The Hollywood Park City Council voted Oct. 2 to continue a cease-and-desist order stopping work in a local floodplain and to direct the mayor to take steps discussed in a closed executive session.

The council took the votes after an executive session held under Texas Government Code §551.071 for consultation with the city attorney on two items: an investigation of compliance with a city ordinance and state regulations related to development and the floodplain, and possible personnel actions. The council then returned to open session and approved a motion to continue the cease-and-desist order “to halt work in the flood plain and wait for the property owner's engineer flood study report,” and approved a second motion to direct the mayor to proceed as discussed in executive session.

The motions passed with unanimous assent. The council did not state members’ roll-call votes by name on the record during the open session; the chair announced, “Aye’s have it.” The record shows the council took the actions in open session immediately after the executive session.

The executive session citation — consultation with counsel under Texas Government Code §551.071 — means the substance of the attorney briefing and any legal advice given in closed session was not read into the public record. Council members did not provide further public detail about the attorney’s advice, the content of the personnel discussion, or any specific enforcement timeline beyond awaiting the property owner's engineer flood study report.

Background: city staff had announced the executive-session items earlier in the meeting, describing one item as consultation with the attorney “regarding status of investigation regarding compliance with city ordinance and state regulations related to development and floodplain.” The council’s open-session motion rested on continuing an active enforcement order until the owner’s engineer submits a flood-study report.

No additional formal directives or deadlines for the engineer’s submission were given on the record. The council’s direction to the mayor referenced steps discussed in executive session; the mayor’s specific instructions or next steps were not described in open session.

What this means for residents and property owners: the council’s vote preserves the existing halt to work in the affected floodplain area while the city awaits technical documentation from the property owner. The city’s legal consultation was done under the statutory executive-session allowance for attorney communications, which restricts public disclosure of the discussion’s full contents.

The meeting record shows the council adjourned after the votes.