Commission staff updated the Planning and Traffic Commission on ongoing legal actions related to a proposed data center; a resident during public comment warned the project would "put a drain on our water," and staff noted multiple lawsuits are publicly filed and available on the city website.

Council voted unanimously to direct the city attorney to take appropriate legal action regarding PUC docket number 60076 and listed several pending or contemplated lawsuits in executive session.

Counsel for the Puyallup Tribe urged the court to scrutinize millions in attorney fees, saying PSE did not produce billing records and referencing precedent where redacted invoices led to fee disallowance.

County Attorney Alex told commissioners plaintiff Zoe Bergstrom filed two lawsuits against the county; the cases were referred to defense counsel, a preliminary meeting is scheduled, and Alex said the matters could take one to two years. He also said he expects to move his office in October because of an appearance-of-conflict with the county court judge.

The City of Saint Paul unanimously approved Resolution 26-1544 to appoint the Public Rights Project as special counsel to represent the city in affirmative litigation challenging a federal grants rule. The resolution was adopted under suspension of the rules.

Person County commissioners paused a Tar River Land Conservancy request for a $50,000 county contribution from stormwater funds to help acquire and protect the 166-acre Dykes Tract, citing an ongoing lawsuit involving the parcel; the board voted to table the request for up to six months pending changes in litigation status.

City staff requested and the board approved authorization for the mayor and staff to sign agreed findings to finalize a consolidated eminent domain case related to a bridge operator.

After a closed‑session discussion on pending litigation and possible property acquisition, the mayor reported that the case is assigned to Oakland County business court; the city has sought a building tour and community groups have formed to support continued Community House programming.

Court convenes into closed session to consult on several pending litigation cases.

City attorney told the council a demand letter alleging Brown Act violations was inaccurate; council voted unanimously that no data-center workshop occurred, ratified litigation filings and the hiring of outside counsel, and confirmed there is no reclaimed-water agreement.

Council votes unanimously to defend against Faustino Cayetano litigation in public meeting.