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Chair moves to hold closed session on property for potential 8.5 Street extension; meeting does not enter closed session
Summary
The Finance and Taxation Committee proposed a closed session to deliberate purchase of property for a potential 8.5 Street road extension under "19.85 e." A motion was made and seconded, but the committee did not convene the closed session; vote details are not clear in the transcript.
The chair of the Finance and Taxation Committee called the meeting to order and moved to hold a closed session to discuss the purchase of property "for the purpose of potential future 8.5 St Road extension," citing the statutory basis "Business closed 19.85 e." The roll was taken and the committee approved the Feb. 24 minutes before the announcement.
Explaining the proposed closed session, the chair said the subject fell under deliberation and negotiation "regarding the purchase of property for the repurpose or excuse me for the purpose of potential future 8.5 St Road extension," and cited the committee’s authority to consider matters "whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session."
A motion to enter the closed session was put forward and a participant said, "Okay, I'll 2nd that." The transcript records alder names called during the attempt to take the vote (including references to Alder Trueheart, Alder Coleman and Alder Grenzo) and a brief vocal response of "Aye," but the voting sequence is not recorded clearly. The chair subsequently stated, "We're not in closed session." The transcript does not record a completed roll-call vote, a clear mover or seconder attribution, or a final outcome beyond the chair’s statement that the body was not in closed session.
The committee’s stated reason for seeking a closed session was to allow confidential deliberation and negotiation related to a prospective property purchase and the investing of public funds tied to a potential roadway extension. The transcript provides no further detail about the property’s location, seller, price, funding sources, or next procedural steps. It is not specified when or whether the committee will revisit the item or formally schedule confidential deliberations.
The meeting record ends without a confirmed closed session; the committee’s next steps and any scheduled follow-up were not specified in the transcript.
