Austin: Utility Lawsuits & Key Appointments
- City leaders convened for a special, private executive session to discuss sensitive city business away from public view.
- Key topics on the agenda included upcoming appointments to various city boards and commissions.
- A significant portion of the meeting focused on pending litigation, specifically two lawsuits involving the City of Austin and Houston Lighting and Power Company.
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! City Council Frank C.Cooksey Mayor John Treviño, Jr. Mayor Pro Tem Council Members Mark Rose Smoot Carl-Mitchell Sally Shipman George Humphrey Charles E. Urdy Jorge Carrasco City Manager Elden Aldridge City Clerk YOFA POUNDED 1839 Austin City Council MINUTES For SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MUNICIPAL BUILDING - JULY 16, 1985 - 4:00 Ρ.Μ. - THIRD FLOOR Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: Mayor Cooksey called to order the special called meeting of the Council, noting the presence of all Councilmembers. The Mayor announced the purpose of the meeting is an executive session, pursuant to Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated, to discuss the following matters; and action, if any, on the matters will be taken during the public meeting after the conclusion of the Executive Session: a. Board and Commission Appointments Section 2, Paragraph g., b. Pending Litigation, including but not limited to the following items Section 2, Paragraph e. (1) Houston Lighting and Power Company, et al v. Brown and Root, et al in Matagorda County, and City of Austin vs. Houston Lighting and Power Company in Travis County Section 2, Paragraph e. - - Council entered into executive session at 6:27 p.m. and adjourned its meeting at 7:05 p.m.