Austin's Late Night Water Plant Vote
- Austin officials held an emergency meeting that ran into the early morning hours to address critical city matters.
- A key decision authorized the City Manager to secure a vital water supply for the planned Water Treatment Plant #4.
- Private discussions covered ongoing lawsuits, potential land acquisitions, and personnel issues, with specific mention of litigation related to the new water plant.
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TYOF AUST 月 2 FOUNDED FAS Austin City Council MINUTES こ For 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 EMERGENCY SPECIAL CALLED MEETING 2:00 Ρ.Μ. Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: - NOVEMBER 20, 1986 Mayor Cooksey called to order the Emergency Special Called Meeting, noting the presence of all Councilmembers. EXECUTIVE SESSION 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 RECESS - 1. Water Treatment Plant #4 Council recessed its meeting for executive session at 12:15 a.m. and resumed its meeting at 1:45 a.m. November 21, 1986. WATER TREATMENT PLANT #4 The Council, on Mayor Pro Tem Trevino's motion, Councilmember Carl-Mitchell's second, adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to file, amend or supplement pleadings before Texas Water Commission and to take other actions necessary to secure a water supply for Water Treatment Plant #4. (5-0 Vote, Councilmembers Rose and Shipman out of the room.) ADJOURNMENT 21, 1986. Council adjourned its meeting at 1:47 a.m., November