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Historic Preservation Commission votes to enter closed session, later votes not to disclose discussions
Summary
At a special Sept. 17 hearing the San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to go into closed session, reported no action was taken, and voted unanimously not to disclose the closed-session discussions.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission met in a special hearing Sept. 17 and voted to move into a closed session, then reconvened to report that no action had been taken and voted to keep the closed-session discussions confidential.
At the start of the special hearing the commission conducted roll call; Commission President Matsuda and Commissioners Baldauff, Barone, Cox and Vergara were recorded present, and Commissioner Foley was noted as expected to be absent. During the agenda the commission considered a motion on whether to hold the next item in closed session. “I move to go into closed session for discussion. I’ll second that,” said a commissioner, and the commission then voted; the motion was recorded as passing unanimously, 5 to 0.
After returning to open session, Commission staff reported the commission had not taken any action while in closed session. The commission then considered and approved a motion to not disclose the closed-session discussions. Commissioner Barone moved, saying, “I move to not disclose discussions in our closed session.” A second was recorded and the motion was recorded as passing unanimously, 5 to 0.
The transcript records Commissioners Cox, Barone, Baldauff and Vergara saying “Aye” during the votes; the transcript also records Commissioner Chen Strang saying “Aye” during the later nondisclosure vote. The meeting minutes and the commission’s public record should be consulted for the official roll and vote roster; the transcript itself contains minor inconsistencies in the spoken name spellings and the count of recorded vocalizations.
No subject matter for the closed session was stated on the public record in the transcript provided. The commission’s report to the public at the end of the hearing was limited to noting that no action had been taken in closed session and to the subsequent vote not to disclose the contents of the closed-session discussion.
The commission adjourned the special portion of the meeting after the nondisclosure motion passed and indicated a short break before the regular hearing.
