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The Mayor also asked for out of state travel approval for himself to go to the National League of Cities in Austin, Texas. Councilmember Bryant so moved and Councilmember Henley seconded. All voted for. City Attorney Lindsey Castleberry addressed the council with an update on the Southside Annexation and Incorporation. He said the City is at a crossroads and needs to make a decision on how to proceed. Since the annexation was voted down by the public in the general election, there is no further action to take in that regards. However, the City currently has a petition filed in Circuit Court for declaratory judgment and needs to make a decision whether to continue to pursue it. The City also needs to decide whether it wishes to file a complaint in Circuit Court to prevent the Incorporation of Southside, since the City has one month from the entry of Judge Griffin's order in which to file. Mr. Castleberry said he visited with Mr. Martin Bowen, Attorney for the residents of Southside seeking incorporation, and inquired whether the Petitioners were still willing to pursue the incorporation since the annexation failed. Mr. Bowen said they would not abandon their petition. Mr. Castleberry said that he has visited with the Mayor, and they discussed that parts of the City's airport are within the proposed area to be incorporated. It was agreed the City should try to get the City's airport removed from the area proposed to be incorporated. If the airport could be removed, the City would dismiss its legal objections to the Petition for Incorporation. Councilmember Bryant moved to give the Mayor and our attorneys the authority to negotiate with Mr. Bowen in an attempt to have the City's airport removed from the proposed incorporated area in return for dismissal of the City's legal objections to the incorporation. Councilmember Henley seconded and all vote for.