An unnamed city council recessed into an executive session to consider a request for proposals related to audiovisual equipment installation and the off‑site relocation of a large display screen, city staff said at the meeting. A council member removed an objection and the body moved into the closed session for that procurement discussion.

The discussion centered on an agency request to renew or advance a procurement process. A staff member said materials explaining the renewal process were included in meeting packets. City staff also reported that funding to complete the move had not previously been approved; they said a transfer of funds would allow the agency to continue work to move the screen off site in advance of an upcoming session, though that session’s name and date were not specified in the record.

Tem Powers, identified in the transcript as a technology staff member, described audiovisual equipment and installation work in general terms and noted programming and equipment needs were part of the procurement consideration. G. C. Castle, identified as a programmer for the agency referenced in the record, said the agency had researched suitable equipment for the facility and had begun preparatory work but lacked approved funding to complete the relocation.

No formal procurement award or ordinance vote was recorded in the transcript excerpts provided; the record shows only that the council entered executive session to consider the RFP. The transcript indicates staff presented background material and a funding transfer request for further staff consideration during the closed session. Specific dollar amounts, contract terms, bid timelines and legal citations were not specified in the portions of the record provided.

The council’s final public action recorded in the excerpts was the recess into the executive session for the procurement discussion; any subsequent decisions, votes or contract approvals were not included in the provided transcript.

Details omitted from the public excerpts include the exact name of the agency making the request (transcribed variably), the precise budget amounts under consideration, and any vote tallies or motions recorded after the executive session.