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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR PUBLIC, UH, COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM IN A NUMBER OF WAYS IN PERSON BY FILLING OUT ONE OF THESE OR BY EMAILING, UH, NO LATER THAN TWO HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING.ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE.
WITH THAT, IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE ROLL CALL.
COULD WE PLEASE STAND FOR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? UH, MEMBER YAMANI, COULD YOU PLEASE, PLEASE US? PLEASE STAND.
THE GATE I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[4. PUBLIC COMMENT]
OKAY, WE WILL, WE NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEM SPECIFIC TO OUR AGENDA AND WE WILL GIVE THREE MINUTES.AND I HAVE ONE PERSON AND THAT'S LAURA WILKINSON SEAT.
I CAUGHT A TROLLEY ON THE WAY OVER, SO I'M A LITTLE OUT OF BREATH RUNNING UP HERE.
UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR HEARING ME OUT TODAY.
UM, YOU HAVE A, BEFORE YOU ON THE AGENDA ITEM, SOMETHING THAT WE'RE AWARE OF.
UH, A SECOND COUNCIL MEETING IN A ROW.
KELLY MOTA REALLY WANTS TO DO BUSINESS HERE.
WE WANT A FAIR AND JUST PROCESS.
WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE ISN'T ANY PUBLIC ENTITY LIABILITY THAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE ARE TREATED SEPARATELY AND TREATED DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHER APPLICANTS.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION.
I DID WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS IN GOOD FAITH AND WE ARE AS WELL.
AND SHOULD YOU NEED MORE TIME THAN, AS WE ARE HAPPY TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE ON THE, UH, INFORMATION BEFORE YOU TO WORK WITH YOU AND FIND A WAY TO GET TO YES.
AND FIND A WAY TO GET TO YES WE CAN.
AS WOMEN OWNERS, AS WOMEN AND MINORITY OWNERS OF THIS BUSINESS, WE WILL WORK HARD.
WE WILL MAKE YOU PROUD, WE WILL MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A CITY OF TRUE OPPORTUNITY.
AND, UH, YOU'LL BE, YOU'LL BE GRATEFUL TO US AND WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL TO YOU JUST FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.
WE JUST WANNA FAIR AND JUST HEARING, WE WANT A FAIR AND JUST CONSIDERATION AND WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH.
[5. CLOSED SESSION]
THAT, WE HAVE, UH, FOUR ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION THIS EVENING.AND I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY.
UM, THE FOUR ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION AGENDA TODAY ARE TWO, UH, MATTERS INVOLVING EXISTING LITIGATION.
THE CASES ARE CALI MOTA VERSUS CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND B-C-D-L-L-C VERSUS CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.
ALSO ON THE AGENDA IS CONFERENCE WITH, UH, LIGA LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
UH, THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED ARE ME, MEA, AND NATIONAL FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION AND THE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
AND FINALLY, WE HAVE A LIABILITY CLAIM, UH, REGARDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
AND THE CLAIMANT IS CHARLES PALUMBO VERSUS CITY OF NATIONAL CITY.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE'RE IN A CLOSED SESSION AND WE'LL BE COMING BACK AND THEN WE WILL REPORT OUT LATER IN THE COUNCIL MEETING.
ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA CALL THE MEETING BACK TO ORDER AND WITH A SILENT ROLL CALL WITH ALL MEMBERS PRESENT ON THE DAAS.
UH, WE ARE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND THAT WILL BE REPORTED OUT AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING WITHOUT, WITH THAT, UH, WE ARE ADJOURNED TO OUR REGULAR MEETING.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A FEW MINUTES.