Lecuona Furnishes E-Mail Request for Exec Session on Parking Commissioner

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WPCNR FOR THE RECORD. Special to WPCNR. November 3, 2011:


Councilwoman Milagros Lecuona who has confirmed to WPCNR exclusively that a consensus of members of the Common Council were of the persuasion that  former Commissioner of Parking, Recreation & Parks Albert Moroni should be dismissed after learning of Moroni’s accident with a city vehicle October 24 from the Mayor, (12 days after Moroni’s accident took place), furnished a copy of her e-mailed request to the Mayor and the city Chief of Staff for an Executive Session on the Moroni matter that was to have taken place October 26.


The letter, shown below, shows Ms. Lecuona asked for an Executive Session to discuss the incident and rules on the  use of city vehicles. Ms. Lecuona explained to WPCNR in the previous article about her concern that she had not been told of the incident by the Mayor’s office had prompted her to write the e-mail to Mayor Roach, his Chief of Staff and all six other councilperons, having learned of it from White Plains citizens at a public event on Sunday, October 23 (11 days after the incident).


Ms. Lecuona told WPCNR in a statement Wednesday afternoon,


“As you are very well aware, Mr. Moroni submitted his resignation to the Mayor before the common council had to take any actions on this matter at the work session (scheduled for Wednesday evening, October 26).”


Ms. Lecuona told WPCNR in her interview with John Bailey last night that she had no idea Mr. Moroni had resigned until she read it in the media Wednesday, The Mayor’s office had not informed her of the Moroni resignation, she said.


Whether or not the Mayor’s office informed the 5 other councilpersons is not known, as details about that wild Monday on the Moroni matter have not been thoroughly explained except by Ms. Lecuona.


Councilman David Buchwald,  confirmed to WPCNR the Mayor had called him asking him his opinion on Moroni’s behavior (in the past, not related to the automobile accident), and Buchwald to WPCNR he was of the opinion Moroni should be dismissed.


Councilpersons Smayda and Boykin have not responded to WPCNR queries about the incident and John Martin and Dennis Power acknowledged being told of the incident the Monday, October 24. Power said he had no comment on anything past being told of the incident or his feelings on whether Moroni should depart, and Martin acknowledged the Mayor contacted him to explain the accident, but denied the council was of the opinion Moroni should leave.


The letter from Lecuona (with e-mail addresses deleted to protect the innocent) reads:


From: Milagros Lecuona
Date: Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Subject: item for work session
To: John Callahan , Thomas Roach
Cc: Beth Smayda , Ben Boykin , David Buchwald , Dennis J Power t>, “Martin, John”


Please add on Wednesday agenda for the council work session the following items:

1. Take home city cars policy
2. Incident with a commissioner driving a city car

let me know if item 2 needs to be discussed in executive session.

Thanks
Milagros

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Con Ed Addressing final 10,000 Electricless.

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WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. From Consolidated Edison Media Relations. (EDITED) November 3, 2011:


Con Edison as of 6 P.M. Wednesday evening, had restored almost 120,000 customers, and has over 2,000 company, contractor, and mutual aid utility workers dealing with the remaining outages, all in Westchester, affecting 10,000 customers.


A total of 4,160 are without power as of 10 A.M. this morning, including 115 in White Plains.


Crews have addressed larger outages and are moving on to smaller groups of customers and individuals. Some of these restoration efforts are more complex and time consuming due to extensive debris clearing. The goal remains to make progress as quickly as possible without compromising public or worker safety, which remains the priority.


The contractor and mutual aid crews are from upstate New York and Long Island, as well as from Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania.


As of 10:15 A.M. this morning, Con Edison reports the hardest-hit communities remain Yonkers (591), Cortlandt(319), Greenburgh(230), New Castle (826), North Castle(1,485), Mount Pleasant (763) and Yorktown (715).


