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ALL RIGHT.[ 1. CALL TO ORDER]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE, UH, MEETING ORDER A LIVE WEBCAST OF THE MEETING AND REVIEW, UM, THE CITY'S WEBSITE, NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY NATIONAL CITY'S WEBSITE INFORM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON SPECIFIC AGENDA HEADING NUMBER EIGHT, IN PERSON WITH ONE SUBMITTING ONE OF THE COLORED SPEAKER STRIP.AND FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE MEETING, ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE MEETING AND PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE IF RECEIVED BY THE DEADLINE.
UM, PER ASSEMBLY BILL 24 49 WE HAVE A REQUEST TO ATTEND, UH, VIRTUALLY BY A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER.
UH, WE HAVE RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ OF A NEED TO PARTICIPATE REMOTELY FOLLOWING THE REQUIREMENTS OF AB 24 49.
WE MUST FIRST CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A QUORUM PRESENT IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER AND WE DO HAVE THREE MEMBERS, UH, WHICH MAKE A QUORUM WITHIN THE UH, CHAMBER.
UH, COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ IS PRESENT, UH, VIA ZOOM.
COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ PRE, PLEASE ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL TO FIRST CONFIRM THAT YOU CAN BE HEARD AND SEEN AND THAT YOU CAN HEAR AND SEE THE DAIS.
AND WE CAN SEE AND HEAR YOU GOOD.
UH, COULD, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, PROVIDE A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THE NEED TO APPEAR REMOTELY? YEAH, I'VE BEEN SICK ALL DAY.
COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ, ARE YOU CLAIMING YOUR ABSENCE UNDER JUST CAUSE OR EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES? CORRECT.
HUH? THAT I SUPPOSE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES? YEAH.
UM, IT WOULD BE JUST CAUSE PROBABLY IT'S PROBABLY JUST CAUSE.
UH, JUST CAUSE IS AN ILLNESS THAT PREVENTS A MEMBER FROM ATTENDING, UH, IN PERSON.
SO THAT WOULD, SO WE'LL IF, IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, WE'LL WE WILL CONFIRM THAT FOR JUST CAUSE THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
UM, THEN, UH, COUNCILMAN RODRIGUEZ, IS THERE ANYONE OVER THE AGE OF 18 YEARS A UH, YEARS OF AGE PRESENT IN THE REMOTE LOCATION WITH YOU? NO.
UM, CITY CLERK, COULD YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAS APPEARED REMOTELY WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR? COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ HAS, UH, NOT, I'VE BEEN VIRTUAL AT ALL THIS YEAR.
UM, AT THAT POINT, UM, WELL SEE WE WOULD NEED A MOTION BEFORE WE HAVE A VOTE, DO WE NOT? YES SIR.
'CAUSE SO COULD WE HAVE A MOTION VOTE TO ACCEPT MR. MAYOR? OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
AND THIS IS TO ACCEPT THE VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE DUE TO JUST CAUSE REASON.
UH, SO WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE HAVE TO DO A, WE HAVE TO DO A ROLL CALL.
UH, WE CAN NOW BEGIN THE, UH, OCTOBER 21ST SPECIAL, UH, MEETING AND UH, AND I REQUEST THAT THE CITY CLERK AND THE CHAPEL NOW PROCEED WITH THE ROLL CALL COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI HERE.
RESIDENT COUNCIL MEMBER MOLINA PRESENT.
UH, PRESENT, WE HAVE A QUORUM AND WE'LL NOTE THAT, UH, VICE MAYOR BUSH IS ABSENT.
ALRIGHT, COULD WE PLEASE STAND FOR THE, UH, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND I WILL ASK IF, UH, MEMBER MOLINA READY BEGIN PLEDGE OF 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.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT AND UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING ON ZOOM, I HAVE NOTHING.
WE HAVE NOTHING, WE HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
[5. CLOSED SESSION]
GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION AND I WILL TURN THAT OVER TO OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO, UH, DESCRIBE OUR CLOSED SESSION.WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS FOR CLOSED SESSION DISCUSSION 5.1 IS CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS, UH, REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS M-E-A-P-O-A AND THE UNREPRESENTED GROUPS.
5.2 IS CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS.
UH, THIS IS IN REGARD TO PROPERTY AT 9 2 1 9 2 5 AND 9 2 9 NATIONAL CITY BOULEVARD AND IT IS IN CONNECTION WITH, UM, GETTING INSTRUCTIONS TO NEGOTIATE A DDA WITH TOWER 9 9 9 LLC
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5.3 IS CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, UH, THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES IS ONE AND THEN 5.4 IS CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION AND THIS ARISES OUT OF CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO A DEMAND TO CURE LETTER FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET ASSOCIATION.
UM, WITH THAT WE ARE IN CLOSED SESSION KING AND SO THAT WE CAN BREAK, BRING OUR BOOKS IN AND THEN WE CAN START THE GENERAL MEETING.
UM, SO WITH THAT, WE ARE COMING OUT OF CLOSED SESSION AND UH, WE WILL RE REPORTING OUTTA CLOSED SESSION AT THE END OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.
AND WITH THAT, THE CLOSED SESSION IS ADJOURNED, LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES.
LET'S GET OUR BOOKS, GET BACK HERE AND THEN WE CAN START THE MEETING.