* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. UH, [00:00:01] WOULDN'T WANNA START WITH THAT. ALRIGHT, [1. CALL TO ORDER] WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET THE MEETING STARTED. I'D CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND THE LIVE WEBCAST AND MEETING CAN BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND A NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF HOW THAT THEY CAN SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON BY SUBMITTING ONE OF THESE CAM SALMON COLORED SLIPS OR EMAILING NO LATER THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING. AND ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE. WITH THAT WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE. COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA PRESENT. VICE MAYOR IMANI. RESIDENT MAYOR MORRISON. I PRESENT. WE HAVE A QUORUM. THANK YOU. COULD WE PLEASE STAND? PLEASURE, ALLEGIANCE AND, UH, MEMBER IMANI, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO EXPRESS? STAND READY. BEGIN. I PGI TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR. ALRIGHT. OKAY, WELL NOW [4. PUBLIC COMMENT] HERE ON, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE REQUEST. OKAY. UH, LEAH MUNOZ. MM-HMM. . THANK YOU MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY ON THIS ITEM 5.1 REGARDING THE CITY ATTORNEY. UM, REVIEW. UM, JUST WANT TO SPEAK TO ON BEHALF OF THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ON MY PERSPECTIVES ON ATTORNEY, UM, SCHULTZ, UM, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE AND TO BE HIS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND LEARN SO MUCH FROM HIM. HE'S AN AMAZING LEADER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TEAM AND I JUST WANT TO COME FORWARD AND VOICE THAT TO YOU ALL AND LET YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT A GREAT TEAM LEADER HE IS AND HOW HE'S MADE OUR CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE VERY, UM, APPROACHABLE AND VERY, UM, EXTREMELY COMMUTATIVE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND DIRECTORS AND TO STAFF AS WELL AS TO THE CITY STAFF IN THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. UM, HE MAKES SURE THAT OUR WEEKLY MEETINGS ARE HELD EVERY WEEK. SO WE HAVE WEEKLY CITY ATTORNEY MEETINGS, UH, EVERY WEDNESDAY. AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING URGENT THAT COMES UP ON WEDNESDAY, HE DOES PRIORITIZE US. INSTEAD OF JUST PUSHING IT TO THE NEXT WEEK, HE SAYS, NOPE, WE'RE STILL GONNA HAVE THIS MEETING, WE'RE GONNA PUSH IT TO THURSDAY. AND HE MAKES SURE THAT HE LETS US KNOW THAT WE ARE IMPORTANT AND THAT HE VALUES THE TIME WITH US. 'CAUSE I KNOW HE'S AN EXTREMELY BUSY CITY ATTORNEY, SO I JUST WANNA SAY I APPRECIATE THAT. AND ALSO HE, UH, PUT TOGETHER AN INCREDIBLE TEAM OF ATTORNEYS BECAUSE AT ONE POINT IN TIME, UH, WHEN JUDGE, JUDGE BELL LEFT, IT WAS ATTORNEY SCHULTZ THAT WAS, UH, KEEPING THE TRAIN GOING. AND AT ONE POINT IN TIME IT WAS ONLY HIM AND THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, REPRESENTING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND HE PUT TOGETHER A GREAT TEAM, WHICH IS OUR ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY, UH, RICHARD ROMERO, WHO'S ON SPRING BREAK RIGHT NOW. SO HOPE HE'S HAVING A GOOD TIME. AND OUR DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY WHO'S HERE, ASHLYN LUTZ, AND TOGETHER I THINK HE BROUGHT A VERY INCREDIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, UM, DEPARTMENTS TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TEAM THAT I'M VERY BLESSED TO WORK FOR. SO I JUST WANT TO VOICE THAT AND JUST TO THANK, UH, ATTORNEY SCHULTZ FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVA. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE ARE [5. CLOSED SESSION] GONNA BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO TAKE US INTO CLOSED SESSION. OKAY. WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR THE CLOSED SESSION. IT INVOLVES PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 4 9 5 7 0.6 AND THE POSITION TO BE REVIEWED IS CITY ATTORNEY. ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION COMING OUTTA CLOSED SESSION AND WE WILL BE REPORTING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF COUNCIL MEETING. AND SO WITH THAT, WITH THAT I'M GONNA BE ADJOURNING THE, UH, CLOSED SESSION, UH, THE SPECIAL MEETING AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK SO WE CAN GET OUR PAPERWORK TOGETHER, EVERYTHING ELSE AND COME RIGHT BACK IN HERE. ALRIGHT? SO WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.