HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994 08-19 CCM Emergency Special Session MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY
OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA
EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION
AUGUST 19, 1994
CITY HALL
CALL TO ORDER
The Brooklyn Center City Council met in emergency special session continued from
August 18, 1994, and was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Barb Kalligher at 2:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Mayor Pro Tem Barb Kalligher, Councilmembers Celia Scott, Dave Rosene, and Kristen
Mann. Also present were Assistant City Manager Nancy Gohman, City Attorney Charlie
LeFevere, and Administrative Assistant /Deputy City Clerk Sharon Knutson. Mayor Todd
Paulson was absent from the meeting.
DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF PENDING LITIGATION
The City Attorney explained the City Council met in emergency executive session to discuss
the pending litigation of Hampton vs. City of Brooklyn Center. The meeting was closed to
the public under the attorney /client exception to the state Open Meeting Law, Minnesota
Statutes § 471.705. The City Council was presented with a settlement
agreement which was discussed with legal counsel.
The City Attorney explained the agreement is not effective until approved by the court and
signed by the judge. The issue before the City Council is whether to take action on the
proposed settlement agreement.
There was a motion by Councilmember Kristen Mann and seconded by Councilmember
Celia Scott to accept the settlement agreement as presented in the emergency executive
session. The motion passed unanimously.
The City Attorney said the mediator will release a press release; however, this settlement
agreement is not effective until approved by the court and signed by the judge, and it is
inappropriate to make any comment until it is finalized.
The City Attorney explained this was an emergency meeting to discuss only the pending
litigation, and therefore, no other items can be discussed by the City Council.
ADJOURNMENT
There was a motion by Councilmember Dave Rosene and seconded by Councilmember
Celia Scott to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed unanimously. The Brooklyn Center
City Council meeting adjourned at 2:37 p.m.
Deputy City Clerk Barb Kalligher, N16yor Pro Tem
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