Austin's Secret Real Estate Talks
- A special meeting was held solely to announce the City would immediately move into a closed-door executive session.
- The private discussion focused on sensitive topics like potential real estate transactions (buying, selling, or leasing property), prospective gifts or donations, and related contract negotiations.
- No public hearings or policy decisions were made during the open portion of this meeting; any final actions would be taken in a future public session.
Full Transcript
Roll Call: =CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS Special Called Council Meeting January 15, 1981 5:00 Ρ.Μ. Council Chambers 301 West Second Street The meeting was called to order with Mayor McClellan presiding. Present: Mayor McClellan, Councilmembers Cooke, Goodman, Himmelblau, Mullen, Mayor Pro Tem Trevino Absent: None Mayor McClellan opened the meeting scheduled for 5:00 p.m., stating that this was a Special Called Meeting of the City Council for the purpose of publicly announcing that it will convene in a closed or executive session authorized by Section 2, Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and after such closed or executive session any final action, decision or vote with regard to any matter considered in the closed or executive session would be made in open session, should such action, decision or vote be necessary. Mayor McClellan announced that the Council would to into executive session at this time to consider the items authorized in Section 2, Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated. ATTEST: omor City Clerk APPROVE Corelle Mayor CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: Emergency Notice is hereby given that a/Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Austin will be held on on the 15thday of January, 1981, 1, at 5:00p.m., Thursday, in the Council Chambers at 301 West Second Street, Austin, Texas, for the following purpose: Publicly announce that during the meeting the Council will convene in a closed or executive session authorized by Section 2, Paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated. ATTEST: City Clerk Con eller Mayor City of Austin, Texas CONSENT TO MEETING We, the undersigned members of the City Council, hereby accept service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and all irregularities in such service and such notice, and consent and agree that said City Council shall meet at the time and the place therein named, and for the purpose therein stated. ATTEST: Grace Mourse City Clerk Betty Himmellan Lee Cooke on Mullen hu Trevino.