The Editor's Back Fence

Here's a competent report of a discouraging city council action which I watch online last night:

Council majority pushes redistricting decisions to March

The most significant part of the meeting was the Mayor's expressed desire to discuss the November election in closed legal session. Obvious topic: Which set of council boundaries should be used for the councimember races? Should it be possible for the Council to go into closed session because the City threatens to sue itself to get a legal determination?