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Council discusses land‑use legal costs; enters executive session on property negotiations
Summary
Councilors sought information on land‑use legal costs; Attorney Ruben Cleaveland said his firm "has billed significant time." The council later entered executive session under ORS 192.660(2)(e) to deliberate real property negotiations and gave direction to City Manager Nick Smith, with no formal decision recorded.
Councilor Tom Troutman asked the council for information about the city's costs tied to multiple land‑use issues. Recorder Christine Wolfe said tracking is underway but the exact figures were not available at the meeting; Attorney Ruben Cleaveland added that his firm "has billed significant time" on the matters.
Later in the meeting Attorney Cleaveland announced the council would enter executive session "pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e) to conduct deliberations with persons designated by the governing body to negotiate real property transactions," and reminded the media not to report the deliberations. The minutes state the council adjourned the executive session at 7:33 p.m. with no formal decision recorded and that City Manager Nick Smith was directed to contact the other party.
