hearing to be conducted by the Planning Commission on December 20, 1984, on changes in the City's Zoning Ordinance the Planning Commission will probably recommend to City Council for adoption or enact- ment, Mayor Cole posed the question as to whether such notices--although in com- pliance with statutory regulations--constitute sufficient and adequate notice to the public and/or whether Council should direct that such notices be published in display-type form and/or whether "parallel" publication of such notices (at City cost) should be provided through locai radio stations. In raising these questions, Mayor Cole observed that, for one reason or. another and on many occasions, citizens do not appear before the Planning Commission or before other agencies on matters of importance to the citizens, and their concerns become first known only when City Council conducts its required public hearings on these same matters. Procedures required of the Planning Commission in publicizing public hearings as well as notifying adjacent property owners were then described; furthermore, City Attorney Worthy questioned the legality of expending public funds for advertising public hearings over and above that statutorily required. In accordance with the requirements of Section 2.1-344(a)(6) of the CODE OF VIRGINIA (1950, and as amended) and pursuant to motion, duly seconded and unanimously carried (by a recorded vote), Council convened into an Executive Session for the purpose of discussing certain legal matters within Council's jurisdiction. At the conclusion of this Executive Session, Council reconvened into open session but took no action on these legal matters.