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Warren E. Peterson <br />Jerome P. Filla <br />Daniel Witt Fram <br />Glenn A. Bergman <br />John Michael Miller <br />Michael T. Oberle <br />Steven H. Bruns* <br />Paul W. Fahning* <br />Sonja R. Ortiz <br />Ben I. Rust <br />Jonathan R. Cuskey <br />Tracy J. Halliday <br />Jared M. Goerlitz <br />Dan M. Duffek* <br />Meagan Beekman <br />City Planner <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />Re: Sale /Purchase /Lease <br />Open Meeting Law <br />Meagan: <br />P FRMCIBERGMAN <br />P R O F E S S I O N A L A S S O C I A T I O N <br />October 7, 2010 <br />'ALSO ADMITTED IN WISCONSIN <br />(651)290-6907 <br />'fills th- pa.com <br />VIA EMAIL <br />You have inquired regarding the process that needs to be followed by the city council <br />when discussing the sale, purchase or lease of real property . There are no provisions <br />in the Minnesota Open Meeting Law which allow the city councilmembers to discuss <br />lease terms at a closed meeting. However, there is a provision that would allow the <br />city council to negotiate and discuss the terms of an agreement sell or purchase real <br />property, in which event, the following procedures would apply: <br />1. Before closing the meeting, the council should describe the specific property <br />which will be discussed. <br />2. The meeting needs to be taped. <br />3. The tape recording must be kept for eight (8) years. <br />4. The tape recording must be made available to the public after the specific <br />property has been purchased or sold; or after the city council has abandoned <br />the purchase or sale. <br />5. A list of the councilmembers and other people who attended the closed <br />meeting needs to be on the record and made public after the meeting. <br />6. Prior to closing the meeting, the presiding officer, or some party who was at <br />the closed meeting, must state for the record, something substantially similar <br />to the following: <br />Suite 800 <br />55 East Fifth Street <br />St. Paul, MN 55101 -1718 <br />(651) 291-8955 <br />(6511 228 -1753 facsimile <br />www.pfb - pa.com <br />