Austin Discusses STNP, District Lawsuits
- Austin city leaders convened a special executive session to confidentially discuss land acquisition, personnel matters, and ongoing legal cases.
- Among the litigation topics were the "STNP Cancellation Campaign," likely related to the South Texas Nuclear Project, and a significant "single member district lawsuit" concerning how council members are elected.
- No official policy decisions or actions were taken by the Council during this special meeting.
Full Transcript
Austin City Council MINUTES For SPECIAL CALLED MEETING - October 14, 1986 - 4:00 P.M. FOURTH FLOOR AUDITORIUM OF CENTRAL LIBRARY Council Chambers, 307 V\fest Second Street, Austin, Texas City Council frank C.Cooksey Mayor John Trevino, Jr. Mayor Pro Tern Council Members Mark Rose Smoot Carl-Mitchell Sally Shipman George Humphrey Charles E. Urdy Jorge Carrasco City Manager Elden Aldridge V J City Clerk Memorandum To: Mayor Cooksey calledcto order the special called meeting of the Council, noting the presence of all Councilmembers. 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: a. Pending Litigation - Section 2, Paragraph e (1) STNP Cancellation Campaign (2) Overton, et al. v. City of Austin, et al. (single member district lawsuit) Council recessed its meeting for executive session at 4:25 p.m. and adjourned its meeting at 6:00 p.m. No action was taken by Council.