The Con Ed Power Outage Scoreboard November 3, 2011:


Ardsley  30 (DOWN 66 in 24 hours)

Bedford  229 (DOWN 300)

Briarcliff Manor  105 (Down 253)

Bronxville  39 (DOWN 124)

Buchanan 1

Cortlandt 319(down1,233)

Croton 168 (Down 594)

Dobbs Ferry  3 (Down 97)

Eastchester  205 (Down 893)

Elmsford  23 (No Change in 24 Hours)

Greenburgh 230 (Down 715)

Harrison 33 (down 91)

Hastings 31 (Down 126)

Irvington 13 (Down 79)

Larchmont 2 (Down 1)

Mamaroneck  186(Down 65)

Mount Kisco 69 (Down 271)

Mount Pleasant 763 (down 697)

Mount Vernon 92 (Down 347)

New Castle 826 (Down 1,105)

New Rochelle 71 (Down 644)

North Castle 1,485

Ossining 206

Peekskill 63

The Pelhams 54 (Down 78)

Pleasantville 119 (Down 601)

Port Chester 34

Rye Brook 232

Rye City 29 (Down 42)

Scarsdale 119 (down 247)

Sleepy Hollow 40 (Down 92)

Tarrytown 123 (down 91)

Tuckahoe  32 (down 3)

White Plains 115 (down 100)

Yonkers 591 1,938 (Down 1,347)

Yorktown 715 (DOWN 684))

 

 

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Moroni Told to Resign Or He Would Be Dismissed: Lecuona

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WPCNR City Hall Circuit. By John F. Bailey. November 2, 2011:


 


Tonight,Councilperson Milagros Lecuona told WPCNR she  pressed the Mayor on Commissioner Albert Moroni’s failure to report his accident October 12 when he was cut off by a truck which did not stop, causing him to drive his city car over a curb in Valley Cottage.


 


She  confirmed to WPCNR she first learned of the Moroni incident on Sunday October 23, attending an event from persons at the event. Later in the day, she told WPCNR she encountered Mayor Tom Roach at another function  who acknowledged to her that Moroni had had an accident but it was “under investigation because there was no (police) record.”  


 


Lecuona said she called the Mayor’s Office on Monday for an explanation of the incident and was told the Mayor was in a meeting. She then wrote an e-mail, which she promised to furnish to WPCNR.


 


Her e-mail was sent to the Mayor, City Chief of Staff John Callahan, and the rest of the Common Council. It  asked the Moroni matter be added to the agenda in  an Executive Session at the scheduled October 26 Work Session one week ago.


 


Lecuona said that she then received a phone call from the Mayor who explained to her there was no record of the incident.


 


Lecuona told WPCNR she was troubled that Mr. Moroni did not call the police when the incident happened.  “I am a person who has an event involving DWI in my past. The first thing I would want to do (if I had an accident)  is  call the police to have them confirm I was not under the influence of any alcohol. If you ran into an accident, you would want to get it clear  you would call the police, especially so when you are driving a car belonging to the city.”


 


Lecuona said she could not speak for all the councilpersons, but she thought the Mayor called all the councilspersons.  She told WPCNR the Mayor “got responses (to the incident).”


 


Councilman David Buchwald  told WPCNR Tuesday afternoon that the Mayor had called him Monday afternoon, the 24th and “He asked me about what I thought about Mr. Moroni’s behavior (not about the accident).” Asked specifically if the Mayor asked Buchwald  if he Buchwald thought Moroni should be dismissed, Buchwald said no, the Mayor had not.


 


Buchwald said when asked about Mr. Maroni’s behavior that “I came to the belief that it would be better for White Plains to have someone else in that position.”


 


Councilman Dennis Power told WPCNR Tuesday afternoon November 1 (yesterday)that the Mayor had called Mr. Power that Monday afternoon October 24 and told him about the Moroni accident. Power declined to comment on whether the Mayor had asked him about Moroni’s behavior, whether Power felt Moroni should be dismissed.


 


Councilman John Martin told WPCNR the Mayor had called him Monday and told him about the accident but had not asked him about Moroni’s behavior or his opinion on whether Moroni should be relieved of his duties. Asked if the Common Council had agreed Moroni should be let go by the city, Martin said “No.”


 


Councilperson Beth Smayda and Council President Benjamin Boykin have not responded to WPCNR questions about the events of Monday October 24 which Lecouna says lead to Mr. Moroni’s resignation on Tuesday October 25.


 


WPCNR asked Ms. Lecuona this evening if the council sentiment after the Mayor’s phone calls was that Mr. Moroni should leave because of the incident, she answered, “Definitely.”


