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Langley council meets in executive session on litigation risk and possible real-estate transactions
Summary
The City of Langley held a closed executive session on July 27 to discuss litigation risk and potential real-estate acquisition or sale under cited RCW provisions. The session ran from 5:05 p.m. to 6:34 p.m.; Mayor Kennedy Horstman and legal counsel attended.
Mayor Kennedy Horstman convened the City of Langley’s executive session at 5:05 p.m. on July 27, 2026 to discuss legal risks and prospective real-estate matters, the minutes show. The session was framed under state open-meetings law: the agenda referenced RCW 42.30.110(1)(i)iii for litigation risk and RCW 42.30.110(1)(b) and (1)(c) for acquisition and price discussions related to real estate.
“The executive session started by Mayor Horstman at 5:05 pm,” the minutes record. Attendees listed for the closed session included Mayor Kennedy Horstman; councilmembers present during the session; Meredith Penny, Director of Community Planning; and legal counsel Jessica Goldman and Oskar Rey (the transcript notes Rey attended for the executive session only). Councilmember Chris Carlson is recorded as arriving at 5:27 p.m.
The minutes record the executive session ended at 6:34 p.m. and do not disclose the substance of the closed deliberations, consistent with RCW confidentiality provisions for executive sessions. No formal motions or public votes were recorded in the minutes for this item.
