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Austin Leaders Discuss Gun Laws, Lawsuit

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Austin City Council Work Session
  • Austin leaders held a work session conducted entirely as a closed executive meeting.
  • Discussions focused on legal issues concerning state and federal gun regulations.
  • They also addressed legal matters related to a lawsuit titled "Kuna et al. vs. City of Austin."
  • No public actions, decisions, or votes were taken during the session.

Full Transcript

City Council Work Session Transcript – 3/21/2023 Title: ATXN-1 (24hr) Channel: 1 - ATXN-1 Recorded On: 3/21/2023 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 3/21/2023 Transcript Generated by SnapStream ================================== 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. [9:00:12 AM] Good morning, everybody . I will call to order the work session for the Austin city council. We're meeting at Austin city hall in the boards and commissions room, and it's nine o'clock in the morning. We have a quorum present, both in person and virtually, members. Because the only thing we have on the agenda today is an executive session. To cover two items and all announce that momentarily but because we have that, and we have a couple of members that for illness or other purposes are having to be here remotely. What I will would request we do is when I, when we recess to go into executive session, what we will do is we will do that where everyone is remote. You already [9:01:12 AM] have the link to the web backs, but it is big and has been sent or is being sent again just to make good. It'll be re it will be recent so that everyone will have it, you know, top of mind and it's your 902 or whatever it is now. But the but what I wanna do is because the executive session room is set up and there's coffee and breakfast and that sort of thing I wanna be. I wanna say that what we ought to do is reconvene at 8 20. I'm sorry, 9 20. Somebody would Mr Mr city manager that that clock that clock has not been updated . Nobody has sprung forward and I don't know who is responsible for that, but but I hope your public safety. That's right. Mills is responsible for that. Yeah yeah, that's right. Anyways , yeah, and you see how you see how literal I am. I look at it, [9:02:13 AM] and I know it's nine o'clock but anyway, so at 9 20 set your clocks at 9 20. We will convene the executive session. Is there anybody that has anything that you want to say about that or comment on that? All right, so the city council will now go into closed session and we will take up two items. Perception pursuant to section 551.71 of the Texas government code. The city council will discuss legal issues related to item E, one state and federal gun regulations and item E. Two kuna at Al versus the city of Austin and Al cause number D one G N 190086. In the 201st judicial district of Travis county, Texas . Is there any objection from any member for us going into executive or closed session on the items being discussed hearing none. The council will now go into executive session. As I as I discussed when the [9:03:15 AM] executive session is complete from members of the public. I will come back here and we will adjourn the council meeting, and I'll announce that we're out of executive session, but we are now recess to go into closed section percent to 551071 of the Texas government code. Thank you all. [10:28:15 AM] We are out of Closed Session. In Closed Session we discussed legal issues related to agenda items: E1 & E2. Without objection it is 10:28 AM. Without objection the Austin City Council is adjourned. Thank you.