City Council Special Called Meeting Transcript – 05/01/2020 Title: City of Austin Channel: 6 - COAUS Recorded On: 5/1/2020 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 5/1/2020 ================================== Please note that the following transcript is for reference purposes and does not constitute the official record of actions taken during the meeting. For the official record of actions of the meeting, please refer to the Approved Minutes. [3:01:00 PM] >>Mayor Adler: It is May 1st it is 3:01 we are here for a special called meeting with a called executive session associated with that meeting. Let’s call roll here, is Council Member Harper-Madison here? >>Harper-Madison: Yes, present. >>Mayor Adler: Mayor Pro Tem? >>Garza: I’m here, and Leslie we can hear you eating because you’re not on mute, just fyi. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Renteria? >>Renteria: Present. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Casar? >>Casar: Here. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Kitchen? >>Kitchen: Here. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Flannigan? >>Flannigan: Here. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Pool? >>Pool: Here. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Tovo? Oh, Council Member Ellis? >>Ellis: I’m here. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Tovo? >>Tovo: Present. >>Mayor Adler: Council Member Alter? >>Alter: Here. >>Mayor Adler: Ok, we’re all here. Mayor Pro Tem did you want to ask a question as a part of this meeting? >>Garza: No, never mind. >>Mayor Adler: Ok, we’re going to go into closed session, executive session, to take up two items pursuant to 551 of the Government Code. We’re going to discuss personnel matters related to item one which is the employment duties and evaluation of the City Manager. Pursuant to 551.071 of the Government Code we are going to discuss legal matters related to the City’s response to COVID-19. That’s item two. Without objection then we’ll go into executive session. That’s going to require each of us to exit this meeting and go into executive session. At the end of executive session I may be the only one to come back to end this meeting. It is 3:04, see you all in executive session. [5:24:00 PM] >>Mayor Adler: We are out of closed session. In closed session we discussed personnel matters related to item one and legal matters related to item two. It is 5:24 and with that our special called meeting is adjourned. Thank you.