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consequences of those publicly -made decisions and the court's public orders last <br />month. <br />Absolute confidentiality is necessary so that members of the Council are able to make <br />an informed assessment of the available legal options and to provide guidance to us, as <br />the City's legal counsel in that case, regarding some of those options. The need to have <br />confidential discussions with specially appointed counsel and to discuss strategies <br />regarding the pending litigation outweighs the purposes of the Open Meeting Law, and <br />is permitted by the attorney -client privilege and Section 13D.05, subdivision 3(b), of that <br />law. <br />So I would now welcome such a motion. <br />4. Motion to go into Closed Session <br />By Councilmember Stoesz: On the grounds just stated by the City's appointed legal <br />counsel, I hereby move to close the City Council meeting under Section 13D.05, <br />subdivision 3(b), and the attorney -client privilege, to discuss the lawsuit by Zikar <br />Holdings LLC as described more specifically by Mr. Baker in the request that he just <br />made. <br />RESULT: <br />CARRIED [5-0] <br />MOVER: <br />Stoesz <br />SECONDER: <br />Ruhland <br />AYES: <br />Rafferty, Cavegn, Lyden, Ruhland and Stoesz <br />NAYS: <br />None <br />5. Closed Meeting Discussion with Attorneys <br />Discussion with legal counsel regarding the lawsuit by Zikar Holdings LLC as described <br />more specifically by Mr. Baker. <br />Motion to return to Open Session. <br />RESULT: <br />CARRIED [5-0] <br />MOVER: <br />Stoesz <br />SECONDER: <br />Cavegn <br />AYES: <br />Rafferty, Cavegn, Lyden, Ruhland and Stoesz <br />NAYS: <br />None <br />6. Adjournment <br />Mayor Rafferty adjourned the meeting at 7:34 p.m. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />