Austin Executive Session: Lawsuits, Land, Jobs
- City leaders went behind closed doors for an executive session to discuss confidential legal and property matters.
- Key confidential topics included strategy for pending lawsuits, specifically Karsh vs. City of Austin and Trinity-Twelve, Inc. vs. City of Austin.
- Discussions also covered potential land acquisition strategies for city projects.
- A personnel issue regarding the Municipal Court Clerk was addressed in the private session.
- No public votes, policy decisions, or substantive discussions occurred during the brief open meeting.
Full Transcript
Austin City Council CALLED COUNCIL MEETING - June 24, 1986 4th FLOOR AUDITORIUM, CENTRAL LIBRARY - 4:00 P.M Council Chambers, 307 V*»t Second Street, Austin, Texas City Council frank CCooksey Mayor John Trevino, Jr. Mayor Pro T«m Council Members Mark Rose Smoot Carl-Mitchell Sally Shipman George Humphrey Charles E. Urdy Jorge Carrasco City Manager Elden Aldridge City Cleric Memorandum To: Mayor Cooksey called to order the special called meeting of the Council, noting the absence of Councllmenber Rose. Council did not discuss the subjects scheduled for the work ••salon. Mayor Cooksey announced Council would go into executive session pursuant to Article 6252-17, Texas revised Civil Statutes Annotated, to discuss matters of land acquisition, litigation and for personnel matters. No official action of the City Council will be taken on any of these matters unless such item Is specifically listed on the agenda. Pending Litigation, Section 2, Paragraph e. (1) Karsh vs. City of Austin (2) Trinity-Twelve, Inc. vs. City of Austin Personnel Matters, Section 2, Paragraph g. (1) Municipal Court Clerk Council recessed for its executive session at 5:00 p.m. and adjourned its meeting at 5:20 p.n.