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Columbia City Council enters executive session on Rivers Music Festival, Bull Street development and parks fees
Summary
The City of Columbia voted to enter an executive session to discuss proposed contractual arrangements for the Rivers Music Festival, the Bull Street development agreement and to receive legal advice on a proposed amendment to parks user fees.
The Columbia City Council voted to enter an executive session to discuss negotiations over proposed contractual arrangements for the Rivers Music Festival and the Bull Street development agreement, and to receive legal advice related to a proposed amendment to parks and recreation user fees.
The motion, as stated on the record, sought an executive session “discussion of negotiations and ... proposed contractual arrangements for [Rivers Music Festival], Bull Street development agreement, and receipt of legal advice relating to matters covered by attorney-client privilege pursuant to SC code 34 78 2, ordinance number 20 25-55, amending the 1998 code of ordinances of the City of Columbia, South Carolina, chapter 15, parks and recreation, section 15-5, user fees.” The motion was moved and seconded; the mover and seconder were not identified in the public portion of the transcript.
A roll-call vote on the motion was recorded on the public record. Council members Bailey, Brown, Dr. Bussell, Glenn and Mary Gunn were recorded as voting aye. The motion passed and the council proceeded into executive session. The transcript does not record any public discussion of the substance of the negotiations or legal advice; those matters were scheduled for discussion behind closed doors and are protected by attorney-client privilege as noted in the motion.
The ordinance cited in the motion was identified as “ordinance number 20 25-55” and as an amendment to the 1998 Code of Ordinances, Chapter 15 (Parks and Recreation), Section 15-5 (User Fees). The council also referenced a statutory citation in the motion as “SC code 34 78 2” in support of taking privileged legal advice in executive session.
Because the transcript records only the decision to enter executive session and the roll-call vote, the public record does not show any further details of the negotiations, proposed contract terms, or legal advice. Any formal actions or votes resulting from the executive session, or summaries released afterward, would appear in future public minutes or reports if the council chooses to disclose them.
