The City Council of the City of Columbus, Texas met in special session on Monday, March 5, 2007  at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall located at 605 Spring Street, Columbus, Texas, with the following present:

                                         Mayor                          -                Richard Heffley

                                           Councilman                  -               Brian Berger     

                                           Councilman                   -               Curtiss Schonenberg

                                              Councilman              -               Milton Wavra

                                           City Manager                 -                 David Meisell

                                           City Secretary                -                 Patti Glaeser

And the following absent:

                                           Mayor Pro Tem             -               Chuck Rankin

                                          Councilwoman              -                Lori Sprague      

1. Call to Order.

Mayor Heffley called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.

2. Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation.

Mayor Heffley led the Pledge of Allegiance and the Invocation.

3. Executive Session:  Deliberation about Real Property  Pursuant to the Provisions of the  Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Code Annotated, in accordance with the authority contained in Chapter 551.072;  Sale of Columbus Pipeline System.

Mayor Heffley adjourned the meeting into executive session at 5:37 pm.

4.    Return to Open Session for  Discussion and action to authorize the City Manager to sign all documents  necessary to sell the Columbus Pipeline System to San Felipe, etal under the terms and agreements set forth in the negotiated purchase and sale agreement.

The meeting returned to open session at 5:50 pm.   Councilman Wavra moved to authorize the City manager to sign all the documents necessary to sell the Columbus Pipeline System to San Felipe.  Councilman Schonenberg seconded the motion passed.  The vote was as follows:

            Ayes:  Councilman Berger, Schonenberg, Wavra

          Absent:  Councilwoman Sprague, Mayor Pro Tem Rankin

The motion passed.

Mayor Heffley thanked City Attorney Ty Prause and City Manager David Meisell for all their hard work getting  this deal closed.

5. Adjournment.

            There being no further business, Mayor Heffley declared the meeting adjourned at 6:00 pm.

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Richard Heffley, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Patti Glaeser, City Secretary