Authority votes to convene closed meeting for legal advice on easement language

After accepting the proposed conservation easement, the authority moved to convene a closed meeting to consult with legal counsel about specific legal matters related to interpretation of easement language and permitted land uses. The motion invoked the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exception for consultation with legal counsel and the board took a recorded roll-call vote to authorize the closed session.

Following the closed meeting, the authority certified by recorded vote that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements were discussed in the closed session and that such matters were identified in the motion authorizing the closed meeting.

The roll-call responses recorded in the transcript show affirmative votes from directors present. Staff later confirmed the recording was stopped for closed-session proceedings and online guests were excused.