 


Her second communication with the Mayor that Monday, she said  “The Mayor told me that Mr. Moroni would be asked for his resignation, and if he did not tender his resignation, he would be dismissed.”


 


Mr. Moroni’s resignation was announced Tuesday, October 25 (the next day) by the Mayor’s office without fanfare, (after being first reported by WPCNR),saying Moroni had resigned in a statement that read:


 


“The Mayor accepted Commissioner Moroni’s resignation yesterday (October 24). The resignation will officially take effect in 30 days. He will not be in the office during the time.”


 


On Wednesday, October 26  Gannett’s Richard Liebson interviewed Moroni, and reported based on his interview with Moroni that, the Commissioner said he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that was behind his resignation, and it had nothing to do with the accident incident.


 


Mr. Moroni did not respond to efforts of WPCNR through Parking Department officials to get his side of the story, but our lines are open.


 


The extent of damage to the city vehicle and a picture of the damage  has also not been discussed or produced by the city and The Mayor’s Office has not responded to WPCNR’s questions as whether the Mayor made the phone calls to councilpersons and what he asked them or the intent of the conversations or whether he gathered a consensus opinion that Moroni should depart.


 


WPCNR requested a statement from the Mayor’s office on the reports of the Monday October 23 events, but it has not responded.


 


 


 

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More Progress on Hooking Up White Plains…135 still Powerless

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WPCNR CITY CIRCUIT. From Karen Pasquale, Senior Advisor to the Mayor. November 2, 2011 3:15 P.M. E.D.T.:


Although significant progress has been made, Con Edison advises us that 135 “accounts” out of over 23,000 in the City remain out of service.

 

Any residents in need of assistance should contact the Mayor’s office at (914) 422-1411.

 

We remain in continuing contact with Con Edison, however, due to the widespread nature of the storm damage and the severe impact up-county, restoration efforts may continue to be delayed, particularly to “single home outages.”

 

Dry ice is available through Con Edison at the following locations from 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM today or until supplies are depleted:

 

–  The Midway Shopping Center, 955 Central Park Avenue,  Yonkers/Scarsdale border

 

–   IBM/Town Park, 205 Business Park Drive, Armonk

 

–   BJ’s, 3303 Crompound Road, Yorktown Heights

 

 

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Update on White Plains Power Conditions

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WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. November 2,2011  UPDATED 9 A.M.:


The number of White Plainsians without power has been cut to 219 overnight. Westchester residents still unconnected to Con Edison is down to 14,860 as of 9 A.M. of 348,198 Con Ed customers.


Con Edison released this update as of Tuesday, 8:40 A.M.



It should be noted that more powerouts are still being reported and figures have gone up in some locations.


The Con Edison Power Restoration ScoreBoard

Number Power Outages as of 9 A.M.November 2

 

Ardsley  96

Bedford  515 (Up 75)

Briarcliff Manor 358 (Down 1,000)

Bronxville  163

Buchanan 4

Cortlandt 1,552 (down 700)

Croton 763 (Down 400)

Dobbs Ferry  106 (Down 100)

Eastchester  1,098 (Down 200)

Elmsford  23 (Down 100)

Greenburgh 945 (Down 1,679)

Harrison 124 (down 20)

Hastings 157 (Down 200)

Irvington 92 (Down 230)

Larchmont 3

Mamaroneck  251 (Down 500)

Mount Kisco 340 (Down 120)

Mount Pleasant 1,454 (down 700)

Mount Vernon 439 (Down 400)

New Castle 1,931 (Down 1,000)

New Rochelle 715 (Down 800)

North Castle 1,996 (Down 273)

The Pelhams 132 (Down 400)

Pleasantville 720 (Down 436)

Port Chester 34

Rye Brook 232(Down 157)

Rye City 71 (Down 50)

Scarsdale 366 (down 634)

Sleepy Hollow 132

Tarrytown 214 (down 74)

Tuckahoe  35 (down 16)

White Plains 219 (down 100)

Yonkers 1,938 (Down 1,260

Yorktown 1,599 (Up)

 

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THE Restoration Continues — 781 WP Residents Powerless.

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WPCNR THE POWER NEWS.From Consolidated Edison Media Relations (Edited and Annotated by WPCNR). UPDATED October 31,2011 10:45 P.M.:


 


As of 10:30 P.M, 44,662 County customers represent 12% of Con Ed’s customers remain without power. After the storm ended Saturday evening, 22% of  county customers were reported without power (77,000). It should be noted though that more customers were reporting outages through Sunday.


