def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    Create an empty team in Quay. This method avoids adding users to the
    new team. add_to_team() will handle updating the member list the
    next time run() is executed, while keeping this action very simple.
    """
    label = "create_team"
    def action(params, items):
        org = params["org"]
        team = params["team"]
        # Ensure all quay org/teams are declared as dependencies in a
        # `/dependencies/quay-org-1.yml` datafile.
        if team not in self.quay_api_store[org]["teams"]:
            raise RunnerException(
                f"Quay team {team} is not defined as a "
                f"managedTeam in the {org} org."
            )
        logging.info([label, org, team])
        if not self.dry_run:
            quay_api = self.quay_api_store[org]["api"]
            quay_api.create_or_update_team(team)
        return True
    return action