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Council told it cannot hold a closed "shade" meeting on Fisherman's Village unless it is a party to litigation
Summary
Vice Mayor Janine Polk asked whether council members could meet privately to discuss strategy for Fisherman's Village; the city attorney said the council could not hold a shade meeting unless the city is a party to pending litigation and said staff would investigate and try to report back by Wednesday.
Vice Mayor Janine Polk asked the council whether it could hold a closed "shade" meeting to discuss strategy related to Fisherman's Village, saying she had recently met with potential buyers who attended with an attorney and was concerned about making public comments that might affect the city's legal position. "Can we have a shade meeting, in order to discuss strategy moving forward with Fisherman's Village?" Polk asked.
The City Attorney (functional title inferred from the record) replied, "Short…
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