 


Locally in White Plains, at 10:30 P.M. 781 of 23,854 Con Ed White Plains customers are without power.


 


Karen Pasquale of the Mayor’s Office reports as of 3:30 P.M.:


 


“DPW has largely addressed those roadway blockages that did not involve downed wires. The focus at this point is on approximately a dozen locations throughout the City where DPW crews are working with ConEd crews to clear blocked or partially blocked roadways where downed wires are also involved. The City has about 60 employees actively working on storm clean-up. The Mayor has been in contact with Con Ed throughout.”


 


Around the county, at 10:45 P.M., Yonkers (5,414 are powerless and rising); Cortlandt (4,420), Greenburgh (3,396),New Castle (3,375 without power, about a third the population served), North Castle(3,082, ¾ of Con Ed customers there), Mount Vernon(2,147) and Yorktown (2,341) are the most affected. Progress has been made substantially in the Castles, Greenburgh, Cortlandt and Yorktown


 





THE CON ED POWER SCOREBOARD 10:30 P.M.


 


Ardsley 229


Bedford 573


Briarcliff Manor 1,567


Bronxville 165


Buchanan 27


Cortlandt 4,420


Croton 1,145


Dobbs Ferry 311


Eastchester 1,441


Elmsford 166


Greenburgh 3,396


Harrison 388


Hastings 489


Irvington 826


Larchmont 13


Mamaroneck 865


Mount Kisco 1,939


Mount Pleasant 2,990


Mount Vernon 2,147


New Castle 3,375


North Castle 3,082


New Rochelle 1,588


Pelham 718


Ossining 1,833


Peekskill 776


Pleasantville 1,055


Port Chester 66


Rye Brook 443


Rye City 209


Scarsdale 2,015


Sleepy Hollow 542


Tarrytown 730


Tuckahoe 230


White Plains 781


Yonkers 5,414,341


Yorktown 2


 

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County Executive Assesses Storm Damage

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WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From the Westchester County Department of Communications. October 30, 2011:


Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino today began assessing damage from the unseasonable snowstorm that hit Westchester County yesterday, as the cleanup effort got underway.


This morning the county executive has been in communication with the county’s municipalities to determine what resources are needed to assist in the storm’s cleanup. At this stage, the situation remains precarious, and Astorino advised the public to use caution as we dry out. He urged residents not to go near downed power lines or overexert themselves shoveling the heavy, wet snow.


“We’re working in systematic stages to get the county back to normal as quickly as possible,” said Astorino. “In order to restore power, trees and other debris needs to be cleared so the streets can be plowed, and then once the roads are clear, crews can begin working on the lines. The good news is that it’s a warm day and we’re not fighting the elements. I urge everyone to use caution and common sense when digging out.”


Across the county, approximately 70,000 ConEd and 29,800 NYSEG customers are currently without power. The county has been in contact with both utilities and has been assured that they are working rapidly to make restorations. As of noon Sunday, there have been no official estimates on when restorations would be completed. Astorino advised residents to report any outages or downed lines to their respective company. The top priority has been to restore electricity to two nursing homes in the Purdy’s section of North Salem. Approximately 600 residents in the Waterview and Salem Hills facilities are without power.


There are numerous issues on the roadways due to downed trees and icy conditions. Part of the Bronx River Parkway is closed in both directions from the Sprain Brook Parkway to Scarsdale Road, in addition to closures at Crane Road and the northbound lanes south of Elm Street. The Hutchinson River Parkway is partially closed on the ramp to the Cross County Parkway westbound. The Beeline buses and Paratransit systems are operating on or close to schedule, with scattered detours.


For residents without power, the following shelters have been opened:


·        Bedford at the Bedford Community Center


·        Yorktown: Copper Beach Middle School


·        Croton: Heating Comfort Station is open in the Municipal Building, 1 Van Wyck Street, Croton


For more information, residents may also call 2-1-1 for non-emergencies and can check the county’s website www.westchestergov.com for periodic updates.


