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Council approves lease of 548 Santa Fe Drive following executive session
Summary
After an executive session on property negotiations, the Weatherford City Council voted to approve a lease of the property at 548 Santa Fe Drive and authorized the city manager to execute the lease.
Following an executive session that included deliberations on real property, the Weatherford City Council reconvened and voted to approve the city's lease of property at 548 Santa Fe Drive.
Councilmember Heidi Wilder moved to approve the lease and to authorize the city manager to execute the document; Luke Williams seconded the motion and the council voted by its touchscreen system to approve the motion.
The motion on the record was: "I move to approve the city's lease of the property at 548 Santa Fe Drive, Weatherford, Texas, and authorize the city manager to execute the same," as stated during the open session after the executive session. The council did not discuss lease terms in open session following the vote; the authorization directs the city manager to complete execution consistent with the terms negotiated during executive session.
Why it matters: the city will lease the identified property subject to the terms negotiated in executive session. Executive-session deliberations on real property are permitted under state law; the council's public action authorized the manager to finalize the lease.
Next steps: the city manager is authorized to execute the lease; staff did not present the lease terms in open session during the meeting, and any further public action or contract approvals tied to the lease will be reported at a subsequent meeting or via staff report as required by city procedures.
