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Council approves consent agenda and moves into closed session on real estate and litigation
Summary
The council approved the consent agenda (minutes and a purchase agreement expanding conservancy coverage to 5,000 acres), then voted to adjourn into a closed session to discuss possible real-estate transactions and imminent litigation.
At the start of the business portion, the council approved the consent agenda on a motion by Councilmember McKay with a second by Councilmember Broker; items included routine minutes and a purchase agreement amendment with the conservancy district that increased coverage from 4,000 to 5,000 acres. The motion passed with no recorded opposition.
Later the council moved to close the public meeting for a strategy session on pending or reasonably imminent litigation and to discuss sale, purchase, exchange or lease of real property including water rights. Councilmember McDougal moved the motion and Councilmember McKay seconded; the motion carried on a roll-call vote and the meeting adjourned into closed session.
Why it matters: the consent-agenda approval completes routine administrative business; the closed-session motion signals the council will address legal strategy and real-estate/water-right matters not discussed in open session.
