Liberty Hill council approves agreement with Project Starbright after closed-session review

The Liberty Hill City Council voted 5-0 to approve an agreement with Project Starbright after discussing the matter in executive session. Councilmember Diane Williams moved to approve the agreement "subject to finalization by the attorneys and approval by the City Manager," and the motion was seconded and adopted without recorded dissents.

The item had been discussed in closed session with representatives from the Liberty Hill Economic Development Board under Texas Government Code §551.087, according to the agenda the council read aloud before adjourning to executive session. After reconvening at 6:25 p.m., the council moved Item 8a out of executive session and approved the agreement on the floor.

Councilmembers did not place detailed terms on the public record during open session. The motion that passed makes the agreement effective only after attorneys finalize the language and the City Manager signs off on it, the council said. No individual roll-call votes were recorded in the transcript; the mayor announced the result as 5-0.

The council also listed related legal items that had been discussed in executive session, including pending cases involving 4400 County Road 277 Investments, LLC and a development described as "The Mansions," but provided no substantive public details about those matters during open session. The council concluded the agenda item by directing staff to complete final legal review and administrative approval before executing the agreement.