 

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3 Die in Late Night Head-on Crash on Mamaroneck Avenue

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WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From the White Plains Department of Public Safety. October 30,2011:


On Saturday evening at approximately 11:18 hours, White Plains Public Safety received numerous calls about a head-on two vehicle collision in the Northbound lanes of Mamaroneck Ave.  The accident occurred approximately in front of 1211 Mamaroneck Ave.  Public Safety units arrived within seconds and observed two vehicles heavily damaged. 


 


In one vehicle, a 1991 Toyota Camry were four occupants. 


 


 The occupants had to be physically extracted from the vehicle, there were no signs of airbags and this may be due to the age of the vehicle.  The second vehicle, a 1998 Lexus, was carrying one male driver.  The airbags had deployed and the driver had been able to exit this vehicle and was found in the roadway. 


 


Police, Fire, EMS, a Con Edison Supervisor, and some off duty citizens that were from New Rochelle Fire & New Rochelle EMS were on the scene and all started rendering some type of assistance.  CPR was performed by members of Police, Fire and EMS on three of the most critically injured victims from the 1991 Toyota. 


 


 All five victims were transported from the scene by EMS ambulances directly to White Plains Medical Center.  Unfortunately, three victims, all in the 1991 Toyota Camry were declared deceased at White Plains Hospital. 


 


The fourth Toyota passenger suffered serious injuries was stabilized and subsequently transported to Westchester Medical Center, he is listed in serious but stable condition.  The Driver of the 1998 Lexus suffered trauma injuries and lacerations and was admitted to White Plains Hospital for observation.


 


The victims are as identified as follows,


 


1991 Toyota Camry Occupants:


 


Driver, Herbert Royster, Male, DOB 07/16/46 of the Bronx, Deceased.


 


Front Passenger, Aida N. Royster, Female, DOB 01/20/41 of the Bronx, Deceased


 


Rear Passenger, David Guerra, Male, DOB 02/04/60 of the Bronx, Deceased


 


Rear Passenger, Edgar Guerra, Male, DOB 02/22/50 of the Bronx, Serious but Stable, transported to Westchester Medical Center after treatment at White Plains Hospital.


 


1998 Lexus Occupant:


 


Edwardo Huezo, Male,  age, 25, resident of the Bronx, admitted to White Plains Hospital for blunt trauma and lacerations for observation.


 


This is an active police accident investigation, being conducted by our trained Accident Investigations Unit and assisted by White Plains Detectives. 


 


Preliminary and unconfirmed investigation at this time indicates that the Toyota was traveling southbound in the nortbound lane when it struck the Lexus in the vicinity of 1211 Mamaroneck Ave. 


 


Mamaroneck Ave. southbound had been shut and barricaded by the Police Department from Ridgeway to Rosedale Ave. due to storm road obstructions included downed trees, branches, and wires.


 


White Plains Public Safety Commissioner David Chong states


 


“the investigation is active and we will know more after the Medical Examiner’s report.  As a matter consistant with any tragedy the Department will be working closely with the Medical Examiners office.  Our hearts and prayers go out to all the victims of this horrific event.”


 


White Plains Mayor, Thomas M. Roach, who was in contact with the Commissioner and Responder’s on the scene said


 


 “My deepest condolences go out to the families of the victims of this terrible accident.  The members of the White Plains Police and Fire Departments, as well as other first responders, at the scene worked hard to assist the victims and get them needed medical attention. I would like to recognize and thank them for their actions.  I know I speak for everyone in our community in expressing our sympathy to the victims’ families and our gratitude to our first responders.”

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October Snow Shocker Aftermath: 2,122 WP Customers out, 77,322 IN Cty

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WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. From Con Edison. October 29, 2011 UPDATED 4:30 P.M. E.D.T. OCTOBER 30, 2011:


 The wet snow that delivered the first October snow storm in this reporter’s memory of some 50 years living in Westchester County, bent and snapped countless tree limbs and felled trees themselves creating power outages throughout Westchester County. Con Edison reported this morning (Sunday) crews were out executing damage assessments. The utility said they were restoring power in a manner that would get the most customers back on line as soon as possible.


As of 4:30 P.M. EDT, Con Edison is reporting 2,122 White Plains customers without power, and restoration is “pending.”


