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Council holds executive session on Veil Court litigation, later places matter on file
Summary
Council convened an executive session to discuss strategy in pending Veil Court litigation (Saeed S. Abuzarra trustee of Equity Realty Trust v. City of Cambridge) with city and outside counsel; after reconvening the council placed the item on file.
The council convened an executive session Sept. 16 to discuss strategy with outside counsel in litigation captioned Saeed S. Abuzarra, trustee of Equity Realty Trust v. City of Cambridge concerning the Veil Court property. The chair read the required reasons for closing the meeting, noting that discussing the matter in open session could harm the city's negotiating position.
Attendees in executive session included the city manager, deputy city manager, city solicitor, assistant city solicitor, the city's outside counsel, the city clerk, and other staff identified by the clerk. After reconvening in open session the council voted to place the city manager's communication on file.
No substantive motions or votes on the litigation were taken in open session; the clerk recorded attendance and the council confirmed the procedural action to place the item on file.
