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City Council Minutes
December 16,2019
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a special meeting on Monday,
December 16, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the Hastings City Hall, 101 East 4"' Street, Hastings,
Minnesota
Members Present: Mayor Fasbender, Councilmembers Balsanek, Braucks,Folch, Leifeld,
and Vaughan
Members Absent: Councilmember Lund
Staff Present: City Administrator Dan Wietecha
Administrative Services Director Julie Flaten
City Attorney Dan Fluegel
Community Development Director John Hinzman
Others Present: Attorney George Hoff of Hoff Barry
Mayor Fasbender called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
Closed door meeting for attorney-client privilege.
Motion by Councilmember Balsanek, seconded by councilmember Folch to move to closed door
session at 6:06 p.m. for an attorney-client privileged discussion pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.05,
subdivision 3(b), regarding the case of Hastings Commons LLC et al v. City of Hastings,District
Court File No. 19HA-CV-19-5204, based on the Council's belief the need for confidentiality is
important and the purposes served by the attorney-client privilege in this situation outweigh the
purposes served by the Open Meeting Law. 7 Ayes,Nays,None
The meeting was closed at 6:07 p.m.
Mayor Fasbender called the closed-door session to order at 6:08 p.m.
Motion by Councilmember Vaughan, seconded by councilmember Balsanek to adjourn the
closed-door session at 6:53 p.m. 7 Ayes,Nays,None
Mayor Fasbender opened the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:54 p.m. made by Councilmember Leifeld and seconded
by Councilmember Braucks. 7 Ayes;Nays,None.
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Mary FV sbender,Mayor qulien, City Clerk