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Office of the City Clerk City Hall • 375 Merrimack Street • Lowell, MA 01852 P: 978.674.4161 • F: 978.970.4007 www.LowellMA.gov Lowell City Council Michael Q. Geary City Clerk Special Meeting Minutes Special Meeting (Vice Chair Rourke) Date: August 31, 2017 Time: 7:00 PM Location: City Council Chamber, 375 Merrimack Street, 2nd Floor, Lowell, MA 1. ROLL CALL 1.1. Purpose: Request the City Manager and the Law Department seek a declaratory judgement regarding the City Council's authority to select the site of the new Lowell High School. Roll Call showed 9 present. Mayor Kennedy presiding. In City Council, M. Kennedy noted the purpose of the meeting. Motion by C. Rourke, seconded by C. Mercier to request the City Manager and the Law Department seek a declaratory judgement regarding the City Council's authority to select the site of the new Lowell High School. C. Rourke noted filing of suit this day and that there would be preliminary hearing on matter on September 12, 2017 and further noted that there had been no formal service upon the City and noted the need to move quickly on the matter. Motion to amend language to indicate action should be taken regarding declaratory judgment if City is not served on or before September 7th. Roll Call on motion to amend 8 yeas, 1 abstain (M. Kennedy). So voted. Motion to adopt as amended by C. Rourke, seconded by C. Mercier. Adopted per Roll Call vote 8 yeas, 1 abstain (M. Kennedy). So voted. M. Kennedy noted that the Council had received a courtesy copy of complaint. C. Rourke noted that there had been no service. C. Leahy noted need for all parties to come together on issue. City of Lowell • 375 Merrimack Street • Lowell, MA 01852 • www.lowellma.gov  (Page 2 of 2) 2. ADJOURNMENT In City Council, Motion to Adjourn by C. Rourke, seconded by C. Milinazzo. So voted. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM. _____________________________ Michael Geary, City Clerk City of Lowell • 375 Merrimack Street • Lowell, MA 01852 • www.lowellma.gov