Department of Public Works snow plowing in White Plains wasunderway for approximately 8 hours and roads at least are passable and bare with snow having melted completely and grass and leaves now visible in some yards as a result of 45 degree temperatures today. Police earlier yesterday  evening pleaded with residents to stay off the roads, not drive and characterized the roads as dangerous.


As of midnight Con Ed customers without power in Westchester County due to the heavy weight snow down trees for the most part numbered 76,000. Now with thousands being restored but with hundreds more reporting power outages the total stands at 77,322 out of power in Westchester. Con Edison is target November 2 (Tuesday) for full restoration according to their website.


Hardest hit as of 4:30 P.M.Sunday are Yonkers, 7,253; Greenburgh, 5,551; Cortlandt, 5,555; Mount Pleasant, 4,234; New Castle, 4,045 (up a thousand customers since midnight).


Elsewhere around the county as of 4:30 P.M.:


 Ardsley has 507 powerless; Bedford, 580; Briarcliff Manor, 1,822; Bronxville,281; Buchanan, 26; Croton On Hudson, 1.774; Dobbs Ferry, 589; Eastchester, 1,421; Harrison, 804; Hastings, 1,442; Irvington, 941; Larchmont, 56; Mamaroneck, 885; Mount Kisco, 3,863; Mount Vernon, 2,151; New Rochelle, 2,124; North Castle, 3,191; Pelhams,103; Ossinning, 3,119; Peekskill, 3,558; Pleasantville, 928;Tarrytown, 760; Tuckahoe, 1,522; and Yorktown, 1,154; Port Chester, 381; Rye Brook, 401; Rye City, 442; Scarsdale, 2,364; Sleepy Hollow, 1,160; Tarrytown, 828;Tuckahoe, 761; Yorktown, 4,430.


 


 


 

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Citizen Exposes Illegal Exec Sessions.COS Reports Agenda Makes History

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WPCNR Common Council Chronicle-Examiner. Special to WPCNR October 27, 2011:


 


Decades of quietly illegal procedure were exposed last night at the White Plains Common Council Special Meeting.


 



 


Carl Albanese  of White Plains spoke up and demanded Mayor Tom Roach comply with the New York State open meetings law and reveal the subject matter of the about-to-begin executive session at last night’s common Council meeting. Photo, WPCNR News Archive, April 2009.


 


The mayor tried to stop Mr. Albanese from speaking out, according to Albanese but he continued and rattled off the city violation of New York State Open Meetings Law executive session procedure violations.


 


According to witnesses of the historic moment, Mayor Roach rose from his seat behind the Mayor’s desk, walked over to chief of staff John Callahan and whispered in Callahan’s ear.


 


Callahan  recited as quick as he could,  the pending litigation suits and attorneys for discussion in the upcoming executive session primarily lawsuits that the White Plains Professional Firefighters have ongoing against the city on grievances.


 


Mr. Albanese said, “It  (Callahan’s reciting of cases) was so fast you could not decipher the litigation cases against the city.” Albanese said he was  then directed by Chief of Staff Mr. Callahan to remove all Albanese’s  videotaping equipment from the Mayor’s conference room, before the executive session began.


 


By standing up and challenging the Mayor on procedure, Mr. Albanese exposed  the procedure the city has been using for years to keep citizens unaware of pending, ongoing and serious policy matters involving, litigation, purchase of land and personnel matters as a violation of state open meetings law.


 


It is  “custom”  procedure that no member of the press of any media  has ever challenged, but accepted as “procedure.”


 


Albanese cited NYS OM L, Section 103 which  says that a governing body may enter into Executive Session–.


 


“upon a majority vote of its total membership taken in an open meeting pursuant to a motion identifying the general area or areas of the subject or subjects to be considered.”


 


It is Albanese’s contention that the city by this statement is required to state specifics of the matters, naming names and matters they are going to discuss, and not hang out a general explanation “for purposes of discussing pending legislation,” or “for discussion of personnel matters,” or for “purpose of selling or acquisition of land.”


 


WPCNR has a call in to the Mayor’s Senior Advisor to see if the city is going to contest this interpretation in the courts.


 


WPCNR has asked Mayor Roach, and city Chief of Staff  John Callahan, if the disclosure of subject matter and principles will be followed in future calls for going into Executive sessions on land acquisition or sale matters and personnel discussions…going forward.


 

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