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Council moves into executive session to receive legal advice and discuss city real estate
Summary
The presiding official moved the mayor and Denver City Council into an executive session under DRMC 2-34(a) to receive legal advice and discuss acquisition, sale or use of city real estate; the motion was approved by voice vote.
An unidentified presiding official moved the weekly joint meeting of the mayor and Denver City Council into an executive session to receive legal advice and to discuss acquisition, sale or use of city real estate.
"I will now entertain a motion to move us into an executive session pursuant to DRMC 2 dash 3 4 a, sections 4, 6, and 7, for the purpose of receiving legal advice and the discussion of the acquisition, sale, or use of real estate by the city," the presiding official said during the general session.
A voice vote followed. Amanda Sandoval vocalized approval during the roll call of voices; the presiding official then declared the motion passed and the meeting adjourned the general session to an executive session. The transcript records a brief exchange and the motion text above; no formal roll-call tally or mover/second was specified in the recorded segments.
Why it matters: Executive sessions remove discussion from the public record and are used here to seek legal counsel and discuss real-estate matters affecting the city. The council cited Denver Revised Municipal Code provisions (DRMC 2‑34(a), sections 4, 6 and 7) as the legal basis for closing the session.
What’s next: The transcript ends the public portion of the meeting when the presiding official closed the session and moved into the executive session; no further public actions or votes were recorded in the provided segments.
