* 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. JUST POPPED UP TO [00:00:01] ONE 30. YEP. MM-HMM . ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET [1.CALL TO ORDER] STARTED. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER LIVE. WEBCAST OF THE MEETING MAY BE VIEWED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. NOTICE AGENDA AND INFORMATION ON THE CITY OF NASHVILLE CITY'S WEBSITE INFORMS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT THEY MAY SUBMIT A GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR A PUBLIC COMMENT ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ON A NUMBER OF WAYS, EITHER IN PERSON SUBMITTING ONE OF THE SALMON COLORED REQUESTS TO ENTER THE, UH, COMMENT QUEUE, OR BY EMAILING NO LATER THAN 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. WITH THAT, CAN WE HAVE ROLL CALL PLEASE? COUNCIL MEMBER YAMANI HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RODRIGUEZ. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER BUSH HERE. VICE MAYOR MOLINA. PRESENT. MAYOR MORRISON. UH, PRESENT WE HAVE A RECORD. PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEASURE OF ALLEGIANCE. I'LL ASK, UH, MEMBER, MEMBER BUSH, IF YOU RIGHT. WHENEVER YOUR READY BEGIN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH A AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT, AT THIS [4.PUBLIC COMMENT] DEAL, WE'LL NOW HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA. UM, AND DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS TO SPEAK? YES, WE DO. NONE ON ZOOM. HUH? JUST IN NONE ON ZOOM. JUST IN PERSON. OKAY. BUT WE DO HAVE IT IN HOUSE. OKAY. YES. UH, OUR ITEM FOR TONIGHT IS IN, UH, INITIATION OF LITIGATION. AND SO WITH THAT, UH, WE CALL THE SPEAKERS ON THAT. YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE. OKAY. ONE MINUTE. LOUISA MCCARTHY, CITY ATTORNEY, ONE MINUTE. FOUR PEOPLE HERE ABIDE BY YOUR OWN POLICY. YOU'RE SCARED YOUR POWER. WE ARE DEALING WITH WHAT I BELIEVE IS A SERIOUS FAILURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THIS CITY GOVERNMENT. THE PUBLIC HAS WATCHED CONFLICT AFTER CONFLICT UNFOLD, AND CONFIDENCE IN CITY HALL CONTINUES TO ERODE. THE MAYOR AND HIS ASSISTANT HAVE RETAINED THE SAME PRIVATE ATTORNEY AND THE MAYOR'S ASSISTANT IS NOW CLAIMING TO SUE THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY. EXCUSE ME. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO YOUR TONIGHT'S AGENDA? LOUIS MOLINA CURRENTLY RUNNING FOR REELECTION IS HELPING THE SAME ATTORNEY VIA TEXT. OH, I'M SORRY. YOU'RE OUT OF LINE. AND PHONE CALLS. THIS UNSUPPORTED CLAIM THAT IS OUT THERE IS UNSUSTAINABLE. COMPLETELY FALSE. AND AN ATTEMPT, A COWARD ATTEMPT TO SAY THINGS. YOU ARE OUT AT ORDER. AND GIVE ME MY TIME. WHAT MAKES YOU BELIEVE THAT? WHEN JOSIE ADMITS THAT SHE SLAPPED A CITY EMPLOYEE AND REFERRED TO HER AS HAVING A JLO FIGURE, IF JOSIE WERE A MAN, SHE WOULD BE TERMINATED. WHAT MAKES YOU BELIEVE SHE'S NOT INTERESTED IN THE SAME SEX? THANK YOU. ALLOW ME TO IDENTIFY THE MATTER WITH SPECIF, NOT AS MUCH SPECIFICITY AS I LEGALLY CAN AT THE MOMENT. TODAY'S ITEM IS THE INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.91. CASE BASED ON EXISTING FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO INITIATE LITIGATION IN A DISPUTED MATTER. MM-HMM . AND NOW I'LL LET THE REST OF THE COMMENTS GO FORWARD. OKAY. AND SO ANYTHING HAS, ANYTHING HAS TO REFER TO THAT. WE HAVE A VERY SHORT TIME LIMIT FOR THAT. WE ARE ABLE TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER THIS WEEK FOR SOMETHING THAT IS VERY TIMELY, THAT HAS TO BE DECIDED ON CITY BUSINESS. SO THEREFORE YOU'RE OUT OF ORDER. THANK YOU. NEXT PERSON. MCKAYLA POLANCO. