HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-01-2021 City Council Work session MinutesCITY COUNCIL SPECIAL EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Mayor
Amáda Márquez Simula
Councilmembers
John Murzyn, Jr.
Connie Buesgens
Nick Novitsky
Kt Jacobs
City Manager
Kelli Bourgeois
Public Safety Bldg—Training Room, 825 41st Ave NE
Monday, November 01, 2021
5:00 PM
MINUTES
The following are the minutes for the special executive session of the City Council held at 5:00 pm on
Monday, November 1, 2021 at the Public Safety Building in the Training Room, 825 41st Ave NE,
Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Márquez Simula called the meeting to order at 5:06 pm.
Present: Mayor Márquez Simula; Councilmember Buesgens; Councilmember Jacobs; Councilmember
Murzyn, Jr.; Councilmember Novitsky.
Also Present: Kelli Bourgeois, City Manager; Aaron Chirpich, Community Development Director; Alicia
Howe, Community Development Admin Assistant II; Sara Ion, City Clerk; Paul Reuvers, Attorney at
Iverson Reuvers.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
1.Discuss Litigation- In the matter of Jeffrey Bahe and Robert Williams v. City of Columbia
Heights (Court File No. 02-CV-20-3146).
Motion by Councilmember Murzyn Jr., seconded by Councilmember Buesgens., to close the
meeting per Minnesota Statute 13.05 Subdivision 3(b), attorney-client privilege in order to
discuss the matter of Jeffrey Bahe and Robert Williams v. City of Columbia Heights, Court File
No. 02-CV-20-3146 with attorney Paul Reuvers. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
The meeting closed at 5:07 pm.
The City Council, City Staff, and Attorney Reuvers had a discussion regarding the matter of Jeff
Bahe and Robert Williams v. City of Columbia Heights, Court File No. 02-CV-20-3146.
Motion by Councilmember Jacobs, seconded by Councilmember Novitsky, to reconvene the open
session. All Ayes, Motion Carried 5-0.
The meeting returned to open session at 5:27 pm.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Councilmember Buesgens, seconded by Councilmember Jacobs, to adjourn. All Ayes, Motion
Carried 5-0.
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Meeting adjourned at 5:28 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Sara Ion, City Clerk/Council Secretary