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Valero Lawsuits & Austin Property Deals

Wednesday, December 10, 1986 special called
  • Confidential Legal Disputes:

    The meeting centered on executive session discussions regarding ongoing litigation, specifically mentioning cases involving Coastal Corporation and Valero Natural Gas, as well as matters related to Northwest Municipal Utility Districts.
  • Strategic Real Estate Acquisitions:

    Officials considered potential lease or purchase agreements for key properties like the Sumiken Building and the Avante Building.
  • Municipal Office Consolidation:

    Plans for consolidating leases within the city's municipal office complex were also a primary discussion point during the closed-door session.

Full Transcript

AUSTI 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 FOENDER 143 Austin City Council MINUTES For SPECIAL CALLED MEETING FOURTH FLOOR AUDITORIUM - Council Chambers, 307 West Second Street, Austin, Texas Memorandum To: - DECEMBER 10, 1986 CENTRAL LIBRARY - 4:00 Ρ.Μ. Mayor Cooksey called to order the meeting of the Council, noting the absence of Councilmember Humphrey. Mayor Cooksey announced Council would enter into Executive Session pursuant to Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statute Annotated to discuss matters of land acquisition, litigation and for personnel matters. would specifically discuss: Council 1. Pending Litigation- Section 2, Paragraph e (a) Coastal Corporation et al v. Valero, et al (b) Docket No. G.U.D. 5980 relating to Valero Natural Gas (c) Northwest MUD's 1. Land Acquisition - Section 2, Paragraph f (a) Consider lease/purchase of Sumiken Building (b) Consider lease/purchase of Avante Building (c) Municipal Office Complex Lease Consolidation No other items on the agenda were discussed. Council recessed for executive session at 4:38 p.m. and adjourned their meeting at 7:55 p.m.