25-0435
Executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code § 551.071 and Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.05 to consult with attorneys concerning legal issues related to regulations, legal rights, and contracts related to groundwater from the Evangeline Aquifer and other sources, including the purchase of property rights for extraction of groundwater from said aquifer, desalination, legal restrictions on and permits required for the provision of water, regulations and contracts groundwater conservation districts (including, but not limited to the San Patricio Groundwater Conservation District), TCEQ and EPA regulations related to water, state and federal regulations related to construction of water-related infrastructure, state restrictions on rates and charges for utilities, statutory restrictions on the issuance of debt and governmental contracting, and potential authorization of contracts for attorneys and consultants to assist in matters related to water. and Texas Government Code § 551.072 to discuss and deliberate the purchase or value of the aforementioned property rights because deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person, including, but not limited to, potential consideration of authorization to enter agreement(s) for the purchase of the property or property(ies) at and/or adjacent to the aforementioned locations
- Committee
- City Council
- Introduced
- March 20, 2025
- On agenda
- April 8, 2025
- Passed
- April 8, 2025