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS INITIATION, UH, FOR THE ITEM 5.1 IS WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY. UM, HOWEVER, IT IS A LEGAL MATTER AND IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE HERE AND MAKE SURE THAT THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY DOESN'T GO TO ANY, UH, FRAUDULENT CLAIMS. AND THAT'S, UH, WHAT I'M DOING HERE TODAY. IT'S JUST MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY FUNDS, UH, BECAUSE THE THE CITY'S IN SUCH DISARRAY OF FUNDS, WE CAN'T ALLOW ANYMORE ILLEGAL LAWSUITS OR FRAUDULENT CLAIMS TO BE, UH, PUSHED FORWARD. AND I BROUGHT A COPY FOR EVERYBODY, WHICH I'M GONNA BE GIVEN TO YOU SHORTLY IN REGARDS TO THIS. BUT IF IT IS IN REGARDS TO THE PAST FALSE CLAIM, THIS IS JUST A BIG SMOKE SCREEN. YOU, YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS NOT ONTO YOUR 5.1. CONTINUE. WE DON'T KNOW THAT YOU WERE JUST INFORMED OF IT. ALRIGHT, WELL I'LL SEED MY TIME THEN. THANK YOU. YEP. ALICIA MORRISON, PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS. SURE. [00:05:11] THAT SECTION GOES ON TO READ IN PARAGRAPH 5G PRIOR TO HOLDING A CLOSED SESSION. PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL STATE ON THE AGENDA OR PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE THE PARAGRAPH OF SUBDIVISION D THAT AUTHORIZE THE CLOSED SESSION. IF THE SESSION SESSION IS CLOSED, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D, THE BODY SHALL STATE THE TITLE OF OR OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFY THE LITIGATION TO BE DISCUSSED UNLESS THE BODY STATES THAT TO DO SO WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE AGENCY'S ABILITY TO EFFECTUATE. EFFECTUATE IS A VERY INTERESTING WORD. IT MEANS TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. IT IS A FORMAL WORD FOR CAUSING A RESULT, BRINGING A PLAN TO LIFE OR PUTTING A RULE INTO ACTION. SO WHAT PLAN IS BEING DONE? WHO IS BENEFITING FROM THE PLAN? UM, AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF TIME DOYLE MORRISON. ONE MINUTE IN THIS. GOOD AFTERNOON COUNSEL. UM, IT'S BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THAT I'VE COME UP HERE AND I'VE MENTIONED POLICY 1 0 4 WHERE IT STATES THAT, UH, THE COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WOULD GIVE 30 MINUTES A MAXIMUM OF 30 MINUTES TIME LIMIT AND ADJUST THAT ACCORDINGLY. THERE ARE IN MY ACCOUNT, I'LL CHECK WITH TANYA AFTERWARDS, BUT FOUR, LIKE I'VE DONE IN THE PAST, THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR UH, SPEAKERS THAT WOULD ONLY BE, UH, WHAT IS THAT? 12 MINUTES AT THE ALLOTTED TIME. AND SO I THINK THIS IS, UM, IS VIOLATING THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT UNDER THE BROWN ACT. THE PREAMBLE SAYS PUBLIC COMMISSIONS, BOARDS, COUNCILS, AND OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES EXIST TO AID IN THE CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS. THE PEOPLE DO NOT YIELD THEIR SOVEREIGNTY ON THESE BODIES THAT SERVE THEM. THE PEOPLE INSIST ON REMAINING INFORMED TO RETAIN CONTROL OVER LEGISLATIVE BODIES. THEY HAVE CREATED, WE CONTINUE TO COME HERE AND IT'S NOT IDENTIFIED WHAT THE LITIGATION IS ABOUT AND THAT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. NOTICED THAT THE MAYOR DID NOT EVEN ASK HOW MANY SPEAKERS BEFORE HE OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WILL NOW ASK FOR [5.CLOSED SESSION] CITY ATTORNEY TO, UH, MOVE US INTO CLOSED SESSION. UH, YES. TODAY WE'LL BE GOING INTO CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO, UM, PARAGRAPH FOUR OF SUBDIVISION D OF SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.9 INITIATION OF LITIGATION ONE CASE. UM, AND AS WE SAID BEFORE, BASED ON THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CURRENTLY EXIST, THE COUNSEL WILL BE DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO INITIATE LITIGATION AGAINST ANOTHER PARTY. THANK YOU. OKAY. COMING OUTTA CLOSED SESSION, I WILL ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE A REPORT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. TODAY, THE COUNCILMAN ENCLO SESSION FROM 1:38 PM UNTIL 2:25 PM ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT. UM, THE COUNCIL PROVIDED DIRECTION, UH, TO THE CITY ON NEXT STEPS TO TAKE. AND, UM, AT THIS TIME, UH, IF ACTION IS TAKEN, UM, TO LITIGATE THE ACTION AND THE PARTICULARS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IF ACTION IS FORMALLY COMMENCED. UM, BUT AT THIS TIME, THAT'S NOT HAPPENED. OKAY. THAT'S IT. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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