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Lake County commissioners hold executive session on master development plan; no decisions announced
Summary
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners met in a closed executive session on Oct. 26 to receive legal advice and develop negotiation strategy for a master development plan affecting county property subject to U.S. Forest Service permitting; commissioners announced no decisions were made.
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners met in a special session at 10:02 a.m. Mountain Time on Oct. 26 and voted to enter an executive session to receive legal advice and develop negotiation strategy related to a proposed master development plan for county property subject to U.S. Forest Service permitting.
The closed session was convened under Colorado Revised Statutes 24-6-402(4)(b) and 24-6-402(4)(e), which allow local governments to obtain legal advice and instruct negotiators in executive session. Commissioner Matthew Bullock, Commissioner Elsa Tharpe and Commissioner Andrew Lee were present, along with County Attorney Chris Floyd and County Manager Candace Bryant.
According to the transcript of the special meeting, a motion was made and seconded to enter the executive session; the board then recessed into the closed session. Later in the meeting the commissioners moved to end the executive session and voted to reconvene the special meeting. For the record, the board stated that no decisions were made during the executive session. The chair closed the special meeting at 11:52 a.m. Mountain Time.
The commissioners did not make any formal announcements of direction, agreements or votes on the substance of the master development plan during the public portion of the meeting. The meeting record identifies the purpose of the closed session as receiving legal advice on “specific legal questions pertaining to determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations in relation to a master development plan for use and development of county property subject to U.S. Forest Service permitting, developing strategy for such negotiations and instructing negotiators,” and cites the relevant Colorado statutes by number.
No additional details about the master development plan, including property locations, proposed uses, timelines, or any negotiated terms, were provided in the public record of this meeting.
