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Bee Cave council holds closed executive session on pending litigation; no public action announced
Summary
The Bee Cave City Council convened a special session April 15 and entered an executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 to consult with the city attorney about pending litigation (Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005113). Council returned with no action and adjourned unanimously at 6:41 p.m.
The Bee Cave City Council convened a special session April 15 and moved into a closed executive session under Texas Government Code §551.071 to consult with the city attorney about pending litigation: City of Bee Cave, Texas v. WSC West Development LLC, WSC West Investments LLC and Velocis Bee Cave JV LP (Cause No. D-1-GN-24-005113 in the 200th Judicial District Court of Travis County). Mayor King announced that the council returned from executive session with no action taken.
The meeting opened at 5:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. There were no citizen comments during the public comment period for agenda items 1 through 3. Agenda item 6 directed the council to close the regular meeting and convene in executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code §551.071 for attorney consultation concerning the referenced pending litigation. The record shows Council Member Kevin Hite left the meeting at about 6:05 p.m.
After the closed session, Mayor King said, “We have no action from executive session, so I'll take a motion to get out of here.” A motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the mayor announced the motion carried unanimously and the meeting adjourned at 6:41 p.m. The council did not disclose any deliberations from the executive session on the public record, consistent with the cited statute allowing consultation with counsel to be confidential.
Because Texas Government Code §551.071 authorizes closed consultation with the city attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, the council did not provide additional details about the substance of the legal matter during the open session. The court cause number and named defendants were stated on the record; no formal votes or public decisions about the litigation were recorded at the meeting.
Future public action or disclosures related to the litigation were not announced during the meeting. Any further public agenda items or votes related to the case would appear on a subsequent council agenda if and when the council takes action in open session.
